Castle Hill Mega Loop route

near Ipswich

12.6 miles

Distance

1,948 ft

Climb

-1,959 ft

Descent

344 ft

High Point

-10 ft

Altitude change

108 ft

Altitude min

158 ft

Altitude start

148 ft

Altitude end

-75%

Grade max

39.7%

Grade min

6 miles

Distance climb

5 miles

Distance down

1 mile

Distance flat

Every singletrack on the hill linked up into one mega ride.

Detailed Description

Castle Hill Mega Loop is a 13 mile popular intermediate route located near Ipswich. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 143 trails. This route climbs 1,948 ft with a max elevation of 344 ft then descends -1,959 ft.

Trail Issues on Route

Significant Issue / Amber: 1 trail (newest: May 3, 2020)
Minor Issue / Yellow: 3 trails (newest: Aug 15, 2026)

Local Trail Association

Ipswich Off-road Cyclists (ipswichoffroadcyclists.blogspot.ca)

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Stats

Distance

13 miles
Avg time

1 hr 53 min
Altitude min

108 ft
Altitude start

158 ft
Altitude end

148 ft
Climb

1,948 ft
Descent

-1,959 ft
Grade max

-75%
Grade min

39.7%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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Trails in Route

	Glider				732 ft
	Doppers Climb				791 ft
	Lewis Thomas Historical Walking Trail				2,562 ft
	Inca				715 ft
	Blackleg Gully				3,114 ft
	Phils				128 ft
	Quarry				203 ft
	Central Track				102 ft
	World Cup				56 ft
	Rowies				128 ft
	Trainline				548 ft
	Take Two				2,080 ft
	Door & Hut				1,729 ft
	Kill Bill				95 ft
	Honeypot				128 ft
	Kill Bill				1,473 ft
	Lane Fireroad				1,165 ft
	Lane Fireroad				115 ft
	Squirrel Extension				161 ft
	Squirrel to Ramp				591 ft
	45				446 ft
	Pleasant View - South-North				1,007 ft
	Link to Phils & Inca				194 ft
	Phils				2,165 ft
	Quarry				203 ft
	Central Track				102 ft
	World Cup				56 ft
	Rowies				128 ft
	Trainline				548 ft
	Take Two				85 ft
	Directors Cut				1,532 ft
	Andes				2,165 ft
	Lane Fireroad				518 ft
	Lane				440 ft
	Honeypot				1,811 ft
	Limestone Climb				390 ft
	Directors Cut				138 ft
	Saturday Night Fever				1,142 ft
	Take Two				614 ft
	Door & Hut				1,729 ft
	Lane Fireroad				105 ft
	Lane				955 ft
	Squirrel to Ramp				676 ft
	Rowies				499 ft
	Hillbillies				1,699 ft
	Take Two				915 ft
	Saturday Night Fever				1,142 ft
	Directors Cut				23 ft
	Andes				2,165 ft
	Lane Fireroad				125 ft
	Central Track				207 ft
	Link to Phils & Inca				194 ft
	Rowies				2,500 ft
	World Cup				56 ft
	Central Track				633 ft
	Lucy's				1,713 ft
	Central Track				207 ft
	Link to Phils & Inca				194 ft
	World Cup				2,562 ft
	Quarry				203 ft
	Inca				715 ft
	Lewis Thomas Historical Walking Trail				2,835 ft
	Central Track				1,772 ft
	Inca				2,726 ft
	Rangers Run				1,302 ft
	Central Track				361 ft

Details

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Riding area

Castle Hill
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Physical rating

Hard
Activity Logs

6

Trail Conditions

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ATV/ORV/OHV Filter

ATV - 50 inches
OHV, SxS - 60 inches
Jeep - 72 inches

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Winter Trails

Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.

trail	date	description
Inca	Aug 16, 2026 @ 9:16am (Australia/Brisbane) Aug 15, 2026
Central Track	Aug 16, 2026 @ 9:16am (Australia/Brisbane) Aug 15, 2026
Lane Fireroad	Aug 16, 2026 @ 9:16am (Australia/Brisbane) Aug 15, 2026
World Cup	Aug 16, 2026 @ 9:16am (Australia/Brisbane) Aug 15, 2026
Phils	Aug 16, 2026 @ 9:16am (Australia/Brisbane) Aug 15, 2026	Absolute pure moon dust