1.2 miles
Distance
40 ft
Climb
-1,129 ft
Descent
00:13:12
Avg time

Kuranda Downhill Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
  • AKA
    Kuranda
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden, Wallride
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #18502 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #22145 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    1990

This DH track is coveted by locals and maintained by a dedicated few who frequent the track, mostly every weekend and afternoons. It's got it all with fast and steep, smooth high berms, rough and rooted technical, big gaps, high drops, some roller-coaster berms, and big rocks that are sometimes like boulders that can fly up at any time. One of the best shuttled DH run in Cairns.Trail first blazed in 1876.

Access Info

Get ready for the drop in a few metres down the road from the Henry Ross lookout.Return pickup is at the bottom of the range at parking area where the headstone is dedicated to the first trailblazers.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Kuranda Downhill mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,089 ft
  • Altitude min
    176 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,265 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,265 ft
  • Altitude end
    176 ft
  • Grade
    -17.227%
  • Grade max
    -42.965%
  • Grade min
    18.289%
  • Distance climb
    575 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    102 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:50
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on Dec 23, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.49 (10 votes)
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      Kuranda Downhill Trail Reports

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      Dec 23, 2022 @ 1:11am
      Dec 23, 2022
      Ergon have just slashed grass and scraped out all the drains on the access track, some of which are on the main line. No major issues, just a few...
      Jan 28, 2022 @ 7:59pm
      Jan 28, 2022
      Some leaves on the lesser ridden lines
      Jun 25, 2021 @ 2:43pm
      Jun 25, 2021
      Some over grown vegetation near top. Turkey mesh at the bottom is now terrible.
      May 4, 2021 @ 3:34am
      May 4, 2021
      Overgrown vegetation at lower half of the track.
      Apr 28, 2021 @ 11:04pm
      Apr 28, 2021
      Supreme condition!
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      • 1 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
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      • 24 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
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      • 415 rides
      • Last: Nov 4, 2024

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