Pump tracks in Tasmania

Burnie MTB Park - Pump Track and Mountain Bike Trails at View Road Reserve in Montello is a compact, purpose-built riding hub just minutes from central Burnie. Known as “Send it, Case it”, the facility combines a pump track with dirt jumps and three downhill mountain bike trails running down the hillside above the reserve. The trails offer different difficulty levels so riders can progress their skills, while a dedicated children’s zone within the pump track gives younger riders a safer place to get started. Add easy return access, plenty of parking, toilets, shelters, seating, drinking water and bike racks and it’s a great spot for anything from a quick session to a few hours of repeated laps. RTS Tip: Warm up on the pump track before heading uphill for the MTB descents, and inspect each trail before committing — the three downhill trails vary in difficulty and riders are encouraged to choose lines suited to their ability. With the pump track, jumps and downhill trails all together, it’s a particularly good spot for practising skills and progression rather than chasing a long-distance ride.

Clarence Mountain Bike Park & Meehan Range is one of Hobart’s go-to riding destinations, with around 40km of singletrack backed by a network of fire trails across the eastern side of the city. The network caters for green, blue and black riders, combining cross-country loops, technical climbing and fast descents with brilliant views across the Derwent and towards kunanyi / Mount Wellington. At the main trailhead you’ll find a skills park and pump track, complete with jumps, drops, a whale tail and wall ride, while further into the range trails such as K’s Choice, Corkscrew, Dinosaur Descent and Grassy Valley provide plenty of progression. Its generally drier conditions also make Meehan a particularly handy option when trails elsewhere around Hobart are wet. RTS Tip: Start from the Flagstaff Gully Link Road trailhead and use K’s Choice for a friendlier climb towards the Meehan Skyline, or tackle Corkscrew Climb if you’re after something more technical. Advanced riders can seek out Grassy Valley’s rockier lines, but inspect features before committing — some trails contain significant drops, jumps and obstacles.

The George Town Velodrome is a classic outdoor concrete cycling track at the George Town Sports Complex on Marguerite Street in northern Tasmania. The track forms part of a town with a strong cycling history and has traditionally been used for track racing, training and local cycling events. George Town Council identifies the velodrome as a dedicated cycling facility, with the track surrounding an open central area that can also support other sporting use. It’s an old-school regional velodrome rather than a modern indoor facility, but an interesting stop for riders exploring George Town’s increasingly impressive cycling scene. RTS Tip: George Town is well worth making a bigger cycling stop. After checking out the velodrome, you can hit the George Town Pump Track, cruise the 6km kanamaluka Trail to Low Head, or head out to the Mount George and Tippogoree Hills MTB networks. If you’re planning to ride the velodrome itself, check locally for organised activities or access restrictions first, as the facility is part of the wider sporting complex.

The existing Kingborough MTB Park is currently CLOSED. A replacement mountain bike park is planned within the Kingborough Sports Precinct Kingborough MTB Park in Kingston, south of Hobart, is a compact purpose-built mountain bike and skills park designed for everyone from kids and beginners through to experienced riders. The approximately 3km network includes flow trails, dirt jumps, technical features and a pump track, with trails such as Kids’ Corner, Holy Roller, Serpent Track and Black Betty offering opportunities to build skills and progress onto more challenging riding. The original park was built in 2012 and progressively upgraded, becoming a popular local riding and skills facility within the Kingborough Sports Precinct. The existing park is currently closed for redevelopment, with Kingborough Council planning a new mountain bike park and pump track within the precinct as part of the wider sports precinct redevelopment. Community consultation on the new park design is planned for 2027. RTS Tip: The existing Kingborough MTB Park is currently CLOSED. A replacement mountain bike park is planned within the Kingborough Sports Precinct, so keep this one on your future ride list and check Kingborough Council updates for redevelopment progress and reopening information. In the meantime, nearby Kingston Park has a beginner asphalt pump track, a 300m learn-to-ride circuit and connections to the Whitewater Creek Track.

