4,257 ft
Distance
32 ft
Climb
-428 ft
Descent
00:03:22
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Glasshouse Mountains Conservation Park
    Brisbane
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #94604 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 30 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    QLD National parks and forestry

A bumpy water bar infested fire trail down the steepest part of the conservation park.

Disclaimer

This track is very steep and quite dangerous in places. Good brakes and good bike control skills are a MUST!

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for McConnell Rd fire trail descent mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -397 ft
  • Altitude min
    246 ft
  • Altitude max
    643 ft
  • Altitude start
    643 ft
  • Altitude end
    246 ft
  • Grade
    -9.319%
  • Grade max
    -25.274%
  • Grade min
    13.343%
  • Distance climb
    494 ft
  • Distance down
    3,675 ft
  • Distance flat
    87 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:20
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Status:
on Jan 7, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 5 (1 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to mcconnell-rd-fire-trail-descent trailhead (-26.989250, 152.854020)
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      McConnell Rd... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 7, 2021 @ 10:49am
      Jan 7, 2021
      		 reporter
      Dec 8, 2020 @ 9:45pm
      Dec 8, 2020
      		 Some trees across track since recent storm. Be careful coming around blind corners at speed.
      May 31, 2020 @ 6:37pm
      May 31, 2020
      		 reporter Washouts are a bit rocky.
      Jul 15, 2019 @ 6:24pm
      Jul 15, 2019
      Jun 27, 2019 @ 1:03pm
      Jun 27, 2019
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 36 rides
      •  

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      Dec 8, 2020 @ 9:45pm
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      May 12, 2019 @ 6:59pm
      May 12, 2019

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      DeltaFoxtrot (Dec 8, 2020 at 21:42)
       Trees across track
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