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1,693 ft
Distance
79 ft
Climb
-29 ft
Descent
00:04:23
Avg time
51 ft
Altitude change
266 ft
Altitude min
322 ft
Altitude max
266 ft
Altitude start
318 ft
Altitude end
3%
Grade
-9.9%
Grade max
25.3%
Grade min
761 ft
Distance climb
623 ft
Distance down
308 ft
Distance flat
00:04:23
Avg time
Dire Straits Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaRowallan Park
Mackay -
Ref Number#10
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in E-Biking
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National Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm
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Dire Straits is a 516 m popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Mackay. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. It features berm. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 9 rides
- 22 miles avg distance
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- 127 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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Directions to dire-straits trailhead
(-21.082380, 149.120760)
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