Name: Yack Red Loop
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

10.6 miles

Distance

1,132 ft

Climb

-1,131 ft

Descent

1,822 ft

High Point

Start with a climb up the first section of our Green Loop "Shack track" followed by a long steady climb up "Highway to Hill" which uses sections of old Mining race, Once you reach the top, have a breather then get set for fantastic 7km descent down Blackwood Boulevard and Digger's Decline before returning to base with a traverse along "Minty Badger" which follows another old Mining Race.

Detailed Description

Yack Red Loop is a 11 mile popular intermediate route located near Yackandandah. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 20 trails. This route climbs 1,132 ft with a max elevation of 1,822 ft then descends -1,131 ft.

Route Supporters

Yack Tracks
Maintainer

Local Trail Association

Yack Tracks (www.exploreyackandandah.com.au)

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Trails in Route

	Indigo Epic - Shack Track				4,777 ft
	Indigo Epic - Highway to Hill				3 miles
	Blackwood Boulevard				1 mile
	Diggers Decline				2 miles
	Minty Badger				3 miles
	Bitch'n Moan'n				4,068 ft
	Indigo Epic - Shack Track				522 ft

Details

Riding area

Yackandandah MTB Track Network
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
AKA

Diggers Loop
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

XC
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

161

More Stats for Yack Red Loop mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 42 min
Altitude min

1,185 ft
Altitude start

1,185 ft
Altitude end

1,188 ft
Grade max

-33.3%
Grade min

27.2%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Diggers Decline	Feb 9, 2025 @ 7:48pm Feb 9, 2025	Tree down 260cm cuts
Bitch'n Moan'n	Feb 7, 2025 @ 8:57pm Feb 7, 2025	Cleared various branches from track
Minty Badger	Feb 7, 2025 @ 6:47pm Feb 7, 2025	large messy tree removed reporter
Blackwood Boulevard	Feb 7, 2025 @ 4:30pm Feb 7, 2025	leaf blowing down from the bangle corner reporter
Indigo Epic - Highway to Hill	Jan 31, 2025 @ 10:00pm Jan 31, 2025	no horses sticker replaced at no.1 rd reporter