Kingston MTB Park, also known as Kingborough Mountain Bike Park, is a compact riding area within the Kingborough Sports Precinct south of Hobart. The park was designed to cater for everyone from kids and beginners through to experienced riders, with short flow trails, dirt jumps, an asphalt pump track and skills-focused riding. Trails include the beginner-friendly Kids’ Corner, the flowing Holy Roller, and more challenging options featuring jumps, berms, drops and technical features. Important current update: The existing MTB park is being relocated as part of redevelopment of the Kingborough Sports Precinct. Kingborough Council advises that the current park closed from 26 July 2026 to allow construction of the AFL High Performance Centre and new sporting facilities. A replacement mountain bike park and pump track are planned within the precinct, while a temporary pump track at Kingston Park is also being delivered. RTS Tip: Check the current park status before planning a ride. The original Kingston MTB Park is affected by the major Sports Precinct redevelopment, with a new MTB park planned for the site in the future. In the meantime, Kingston Park has beginner cycling facilities including a learn-to-ride track, with a temporary pump track also planned as part of the transition.

Legana Pump Track is a purpose-built riding facility within the Legana Recreation Youth Space in Tasmania’s West Tamar region. Built by Dirt Art and Rob Potter, the compact 500m² track uses a flowing series of rollers, berms and turns that riders can link together by generating speed through pumping rather than pedalling. Designed with local young people in mind, it’s a fun and accessible spot for bikes and a great place for riders to practise balance, cornering and bike-handling skills. The pump track forms part of a larger recreation precinct with a basketball court, skate features, playground equipment, climbing cubes, picnic tables, BBQs and a drinking fountain, making it an easy destination for families or a quick riding session. Opened in December 2020, it was the first pump track in the West Tamar municipality and has become a popular community facility for riders of different ages. RTS Tip: This is a great spot for kids, beginners and riders wanting to sharpen their cornering and pumping skills. Try completing laps with as little pedalling as possible — using the rollers and berms to build and maintain your speed is what pump tracks are all about. With BBQs, seating, a playground and drinking water alongside the track, it’s also an easy one to add to a family day out.

Penguin MTB Park, just 2 km inland from the coastal town of Penguin on Tasmania’s North West Coast, is a compact but feature-packed mountain bike park offering more than 6 km of purpose-built cross-country singletrack. Built around the site of the old Penguin speedway and managed by the Cradle Coast Mountain Bike Club, the network caters for beginners through to experienced riders, combining flowing forest singletrack with jumps, wall rides, berms and dedicated skills areas. The main trail network includes Start ’Em Up, Easy Peasy, Stalking Rooster, Return of the Penguin, Copperhead, Ringtail, Prehistoric Park and Flying in a Blue Dream. Most of the park is green-rated beginner terrain, while Copperhead and the longer 2 km Flying in a Blue Dream provide intermediate options. The compact layout makes Penguin particularly good for riders wanting to practise skills, session individual sections or introduce kids and newer riders to mountain biking. At the centre of the old speedway is the park’s Freeride Jump Park, an advanced area with multiple jump lines and features including a whale tail, wall ride and container jump. The Little Devils Skills Park provides the opposite end of the progression scale, with beginner-friendly berms, pump-track features, a wall ride and other obstacles designed to help riders develop bike handling before heading onto the larger trails. One of Penguin MTB Park’s biggest advantages is its direct connection into the much larger and more adventurous Dial Range MTB network. From the southern end of the park, riders can continue towards Mount Montgomery and Iron Tor, stepping from short bike-park laps into rugged backcountry riding. The approximately 6 km Montgomery Loop provides a good introduction to the Dial Range, while the 15 km Iron Tor loop delivers a much tougher ride with sustained climbing, rocky ridgeline terrain, technical descending and impressive views across Tasmania’s North West Coast. RTS Tip: Penguin is perfect for a progression day — warm up on Easy Peasy and the green XC trails, practise in Little Devils Skills Park, then move onto Copperhead, Flying in a Blue Dream or the freeride features as your confidence grows. Experienced riders should allow extra time to continue into the Dial Range, but remember that this is a much more demanding and remote riding environment than the bike park itself. Download the current trail map, follow directional signage and be aware that some Dial Range trails are shared with walkers.

