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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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SaveThere are several trails around Townsville, each offering a unique experience.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
142 trails
- E-Bike
139 trails
- Hike
77 trails
- Trail Running
78 trails
Region Details
- 30
- 10
- 31
- 41
- 21
- 6
- 3
Region Status
Caution as of Aug 6, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 145
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 142
- Trails E-Bike
- 139
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 77
- Trails Trail Running
- 78
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 4
- Total Distance
- 190 miles
- Total Descent
- 23,585 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,077 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,079 ft
- Reports
- 6,409
- Photos
- 748
- Ridden Counter
- 24,272
Sub Regions
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Alligator Creek
- 2
- 1
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Bluewater World Heritage Wet Tropics
- 1
- 1
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Cape Pallarenda
- 2
- 4
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Castle Hill
- 1
- 1
- 1
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Douglas Mountain Bike Park
- 16
- 26
- 17
- 3
- 2
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Elliot Springs
- 1
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Hervey's Range
- 2
- 1
- 1
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Magnetic Island
- 1
- 2
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Mount Stuart Downhill
- 1
- 1
- 2
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Pinnacles
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Ross River Dam
- 11
- 3
Popular Townsville Mountain Biking Trails
Townsville Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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2018 XCM National Champs Course | 10 miles | |
Carpark To The Top | 3 miles | |
Bike Fix XC1 2022 | 2 miles | |
Beginners Gateway to mountain biking | 3 miles | |
Targa 2023 - Stage 3 | 4 miles | |
Douglas Beginner Green Route | 8 miles | |
Dam Dark 2016 Course 1 | 5 miles | |
Magnetic Island Loop - DTR | 8 miles | |
Dam Dark 2016 Course 3 | 4 miles | |
Dam Dark 2016 Course 2 | 5 miles |
Photos of Townsville Mountain Bike
trail: Eastbound and Down
14 |
Oct 17, 2023 @ 3:30pm
Oct 17, 2023
trail: Eastbound and Down
19 |
Oct 17, 2023 @ 3:28pm
Oct 17, 2023
trail: Smedley's
31 |
May 28, 2023 @ 12:46am
May 28, 2023
trail: Freshwater trail
15 |
May 7, 2023 @ 5:50am
May 7, 2023
trail: Freshwater trail
20 |
Apr 7, 2023 @ 5:53am
Apr 7, 2023
trail: Up The Ante
37 |
Oct 26, 2021 @ 2:56pm
Oct 26, 2021
trail: Smedley's
130 |
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:29pm
Nov 10, 2017
trail: Smedley's
112 |
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:28pm
Nov 10, 2017Videos of Townsville Mountain Bike

trail: Under The Radar
43 |
Aug 26, 2022

trail: Lower Wedgetail
0:16 |
265 |
Jun 1, 2019

trail: Lower Wedgetail
0:16 |
205 |
Jun 1, 2019

trail: Hammerhead (Upper)
0:16 |
141 |
Jun 1, 2019

trail: Whiptail
0:16 |
126 |
Jun 1, 2019

trail: Rock and Roll 2 and 3
0:59 |
225 |
Nov 10, 2018

trail: Sticks and Stones
0:36 |
761 |
Sep 19, 2018

trail: Rock and Roll 2 and 3
3:10 |
320 |
Feb 2, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Under The Radar | Jun 19, 2023 @ 7:43pm Jun 19, 2023 | Very Dry | rjjaa | ||
Ring Bark Frog | Jun 19, 2023 @ 1:18am Jun 19, 2023 | Dry | |||
Smedley's | May 29, 2023 @ 8:35pm May 29, 2023 | Dry | EricBustman | ||
Shelley Cove trail | May 29, 2023 @ 10:37am May 29, 2023 | Ideal | Thinem | ||
UTR Smedleys Link | May 28, 2023 @ 8:03am May 28, 2023 | Dry | rjjaa | ||
Bill's Delight | May 28, 2023 @ 8:03am May 28, 2023 | Dry | rjjaa | ||
Lagoon Trail | May 28, 2023 @ 8:03am May 28, 2023 | Dry | rjjaa | ||
Freshwater trail | May 7, 2023 @ 5:59am May 7, 2023 | Dry | LukePyRljw | ||
Scrub Pythons | May 5, 2023 @ 11:18pm May 5, 2023 | Ideal | rjjaa | ||
Fruit Loop | May 5, 2023 @ 11:18pm May 5, 2023 | Ideal | rjjaa |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Sw0ld5 | ridden | trail | Under The Radar | Nov 28, 2023 @ 12:00pm 2 days |
Kgrrl | wishlist | trail | Under The Radar | Nov 16, 2023 @ 9:46pm Nov 16, 2023 |
Kgrrl | wishlist | trail | Eastbound and Down | Nov 16, 2023 @ 9:42pm Nov 16, 2023 |
JimBell2019 | ridden | trail | The Strand to Cape Pallarenda | Nov 13, 2023 @ 4:09pm Nov 13, 2023 |
JimBell2019 | ridden | trail | Freshwater trail and 1 more | Nov 13, 2023 @ 4:07pm Nov 13, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Very dry, lot of dry leaves make it slippery... | Oct 14, 2023 @ 5:30pm Oct 14, 2023 | ||
report | Thanks to QPWS and Sam’s initiative AND help... | May 27, 2023 @ 3:29pm May 27, 2023 | ||
report | Grass in that part had beef cut 2 weeks ago... | May 6, 2023 @ 5:26am May 6, 2023 | ||
report | Rjjaa when do you think the cutting will be... | May 4, 2023 @ 2:50pm May 4, 2023 | ||
report | This trail is now dry. | May 4, 2023 @ 2:20am May 4, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails267 awarded -
Completionist25 awarded -
10 Blue Trails269 awarded -
10 Black Trails153 awarded -
Big Ride 30k8,454 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k2,614 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Douglas Skills Park | skill park | Townsville |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- Townsville City Council
- DH Crew
- Fazza
- Dave Bassingwait
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 142 | 184 miles | 22,520 ft | 81 miles | 3,077 ft | #124 | #15 | 745 | 6,402 | 21 | 81,444 | |
E-Bike | 139 | 188 miles | 23,330 ft | 82 miles | 3,077 ft | #50 | #11 | 1 | 5,926 | 2 | 4,040 | |
Horse | 2 | 7 miles | 223 ft | 3 miles | 46 ft | 3,379 | ||||||
Hike | 77 | 157 miles | 15,449 ft | 65 miles | 3,077 ft | #358 | #20 | 2 | 5,100 | 1,322 | ||
Trail Running | 78 | 157 miles | 15,499 ft | 65 miles | 3,077 ft | #358 | #20 | 5,100 | 682 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 4 | 10 miles | 374 ft | 4 miles | 49 ft | 3,379 | 3 |
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