Mountain biking

Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park

Park alerts

See park alerts for the current status of the Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park trails.

Winners!

The Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park was a winner in the Government Achievement section of the 2015 QORF Queensland Outdoor Recreation Awards. Don’t miss you chance to visit this award-winning facility.

Maps

• Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park map (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Herberton Range National Park, Herberton Range Conservation Park, Herberton Range State Forest and Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve map (PDF, 121.8KB)

Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park

This network of mountain bike trails in the Herberton Range is accessed from the northern entrance to the Herberton Range ridge road (PDF, 121.8KB) . The trails meander through an open forest of gums, bloodwoods, mahoganys, she-oaks, grasstrees and cycads. Some of the trails pass former forestry experimental plots of teak, blackbutt and tallowwood trees.

These single-track trails are purpose-built for mountain bike riding. Horses are not permitted on the trails.

If you are interested in volunteering to help maintain these mountain bike trails, contact Tableland Cycle Sports.

Get your trail files from the individual links in the table below.

Trail	Grade	Distance	Time	Trail file
Trail 1	Easy	5.4km	Allow 10–15min riding time	Trail 1 KML
Trail 2	Easy	1.1km	Allow 4–7min riding time	Trail 2 GPX Trail 2 KML
Trail 3	Easy	1.7km	Allow 4–7min riding time	Trail 3 GPX Trail 3 KML
Trail 4	Easy	5.4km	Allow 10–25min riding time	Trail 4 GPX Trail 4 KML
Trail 5	Intermediate	1.5km	Allow 10–20min riding time	Trail 5 GPX Trail 5 KML
Trail 6	Intermediate	6.8km	Allow 20–45min riding time	Trail 6 GPX Trail 6 KML
Trail 7	Intermediate	2.6 km	Allow 15–25min riding time This trail has a black (difficult) alternative section	Trail 7 GPX Trail 7 KML
Trail 8	Intermediate	2.3km	Allow 15–25min riding time	Trail 8 GPX Trail 8 KML
Trail 9	Intermediate	2.3km	Allow 5–10min riding time This trail has 3 black (difficult) alternative sections	Trail 9 GPX Trail 9 KML
Trail 10	Intermediate	2.9km	Allow 10–25min riding time	Trail 10 GPX Trail 10 KML
Trail 11	Intermediate	1.6km	Allow 8–15min riding time This trail has a black (difficult) alternative section	Trail 11 GPX Trail 11 KML
Trail 12	Intermediate	10.5km	Allow 35–80min riding time	Trail 12 GPX Trail 12 KML
Trail 13	Intermediate	3.1km	Allow 7–12min riding time	Trail 13 GPX Trail 13 KML
Trail 14	Intermediate	1.4km	Allow 6–15min riding time	Trail 14 GPX Trail 14 KML
Trail 15	Easy	0.9km	Allow 6–15min riding time	Trail 15 GPX Trail 15 KML
Trail 16	Intermediate	3.0km	Allow 15–30min riding time	Trail 16 GPX Trail 16 KML
Trail 17	Intermediate	2.0km	Allow 5–10min riding time	Trail 17 GPX Trail 17 KML
Trail 18	Intermediate	850km	Allow 3–6min riding time	Trail 18 GPX Trail 18 KML

Internal roads

Mountain bike through Herberton Range on the network of internal roads and firebreaks. Not all roads are shown on the maps, and intersections may not be sign posted. Expect to share the roads with pedestrians, trail-bikes, horses, vehicles and other cyclists.

For more information, see cycling.

Ride safely

• Wear appropriate safety gear and be realistic about your cycling abilities.
• Be aware of road crossings and give way to vehicles.
• Slow down when approaching other track users. Alert others when approaching. To safely alert horses, slow right down and talk. Hearing a human voice helps a horse stay calm when a bike appears suddenly.
• Maintain at least 50m between riders.
• Avoid skidding and sliding—this may result in collision with other trail users and damage to the trail surface.
• Sylvia Creek can rise rapidly in heavy rain. Beware of swift flowing water.
• Service roads in the Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park allow for injured riders and damaged bikes to be retrieved from the network. Make note of the location of the roads on the map (PDF, 1.8MB) , and as you ride the trails.

Looking after the park

• Stay on the trails—riding off trails or short-cutting between trails is prohibited
• Horses and other vehicles are not permitted on the mountain biking network.
• Roads and unmarked fire trails are accessible for walkers, horse riders and vehicles. Vehicles must be registered and drivers must be licensed.
• Dogs are permitted on a leash in Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park, on the green (easy) mountain bike trails only. Dogs must be kept under control at all times. For your safety, walk in the opposite direction of travel to the bike riders. Please follow the signs (PDF, 68.2KB) .