1.5 miles
Distance
103 ft
Climb
-385 ft
Descent
00:13:28
Avg time

Whip Snake (12) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Samford Conservation Park
    Brisbane
  • AKA
    PMG
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #3343 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #321 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2020
  • Land Owner
    Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Whip Snake is a new trail (2020) designed by Northside Trail Care Alliance in conjunction with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Trailworx were contracted to build the top section whilst the lower sections were hand built by Northside Trail Care Alliance volunteers.

This was designed in the spirit of the local area with a bit of everything and aims to challenge riders with some more advanced features compared to its surrounding trails.

This trail is rated as a Black Diamond when ridden at speed, however all features have a b-line or are roll-able at a slower speed (blue at slow speed).

The trail starts as a climb with some intermediately difficult log-overs and switchbacks. Once at the summit the trail turns and has a downhill gradient for the remainder. The top section features jumps and berms in different styles requiring a wide range of skills whilst the lower section is hand cut with some loose and/or off camber sections, braking bumps, g-outs, rock gardens and more. This trail has many many features to master in order to ride it smoothly at pace.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Whip Snake (12) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -282 ft
  • Altitude min
    328 ft
  • Altitude max
    689 ft
  • Altitude start
    610 ft
  • Altitude end
    328 ft
  • Grade
    -3.7%
  • Grade max
    -38.1%
  • Grade min
    15.1%
  • Distance climb
    2,274 ft
  • Distance down
    4,285 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,076 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:29:37
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on May 18, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.45 (14 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Whip Snake (12) Trail Reports

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      May 18, 2025 @ 2:07pm
      May 18, 2025
      		 Running well even after all the rain.
      Mar 16, 2025 @ 6:34am
      Mar 16, 2025
      		 reporter Great conditions just enough moisture in the soil
      Jan 31, 2025 @ 8:15am
      Jan 31, 2025
      Dec 20, 2024 @ 7:11pm
      Dec 20, 2024
      		 Lots of trail erosion from the recent rain. Not riding as well as it used to unfortunately.
      Nov 3, 2024 @ 4:42am
      Nov 3, 2024
      		 Summer storms haven’t really hit these trails yet.
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      • 10 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 140 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
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      • 829 rides
      • Last: Jun 14, 2025

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