11.3 miles
Distance
1,256 ft
Climb
-1,258 ft
Descent
1,890 ft
High Point

Start with the up section of "Shack track",Up the new alignment on Highway to Hill. Turn Right onto Purplexed,. Head up "Hurley Burley/Shark Attack" (past the shortcut bail-out point) onto the steep climb of "Reo". Have a break then get stuck into the awesome descent of "Kokoda/Auburn/T3" cross the bridge on "Willow tree road" again and return via "Lello's Link" in reverse and the down section of "Shack track"

Detailed Description
Yack Purple Loop is a 11 mile popular intermediate route located near Yackandandah. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 1,256 ft with a max elevation of 1,890 ft then descends -1,258 ft.
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More Stats for Yack Purple Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 36 min
  • Altitude min
    1,185 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,187 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,184 ft
  • Grade max
    -26.1%
  • Grade min
    38.8%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
Avg: 3.5 (4 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Kokoda
May 11, 2025 @ 10:23pm
May 11, 2025
edge spraying from the bottom up to the log roll
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Indigo Epic - Hurley Burley
Apr 4, 2025 @ 6:38pm
Apr 4, 2025
Small (but long) tree down. Around 10cm diameter.
Indigo Epic - Shack Track
Apr 2, 2025 @ 2:44am
Apr 2, 2025
cleaned up rubbish left at the trailhead
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T3
Mar 28, 2025 @ 11:08pm
Mar 28, 2025
leaf blowing
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Auburn
Mar 28, 2025 @ 11:08pm
Mar 28, 2025
leaf blowing
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