St Leonards BMX Track, on the eastern side of Launceston, Tasmania, is home to the Launceston BMX Club and its dedicated BMX racing facility on St Leonards Road. The track provides a purpose-built venue for BMX racing and skills development, catering for young riders getting started through to experienced racers. The City of Launceston specifically promotes St Leonards as the place to join the local BMX club, distinguishing it from the city’s public pump tracks and MTB networks. The track offers the traditional BMX race experience, with a start gate, straights filled with rollers and jumps, and large banked berms designed for pumping, jumping, cornering and close racing. Rather than being a general mountain bike trail network, St Leonards is focused on short, fast BMX laps and structured skill progression. The location also makes it easy to combine BMX with other cycling around Launceston. The City’s cycling network includes off-road shared paths around St Leonards and the North Esk River, while dedicated mountain biking can be found elsewhere around Launceston, particularly at Kate Reed State Recreation Area and Trevallyn Reserve. RTS Tip: Treat St Leonards as a club BMX race track rather than a public pump track. Check Launceston BMX Club’s current training and race schedule before heading out, particularly if you’re hoping to try BMX for the first time. For casual riding with kids, Launceston also has several public pump tracks, while riders wanting singletrack can head to Kate Reed or Trevallyn.

The Railton MTB network sits at the heart of Tasmania’s Wild Mersey Mountain Bike Trails, an interconnected system of more than 98 km linking Latrobe, Railton and Sheffield. Starting beside Goliath Park in Railton, the network offers a particularly strong mix of flowing beginner trails, longer cross-country adventures and increasingly technical intermediate and difficult singletrack. Railton currently has 19 named trails, with eight easy, nine moderate and two difficult trails. Green options include Teleport, Green Hornet, Super Hornet, Easy Tiger, Green Mile, Ewoks and Sheffield Way, while intermediate riders can tackle Franky Flyer, Raptor Ridge, Funky Chicken, Sweet Caroline, 7 Shreds, Harden Up, Gnarvana, Woodhooker and Pony Up. The two difficult trails, Back To School and Echidin’ Me, provide the network’s more technical challenges. One of Railton’s standout beginner rides combines Teleport and Green Hornet. Teleport provides a gentle 3 km climb, followed by the 2 km Green Hornet descent, which is wide, flowing and designed to let newer riders build speed and confidence without throwing major technical obstacles at them. Wild Mersey describes it as arguably one of Tasmania’s best beginner loops. More experienced riders can build considerably bigger loops. The official Redline Loop is around 12.1 km, while Squiggly is approximately 15.8 km and incorporates Pony Up and Gnarvana. The Round The Outside route stretches to around 17.5 km, linking 11 trails and including the difficult Back To School and Echidin’ Me. Railton is also brilliantly positioned for a bigger Wild Mersey adventure. The easy-rated Railton Express runs 9.75 km to Latrobe, while trails on the other side of the network connect towards Sheffield. This means you can use Railton as a base and ride between all three Wild Mersey trail areas rather than treating them as separate destinations. The main Railton trailhead is at the end of Giblin Street beside Goliath Park, and there’s also an asphalt pump track in town, making Railton particularly good for families and developing riders. RTS Tip: For a first visit, ride the 5 km Up Then Down loop — Teleport up and Green Hornet back down. It’s a great introduction to Wild Mersey and an ideal progression ride for newer mountain bikers. Stronger riders should step up to Redline, Squiggly or Round The Outside, or use Railton as the launching point for a much bigger ride towards Latrobe or Sheffield. Download the current map and check trail status before setting out, especially if you’re planning one of the longer inter-town rides.