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
- "Bike Wise"
- "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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