Winter is for cosy fireplaces, dramatic landscapes and…mountain biking of course. Low temperatures mean high thrills at Ride High Country’s year-round mountain bike parks with morning frosts giving way to afternoon hero dirt and crisp temperatures delivering ideal climbing conditions. Grab your bike, pack your jacket and meet us on the trail at our top winter mountain bike parks and destinations.
Beechworth Mountain Bike Park
This mountain bike park is a local favourite for a reason. Take on Beechworth Mountain Bike Park’s unique granite strewn trails for a techy ride full of granite rock rolls, pinch climbs, tight switchbacks, rushing descents and hand-shaped gaps and table tops. This seriously fun park is divided into a green loop, two cross-country loops and a gravity advanced loop as well as a skills park and a newly shaped jump line. Plus, the surface impossibly almost gets even better with rain.
Yackandandah Mountain Bike Park
One for the cross-country lovers. Yackandandah Mountain Bike Park is all about old-school singletrack at its best, weaving you through native bushland and historic fold mining heritage zones. Drop into the Carcass Canyon trail to send it through a historic gold mining water race and continue on for twisty climbing and descending. Yackandandah Mountain Bike Park’s beginner and long intermediate loops are well signed and easy follow.
Indigo Epic Trail
New kid on the block the Indigo Epic Trail recently celebrated its first birthday. Already making a well deserved name for itself, this year-round wilderness trail connects the historic towns of Beechworth and Yackandandah with 56km of intermediate machine and hand-built singletrack. Choose your own adventure on the helix loop design with point-to-point, small loop and the full loop options filled with A and B-lines.
Eildon Mountain Bike Park
This historic mountain bike has evolved from trails originally built for national cross-country and downhill competitions. Murrindindi Cycle Club has added to this prestigious start to deliver a newly created introduction green loop, an intermediate and more advanced old-school cross-country loop and a challenging downhill trail showcasing a mix of flow, off camber corners and unavoidable features. Get technical with it at Eildon Mountain Bike Park.
Mystic Mountain Bike Park
The iconic Mystic Mountain Bike Park is a winter roller coaster of a ride for new senders and seasoned thrill seekers alike. Ride through pine trees on technical cross-country, expert downhill and the famous Hero Trail’s flowing deep berms, big table tops and gap jumps. Better yet, Mystic Mountain Bike Park has year-round bike shuttles for those who seek pure gravity thrills. Remember to book your Mountain Pass to access the extensive network.
Big Hill Mountain Bike Park
A true pioneering legend on the Australian mountain bike scene, Big Hill Mountain Bike Park has been delivering up thrills for decades. Navigating this park’s trails is half the fun with a complex network serving up new tight and technical challenges around every turn. Follow your wheel on the Yellow, Blue, Red, Orange and Green Loop or ask the friendly locals for their top trail picks at the local cafes and breweries.