Routes

A hand-picked set of rides worth your weekend — with the fuel, the food and the lookouts marked along the way. A tight list on purpose; we add more as we ride and check them.

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20 routes

Archerfield - Tamborine - Hinze Dam - Yatala Pies

Gold Coast Hinterland & Scenic Rim, QLD

A 218km loop from TT Diner in Archerfield, down through Beechmont, Mt Tamborine and around Hinze Dam finishing at Yatala Pies

216 km 4h 1m Moderate

Blackbutt Mountains Big Day

Darling Downs & Granite Belt, QLD

A 307km loop over Mt Glorious to Harlin through to Blackbutt. Returning via Kilcoy and Mt Mee

307 km 5h 23m Hard

Brendale - Wamuran - Mt Mee - Dayboro

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 139km loop through Northside.

139 km 2h 35m Moderate

Brendale to Kenilworth Long Loop

Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD

A 284km loop leaving Brendale and heading north through the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and back

284 km 4h 53m Moderate

Brendale to Mt Glorious Cafe

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 82km loop from Brendale to Mt Glorious Cafe. This is a good ride for confident learners who are ready to experience hills. Best experienced in the dry

82 km 1h 31m Moderate

Brendale to Mt Glorious return via Nebo & Back Roads

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 97km loop leaving Brendale Northside traveling up to Mt Glorious Cafe. The return ride comes back through Mt Nebo, Mailmans Track, Bunya Road and back to Brendale. Great in both directions

97 km 1h 54m Easy

Brendale to Redcliffe - Coastal Loop

Brisbane Northside, QLD

A 53km loop through Brisbane North.

53 km 1h 3m Easy

Clear Mountain & Back Roads to Dayboro

Brisbane Northside, QLD

Fun local B-roads up to Dayboro — a couple of tight hairpins and a few water crossings after rain.

Moderate Learner

Cleveland Lighthouse - Mt Cotton

Brisbane Southside, QLD

A 130km loop through Northside.

130 km 2h 22m Moderate

Crows Nest - My Little Blueberry

Darling Downs & Granite Belt, QLD

A 326km out-and-back run through the hinterlands.

326 km 5h 25m Hard

Dayboro - Kenilworth - Montville Loop

Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD

A 287km loop through Sunshine Coast Hinterland visiting favourite places like Kenilworth, Montville and Maleny.

287 km 5h 12m Moderate

Moderate Learner

Lookouts to Lighthouse

Northside, QLD

A 126km loop through Northside. Great for a night ride and city lights.

126 km 2h 42m Moderate

Moderate Learner

Mt Cootha - Samford

Brisbane Northside, QLD

A 66km loop through Northside good for learners with a mix of traffic lights, learner mountain ride and a small loop out through Samford

66 km 1h 28m Moderate

Moderate Learner

Northside to ESK

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 258km Loop around the Dams to Esk. A good ride for confident learners

258 km 4h 8m Moderate

Moderate Learner

Samford - Mt Glorious - Nebo - The Gap

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 69km loop through D'Aguilar Range.

68 km 4h 31m Moderate

Scenic Rim / Natural Bridge Loop

Gold Coast Hinterland & Scenic Rim, QLD

A 346km loop through SEQ.

346 km 6h 11m Moderate

Scenic Rim Grand Loop

Gold Coast Hinterland & Scenic Rim, QLD

A 471km loop from to the scenic rim.

471 km 7h 33m Moderate

Sunshine Hinterland Loop

Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD

A 233km loop through Sunshine Coast.

233 km 4h 19m Moderate

The Gap - Kilcoy - Dayboro

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 181km twisty ride over Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious before going around Lake Somerset, Kilcoy and over Mt Mee to Dayboro Bakery.

181 km 3h 17m Moderate

The Gap to Mt Glorious

D'Aguilar & Brisbane Valley, QLD

A 151km out-and-back run through Brisbane Northside.

151 km 2h 59m Moderate