The living leaderboard

Most-ridden roads in Queensland

The roads riders actually ride the most — ranked by how many Tarmac Nation riders have ridden each, from real recorded rides and group-ride rosters. Aggregate and anonymous: a road only appears once five or more riders are behind it, so no ride is ever traceable to one person.

The live board is warming up — road rankings appear here once five or more riders are behind a road. In the meantime, here are rider favourites to get you started.

Rider favourites to get you started

  1. Archerfield - Tamborine - Hinze Dam - Yatala Pies Gold Coast Hinterland & Scenic Rim, QLD
  2. Blackbutt Mountains Big Day Darling Downs & Granite Belt, QLD
  3. Brendale - Wamuran - Mt Mee - Dayboro D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD
  4. Brendale to Kenilworth Long Loop Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD
  5. Brendale to Mt Glorious Cafe D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD
  6. Brendale to Mt Glorious return via Nebo & Back Roads D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD
  7. Brendale to Redcliffe - Coastal Loop Brisbane Northside, QLD
  8. Clear Mountain & Back Roads to Dayboro Brisbane Northside, QLD
  9. Cleveland Lighthouse - Mt Cotton Brisbane Southside, QLD
  10. Crows Nest - My Little Blueberry Darling Downs & Granite Belt, QLD
  11. Dayboro - Kenilworth - Montville Loop Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD
  12. Lookouts to Lighthouse Northside, QLD
  13. Mt Cootha - Samford Brisbane Northside, QLD
  14. Northside to ESK D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD
  15. Samford - Mt Glorious - Nebo - The Gap D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD
  16. Scenic Rim / Natural Bridge Loop Gold Coast Hinterland & Scenic Rim, QLD
  17. Scenic Rim Grand Loop Gold Coast Hinterland & Scenic Rim, QLD
  18. Sunshine Hinterland Loop Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD
  19. The Gap - Kilcoy - Dayboro D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD
  20. The Gap to Mt Glorious D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

Want your roads up the board? Record your rides in the app — anonymous, aggregate, and every ride nudges your favourites higher.

What makes a road one of Queensland’s most loved

The most popular motorcycle roads in Queensland aren’t the fastest — they’re the ones riders come back to. Flowing corners with sight lines you can trust, a surface that holds through winter, a lookout or a café worth stopping at, and a run that’s the right length for a Sunday. This board ranks by exactly that: how many riders actually keep riding a road, from their own recorded rides and group-ride rosters — the most-ridden, the most loved, decided by the Nation, not an editor.

FAQ

How are the most-ridden roads ranked?
By how many distinct Tarmac Nation riders have ridden each road — counting real recorded rides and the rosters of organised group rides. It's rider reality, not an editor's opinion or an algorithm.
Why isn't my favourite road on here?
A road only appears once at least five different riders are behind it — a privacy floor, so no ride is ever traceable to one person. As more riders record their runs, more roads clear the floor and climb the board.
How do I get my roads on the board?
Record your rides in the Tarmac Nation app and opt in to counting them toward the most-loved roads. Every ride you log nudges your favourite roads up the ranking — and it's all anonymous and aggregate, never tied to you.