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
• New South Wales
  • "Mountain Bike Tours (NSW)" (Byron Bay area)
  • "Sydney by bike" mountain bike tours
• Australian Capital Territory
  • Cycling in Canberra
• Victoria
  • Mountain biking trails in Victoria
  • Mountain biking in the Victorian Alps (see also the "Rocky Valley Bikes" page)
• South Australia: Local mountain biking (from "Bicycle SA")
• Western Australia: The 900(!) km "Munda Biddi trail"
• Tasmania:
  • "Bicycle Tasmania" (on and off-road cycling)
  • Kevin Brouwers illustrates a mountain biking trip in Tasmania

New Zealand

• General
  • The New Zealand Mountain Bike Web, including descriptions of several classic rides
  • "NZ by Bike"
  • The New Zealand Cycle Trail: A network of trails stretching the entire length of the country
  • "Bike Wise"
  • "Hot Rides" in New Zealand (& some other places), from "Ground Effect"
  • "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
  • Coromandel peninsula
    • The annual "Colville Connection" event
  • Waikato and Hauraki regions
    • The Waikato River Trails
    • The Hauraki Rail Trail
    • "Southstar Adventures (Te Awamutu) runs mountain biking tours in the central North Island
  • Rotorua area
    • Rotorua Mountain Biking
    • "Planet Bike" mountain biking tours, in Rotorua.
  • "BikeTaupo.org.nz"
  • Mountain biking in the Whirinaki Forest (near Te Urewera National Park)
  • The "Hawke's Bay Mountain Bike Club"
  • Wellington area
    • Some information about local trails (from "Mud Cycles")
    • "Vorb Web"
• South Island
  • 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
    • "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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