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 [+]
- 65 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 time00:10:24
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Avg reverse time00:06:16
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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
- Downhill Ski
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- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
- 2 rides
- 5 miles avg distance
- 12 rides
- 5 miles avg distance
- 105 rides
- Last: Jul 12, 2025
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