The world’s oldest mountain bike stage race returns to the Atherton Tablelands this month with French national marathon champion Miguel Martinez as well as four-time Tour de France racer Erik Dekker from The Netherlands set to lead the field. Tropical Tablelands Tourism chair Michael Trout said the legendary mountain bike stage race would start on September 16 in Cairns and …
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A 32 klm endurance ride (for the experienced rider) takes you from Mareeba to Kauri Creek, Tinaroo Dam. A challenging, long hilly ride on dirt roads. Riders must be fully self-sufficient...
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Tolga – Kairi Cycle Loop
This 28 klm cycle loop follows sealed and gravel roads. Choose a shorter loop or travel further afield. A great way to explore this rich agricultural landscape. This is an... -
Tablelands Trails
Atherton Tablelands, Tropical North Queensland, offers some of the best mountain bike and road cycling adventures in Queensland. Magnificent flowing single tracks, family trails, mountain bike parks and scenic back country... -
Pinnacle Pocket Cycle Loop
Estimated time for this trail is 1.5 hours with a few rest stops. View Platypus. Marvel at the Curtain Fig Tree. Cycle along quiet country roads. Wander over a volcanic... -
Skills Parks
Bicycle Pump Tracks and skills parks are a great way to test your mountain bike skills and improve technique. Skills parks are designed to suit all ages and fitness levels.... -
Purcell’s Crossing Adventure Trail
Enjoy approximately 15 kms to link to both the Pinnacle Pocket Cycle Trail and the Malanda- Gallo Trail View birds and wildlife from the 2 Storey Hide at Hastie’s Swamp... -
Atherton Farm Loops Trail
Ride quiet back roads, mostly unsealed with low traffic and farmland. This 35 klm ride can be longer or a shorter ride according to fitness level (beginner/moderately fit). More information... -
Great Outdoors Trail
Clean, fresh mountain air, picturesque surroundings and uncrowded, wide-open spaces provide the perfect setting for hiking, cycling and bush walking in this beautiful region. The Great Outdoors Trail includes mountain bike parks with an international reputation,... -
Atherton Tablelands Rail Trail
Atherton Rail Trail is an easy grade ride along the old Atherton to Mareeba railway line. This ride is currently open between Hastie Swamp Bird Hide Atherton, through to Mareeba.... -
Davies Creek Mountain Bike Park
Davies Creek Mountain Bike Park is a network of flowing trails winding along the shadowed slopes of the Lamb Range. 24.5 klms total network of 7 trails. This park includes lengths and... -
Malanda Cycle Loop
Enjoy approximately 33 kms of scenic views and rolling pastures - the best of the best Top up with coffee, cheese and chocolate at Gallo Dairyland. Visit the historic Malanda... -
Mount Lewis
Many of the highest rainforest-clad mountains of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area are, for the most part, inaccessible. The 28 km Mount Lewis drive is a notable exception. Winding... -
Emerald Creek Ride
Leaving Mareeba this 32 klm ride (one way) follows bitumen roads through rural residential areas and farmland and then forested dirt roads to Emerald Creek Falls. Fitness Level: Beginner to... -
Seven Sisters Trail
The Seven Sisters Trails link the southern Atherton Tablelands towns of Atherton, Malanda and Yungaburra. These trails are popular with locals particularly for cycling, predominately are on quiet back roads... -
Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park
17 single-track trails that meander through an open forest of gums, bloodwoods, mahoganys, she-oaks, grasstrees and cycads and some of the trails pass former forestry experimental plots of teak, blackbutt and...