About Our Club

Our club was formed in 1993 and incorporated in 1995 when mountain biking (MTB) in Australia was in its infancy. Since then the club and the sport have gained popularity through advocacy and participation. The Bushrangers MTB Club is a volunteer based organisation run by enthusiasts, for the benefit of promoting and supporting mountain biking across the region.

We do regular rides all over Sunshine Coast and SEQ from Cooloola to Brisbane, in national parks, state forestries and council parks. Check out this website for more information on events, news, and for places to ride.

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The Sunshine Coast MTB Workshops are on next week – Register now!

Are you a keen mountain biker? Would you like to learn more about the trails and talk to the local land managers? You're invited to two FREE Mountain Bike Workshops: 1: Theory Workshop, Thursday 26 October 6pm-9pm. Where: Mike Ahern Building, Ground Floor, 12 First Ave, Maroochydore. Come and listen to presentations from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service; Sunshine Coast Council; SEQ Water; Mountain Bike Australia and Sport and Recreation Services. Be involved in discussions about track requirements, maintenance, land manager requirements, insurance, permits, key design elements, construction standards, trail classification guidelines and funding opportunities. 2: Practical Workshop, Saturday 28 October 9am-12pm. Where: Caloundra Town Reserve, Sugarbag Rd, Caloundra (parking at the old quarry, follow signs). The second practical workshop will be presented by Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services and Trailworx. Learn trail care skills, building standards - single track, multi-use track, berms and creek crossings. Be involved in discussions with the land managers and one of our local professional trail builders. Booking are essential so...

August 29, 2017
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Cycling in Queensland – More cycling, more often

[caption id="attachment_3952" align="alignright" width="300"] Best practice design[/caption] Hey everyone, I just received an email from QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads about their Queensland Cycling Strategy which may be of interest to you. The Queensland Cycling Strategy sets the direction for encouraging more cycling, more often throughout Queensland. It is accompanied by an action plan and Queensland State of Cycling Report, which will be updated every two years to help us prioritise our efforts and respond to changes that impact cycling in Queensland. More information about things like upcoming projects, policy, networks and safety can be found on their blog at blog.tmr.qld.gov.au/cycling or the website at http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Travel-and-transport/Cycling They also have a Facebook/Instagram competition where you tag a photo with #IBIKEQLD and you could win a bike. More info here.  ...

August 24, 2017
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First Month Trail Counts

Hi Folks,

Around a month ago we installed three counters within the Parklands Conservation Park. The selected trails will be kept secret so as to not influence the statistics, they will be disclosed once the counters have been relocated. Trail 1 is on the east side (Atkinson Rd), and trail two and three are on the west side (Radar Hill Rd).

So far the weekends are the busiest with Wednesday being the popular weekday to ride closely followed by Friday. 9AM and 4PM are the popular hours.

These charts are a work in progress with weekly and monthly charts coming later. After a couple of months we should start to see interesting trends but it will be at least a year before we can account for the seasons. Also I’ll see if I can include weather information to see how that impacts the counts.

Without further ado, here are the numbers:

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August 20, 2017
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Local Dam Improvement Works

[caption id="attachment_3882" align="alignright" width="300"] Cooloolabin Dam Development Exclusion Area[/caption] Last month we attended a public consultation session held by the friendly South East Queensland Water staff at the Cooloolabin Hall to talk about the up coming developments for both the Cooloolabin, Wappa, Lake Macdonald, and Ewen Maddock dams. You may have noticed work taking place already at the Cooloolabin and Wappa Dams in the last few years. However these upcoming developments are larger in scale and the Cooloolabin project will impact our usage of the area for a while. Totally fine with me because dam leaks/bursts aren't fun and I think having running tap water is pretty cool. Cooloolabin dam is set to start in September and is expected to go till February. Ewen Maddock works aren't expected to start until 2019. We'll be keeping in touch with SEQ Water about Ewen Maddock Dam to see if there are any opportunities for further developing the recreational facilities during this project. Lake Macdonald is still in...

August 12, 2017
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World Ranger Day 31st July 2017

It's World Ranger Day! On World Ranger Day we join together to acknowledge our passionate and devoted rangers present and honour the past rangers killed or injured in the line of duty— by celebrating the work they do to protect our natural and cultural treasures around the world. We would like to give a big thank you to all the rangers who continue to maintain our wonderful parks throughout the country, many with MTB trails, and to our fantastic local QPWS rangers who have helped make the Parklands MTB Trails project a reality and for building great relationships with park user groups such as ourselves. Also a huge thank you to the South East Queensland Water rangers who look after our catchment areas and dams, including recreational areas. Further information: QPWS facebook post about the day International Ranger Federation Word Ranger Day page ...

