Mountain Biking in Australia, New Zealand, & the South Pacific

Australia

• Nationwide
  • "Aussie Cycling Links" (road and mountain biking)
  • A summary of mountain biking and other outdoor activities throughout Australia
• Queensland
  • The Cairns Mountain Bike Club, including a map of the Smithfield Trails. (See also this overview)
  • "MTBDirt.com" - "Trails & Info for the South East Queensland Area"
  • The Gold Coast Mountain Bike Club, including tracks and venues
• New South Wales
  • "Mountain Bike Tours (NSW)" (Byron Bay area)
  • "Mountainbiking in the Blue Mountains" (west of Sydney)
  • "RawNRG.com.au" - downhill mountain biking at Thredbo
• Australian Capital Territory
  • Cycling in Canberra
  • Mountain biking with the ANU Mountaineering Club
• Victoria
  • Mountain biking trails in Victoria
  • Mountain biking in the Yarra Valley
  • Mountain biking in the Victorian Alps (see also the "Team Mount Beauty" and "Rocky Valley Bikes" pages)
• South Australia: Local "mountain bike projects" (from "Bicycle SA")
• Western Australia: The 900(!) km "Munda Biddi trail"
• Tasmania: "Bicycle Tasmania" (on and off-road cycling)

New Zealand

• General
  • The New Zealand Mountain Bike Web, including descriptions of several classic rides
  • "MTB Trails of New Zealand"
  • "Top Rides around New Zealand"
  • "Vorb - the Online New Zealand Mountain Bike Community"
  • Philip Greenspun describes his experiences mountain biking in New Zealand
  • "Mountainbike Guide New Zealand" sells an informative CD-ROM
• North Island
  • Auckland region
    • The Auckland Mountainbike Club
    • The Woodhill, Riverhead and Whitford Mountain Bike Parks
  • Helen Priest describes some rides near Whangamata (Coromandel Peninsula), and some other places to rides on the way to/from Wellington.
  • "Southstar Adventures (Te Awamutu) runs mountain biking tours in the central North Island
  • Rotorua area
    • The "Rotorua Mountain Bike Club"
    • "Bike Rotorua" [PDF file]
    • "Planet Bike" mountain biking tours, in Rotorua. (See also this page)
  • "BikeTaupo.org.nz"
  • Mountain biking in the Pureora Forest (west of Lake Taupo)
  • Big Rock MTB Tracks, near Tokoroa
  • "The Kapiti Puffers" (Kapiti Coast)
  • Wellington area
    • Wellington City Council's mountain biking page
    • Some local trails (from "Mud Cycles")
    • Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park (Karori)
    • The Wellington Mountain Biking Club
    • "Vorb Web"
• South Island
  • Dave Mitchell describes an off-road traverse of the South Island
  • Mountain biking with "Cycle New Zealand" (Nelson)
  • Dave Mitchell's article about mountain biking in the Marlborough Sounds: part 1; part 2
  • Mountain biking on the 71km Queen Charlotte Track: from "qctrack.co.nz"; from "cyclenewzealand.com"; from "Marlborough Sounds Adventure Company"; from "The Cougar Line"; from "Endeavour Express"; from "Ground Effect"
  • Mountain biking on the Kaikoura Coast Track
  • Dave Mitchell describes a mountain bike trek across the South Island
  • Canterbury (Christchurch) region:
    • "Mainland Mountainbike Adventures" (Canterbury), including photos
    • Mountain biking to Hurunui Hot Springs
    • "Back of Beyond Mountain Bike Tours" (Ashburton)
    • "Downunder Dirt", including photos
  • Otago (Dunedin, Queenstown) region:
    • The Otago Central Rail Trail
    • Summer mountain biking at "Snow Farm", near Cardrona.

Fiji

• "Mountain Biking in Fiji" - a trip report from David Walsh

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