mount beauty bike tracks

Great tracks for the casual bike rider. I need a well maintained track and these tracks fit the bill.

The hillside above Mount Beauty is covered in a mess of singletrack descents, with seemingly endless trail options suited to everything from hardtail XC bikes to DH riders. Ascend the Survey Track to Crankey Charlie, then ride out the dirt road and drop in off the side wherever you see a trail starting. (Better the further up you go.) Finish with a cool-off in the river at the camp ground!For really nice, flowing, purpose-built MTB trails, drive up to Falls Creek and have a play on their new singletrack routes - killer flow-down you'll want to play on until you collapse from exhaustion!

Mount Beauty is a world class mountain biking base. Take it from someone who has mountain biked on four continents. If you are an Australian mountain biker you owe it to yourself to give this location a good work over before you die or at least before you hang up your biking shoes. There is a single track park trail head at Mount Beauty itself, two more within 30 kilometres and a smorgasbord of extensive off-road touring routes into the Alpine National Park. The local mountain bike park is on the slopes of Mt Beauty hill itself conveniently only a few hundred metres from the main shopping centre and accommodation choices. There are over 40 kilometres of natural single track in the Big Hill Mount Beauty mountain bike park. The cross country trails tend to be tight, encouraging concentration with some sharp steep corners, but no scary drop offs or man made rock gardens. Being a cross country rider I cannot speak to the down hill tracks but I know they have a high reputation. The biggest downside to Mount Beauty Mountain Bike Park is too many tracks, too many choices, every couple of hundred metres a new junction a new choice left or right. In my opinion you need to allow at least three days sussing out all the tracks and confirming your favourite routes. Only 30km away at Falls Creek they are building a new mountain bike park. I prefer Mount Beauty as a base, for both mountain biking and road cycling but in the peak of summer Falls Creek is a lot cooler during the heat of the day. A good strategy on very hot days is to bike Mount Beauty in the morning and after lunch head up the Bogong High Plains Road where it can be 15 degrees cooler to bike the trails at Falls Creek or some leisurely rides out on the Bogong High Plains. The Bogong High Plains offers some of the best back country single track and fire trail routes in Australia. Mount Beauty is a great base to access those rides picking your days to go high or stay low. The mountain bike trails at Bright are also only 30km from Mount Beauty and are a good choice to stop off at on your last day if heading back to Melbourne. If you have already done Bright or are heading in the other direction then a stop off at the trails at Yackandah or Beechworth are good alternatives. Mount Beauty is a great base for a weekend of biking but it deserves more. If you have got some holidays due but do not want to splash too much cash, get half a dozen friends together and rent a house in Mount Beauty for 7 to 9 days for a fantastic mountain biking holiday. You could even invite some road cycling friends along as part of your group as the alpine climbs from Mount Beauty are classic for road cyclists. Alternatively invite a couple of friends with their girlfriends or partners. If they are not cyclists there are plenty of walks, golf course, fishing, wineries and historical towns to keep them occupied while you bike.For more mountain biking information, tips, tour suggestions and maps visit www.kiewaview.com.au/mountain_biking.htm

A bit tough for beginners on the way up, but the downhill loop makes the whole experience totally worth it! A must-try for any mountain biker!

We took our bikes and the trails were wonderful.. we are going back.. We rode from Wodonga to Tallangatta and had a swim in the Hume Weir.. super cannot wait to go do it again

Mount Beauty, this must be one of the very best bike destinations in Victoria. With the downhill bike park offing all levels of downhill mountain bike trails and the huge number of road bike touring options available here abouts. This combined with bike friendly accommodation and cafes, the fresh mountain air and what have to be the best mountain views

Easily accessable from town and a great variety of tracks. Not to mention the stunning views down the Kiewa Valley

The National Titles have been held here several times. There is a great variety of downhill & cross country riding to be had.

Tracks & trails every where and with kangaroos. Check out the wildlife. Nice forest

Road riding is heaven with routes up the Kiewa Valley, Over towonga Gap to Bright or up to Falls Creek. Endless possibilities.

The Mt Beauty bike trails... At the top end of the town is the national downhill mountain bike course which has trails to test anyone. And with the access trails it means that even those of us who dont want to rush to the bottom of the hill at top speed can have a great afternoon out. For those who may just want a pleasant, quiet ride in the sun there is plenty of option too, like the sealed bike path that goes all the way around Mt Beauty's lake and links up with shady bike trails through the forest and along the ridges. Mt Beauty, a terrific bike rdiers destination.