July 31, 2017
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Flight Centre CycleEpic 2017 – Six Weeks To Go

  The 2017 CycleEpic & Trailrun has something for the whole family to enjoy and participate in. The 'epic has always been a popular event for mountain bikers from around the country and is apart of the national Cross-country Marathon (XCM) series. The Hiddenvale Adventure Park has many new trails that are apart of the 3rd Stage Park expansion that is scheduled to be completed in 2018. A number of these trails will be incorporated making up the 50km and *87km Epic courses and are part of our 104+km World Class Masterplan, designed and built by Glen Jacobs and the crew from World Trail. *distance subject to change. SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 22km Spicers Half Marathon+ Trail Run Epic (Trail Run) 11.5km Spicers Trail Run Epic (Run: all ages) 4.2km Spicers Trail Run Epic (Run: all ages) 4.2km City of Ipswich FREE Family Fun Ride (Ride: all ages)22km Allclear Chaser (Ride: all ages) 11.5km Lapierre Minor Epic (Ride: <16years) 4.2km Norco Mini Epic (Ride: <12years) SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 *distance...

July 29, 2017
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Parklands MTB Trails Project Update 18/07/2017

[caption id="attachment_3696" align="alignright" width="169"] The creek crossing along the beginners loop[/caption] Hi Folks, After a hiatus at the end of June things are once again progressing with Trailworx Matt on the excavator pushing on through with the beginners loop. There's now another 500m for our awesome trail crew to work on. A Trail care day is planned for this Saturday afternoon 22nd July 2017 at 1:00PM. Remember folks, we're spreading the dirt over the track, not pushing it off. This is to let nature do its thing over time and produce a good smooth surface. Also we need to spread the leaf litter along the immediate edges of the new trail to help shore it up. Highlights Nearly 50% of the beginners loop has been completed with sandstone placed at the crossings on the completed sections The existing trail going from the end of 'Rookie Road' back onto Road Rage has been fixed up so it's a nice cruise from the top of Rookie...

July 18, 2017
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Mt Cotton – MTB Trails Draft Concept

Hi Folks, Another draft plan to comment on. The Redland Bay City Council are have concept for trail development within the Mt Cotton Eastern Escarpment Reserve. This is the area surrounding the Karingal Scout Camp which has it's own set of trails that have been used for races and other MTB events in the past. This is part of a larger vision to develop the trail networks surrounding Mount Cotton which also include Daisy Hill, Cornubia, and Bayview. The proposed trails are designated 'downhill' which will add to the mix of trails in the area. More information and a link to the survey can be found here: https://yoursay.redland.qld.gov.au/eastern-escarpment Note that you need to register an account to complete the survey.  ...

June 23, 2017
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Support the Northern Rivers Community Trail

[caption id="attachment_3515" align="alignright" width="300"] Proposed NRRT map[/caption] Hi Folks, A proposed 130km Northern Rivers Rail Trail that travels between Murwillumbah and Casino, snaking through the beautiful areas of north east NSW, has been on our radar for a while now and it looks like it's getting closer to becoming a reality. They need funding to cover the design and detailed planning of the Casino to Eltham section of the trail. I like to think of these kinds of trails as investments for later on in life when gnarly single track becomes too difficult to ride. However if the trail isn't of interest then there's a bunch of perks to pick from for your donation like hampers, passes, tours, stays etc. You can find more information and make a donation here: https://chuffed.org/project/the-northern-rivers-rail-trail-a-community-trail. Ben Johns Club President  ...

June 15, 2017
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July ’17 – March ’18 Calendar Update

[caption id="attachment_2457" align="alignright" width="225"] Sugarbag trails are now on the list for our easy community rides[/caption] Hi Folks, You may have noticed the club calendar has been updated until March 2018. There are a couple of changes but the main one is that our easier community rides are now at three different locations with the additional location being at the Sugar Bag trails. So please double check the first Sunday of the month rides as it will alternate between the three locations, next month is Ewen Maddock Dam, August is at Sugar Bag, September is Mapleton and so on. The Parklands Conservation Park ride will continue being on the second Sunday of the month, swapping between Atkinson and Radar Hill Road sides. We have also included the Bunyaville Conservation Park trails into the mix of our Sunday rides. Before these were treated as an 'away ride' however since they're not that much farther than many of our rides time wise we'll give it a go. Additionally...

June 14, 2017
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