4,682 ft
Distance
55 ft
Climb
-542 ft
Descent
00:08:18
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Taipan Trail
Grant Cooper
since 2016Maintainer
Chris Browning
since 2015Maintainer- Andrew Davis
since 2016Maintainer - Stuart KilroyMaintainer
- past supporters
World Trail
2014Builder
Taipan Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaDouglas Mountain Bike Park
Townsville -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingHard
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in E-Biking
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Year Opened2014
Taipan is fast and a credit to the trail builder. It's a gem amongst the Douglas Trail network and contains several Double Black features but all have ride arounds. Fast upper section leading into rock drops, mammoth turning rock gardens and further down some flowy berms and jumps. Keep an eye out for jump and drop features in the mid section that you don't have to do but make the trail more challenging when you find them. There are also some alternate lines around the bigger rock features.
Access Info
Starts From spiderbait but is often rolled into from the summit via Long way for better flow into the first section.
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Taipan mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-487 ft
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Altitude min240 ft
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Altitude max738 ft
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Altitude start727 ft
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Altitude end240 ft
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Grade-10.4%
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Grade max-72.9%
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Grade min17.9%
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Distance climb715 ft
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Distance down3,514 ft
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Distance flat410 ft
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Avg time00:08:18
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Avg reverse time00:15:33
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Taipan Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 4 rides
- 5 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 106 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 3,417 rides
- Last: Jan 30, 2023
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3 Reviews & Comments
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Mitchvg
(Nov 23, 2020 at 20:20)
(Nov 23, 2020 at 20:20)
Only thing missing is a flat out fast section! Otherwise there's some good tech rock features and corners
[Reply]
BenSellers
(Oct 31, 2019 at 14:13)
Top section still closed. Estimated opening Late Jan 2020.
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Videos
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Oct 1, 2015 , Townsville
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Aug 23, 2017 , Townsville
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Jan 12, 2015 , Townsville
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