Destinations

The East Gippsland region is emerging as a hotbed for mountain biking. With everything from relaxed rail trails to well developed singletrack networks, there's something to suit all tastes and abilities.

The Albury-Wodonga area contains some of the country’s best-kept mountain bike secrets. But not for much longer, as Albury local Craig Sheather lets the cat out of the bag.

This rugged and mountainous route on the west side of the South Island takes you through some of the most spectacular scenery New Zealand has to offer

A classic multi-day New Zealand MTB adventure that's loaded with singletrack and scenery.

Steve Thomas explores the Jade Dragon; a huge 5,000-metre plus glaciated mountain near Lijiang, in China’s extreme southwest.

Most destinations offer up trails of a particular flavour, but Tropical Far North Queensland has so much variety to offer that it’s very hard to pigeonhole—there really is something for everyone.

With around 1,000km of signposted trail, the recently completed Munda Biddi is a no-holds-barred multi-day epic.

Travelling from the base of Mt Cook to the East Coast, the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is New Zealand’s newest multi-day off-road adventure. Eamon Fitzpatrick journeyed to the land of the hobbits to check it out.

The Swiss Alpine town of Verbier is legendary in mountain biking circles. Steve Thomas packs his cheese baguette and hits the trails to see if it lives up to its lofty repute.

The UK mightn't spring to mind as a top MTB destination but the small ‘principality’ of Wales is home to some of the finest mountain biking on the planet.

With the ongoing trail expansion and some lofty future goals, the MTB scene in Taupo looks set to explode as Huw Kingston reports.

Melroseis enticing mountain bikers to their tiny rural community with a terrific network of trails and some big plans for the future. We all love to ride new trails. It doesn’t have to be the most thrilling or spectacular trail—simply being ‘new’ is enough in many cases.

After years persistent campaigning by Sydney mountain bikers, the tide may finally be turning in favour of those crying out for more singletrack in Australia’s biggest city.

England’s Lake District is gifted with some stunning scenery and it’s also home to some of the UK’s best mountain bike adventures—ex-pat Pom Steve Thomas gives us the lowdown.

Never heard of the Kiwarrak trails? Well if you love flowing MTB singletrack, you should put this one on your ‘must do’ list!

“Large paved areas are rolled over and logs ducked under. One of the larger logs on this section was hand excavated with the route underneath paved using local rocks as a scenic alternative.”