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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Boneyard (Extended Edition) Ride Summary – Sun 19/02/2017

New member Mal reports on the Sunday morning Boneyards adventure to ‘Brisbane’ and back

Ride map and elevation

On reflection – which you have plenty of time to do when mountain biking to Brisbane and back – I probably should have studied the title of the ride “Boneyards Extended Edition”, a little more closely. But in my defence I hadn’t joined a club ride since getting my MTBA membership last year and I was keen as mustard.

A total of nine intrepid explorers – John, Waza, Will, Paul, Mike, Toby, Neil, Nick and myself – set off from the Glenview Cemetery and quickly got the heart rates up as we criss-crossed our way up and down the hill. At the top ride captain John introduced us all to Ross. We all enthusiastically started to welcome Ross only to discover there was no Ross among us. The group then welcomed the other new rider (me) to the Sunday morning adventure.

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February 20, 2017
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Rookie Ride Summary – 19/02/2017

While the regular club ride was happening we put on another “Rookie Ride” for our beginners to get some more rides in and pick up some good tips by doing the opposite of what I do.

The wonderful Ferny Forest green level trails were chosen because its a good 10km loop, not too difficult, easy parking and now it has coffee!

Pretty sure Ben is sucking his guts in there!

Emma, Marty, Mike, Tania, Ben and myself starting off at 7.30am but we had guest appearances from Jason Daw, Susie and Sonja as they did their laps of Ferny Forest. I was planning on taking it easy, do the one lap, then coffee and chat afterwards. We ended up doing 2 laps and I even had an attempt at giving some line choice tips at a rock garden (but everyone just nailed it perfectly so it wasn’t really necessary at all – good job!). Overall the ride went great and there was only one itsy bitsy stack where a front wheel washed out on some loose stuff at the bottom of a gully but there were no serious injuries.

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February 19, 2017
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DARK GNAR! A Parklands Night Ride Summary – 15/02/2017

It was a warm afternoon, not as hot as it had been in recent days but still warm. I had had a hard day at work and the lonely drive home was long and even being the first person in the car to spot the big pineapple didn’t cheer me up. But as I drove behind a Camry doing 70kph in the 90 zone I tried to convince myself to go on that evening’s night ride.

I started with the ‘arguments against’ because I’m pretty negative that way.

  1. I had 20 minutes to get home, eat food, check bike, check my lights, put bike in car and get changed.
  2. Chad could take me down some random scary track – again.
  3. I might break a perfectly good helmet on a tree – again.
  4. Everyone is always so nice and friendly and good to chat with (makes it very hard to maintain my aloof and cynical hipster image).
  5. Snakes, Toads, Kangaroos, Mozzies and Drop Bears etc.
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February 16, 2017
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Upcoming Rookie Ride at Ferny Forest – Sunday 19th

We want to give our new beginner members some love so in addition to the normal club ride we are also putting on a rookie ride this Sunday. So bring your bike (that works), some water, sun screen and a helmet and come along for a ride and chat. Day: Sunday 19/02/2017 Time: 7.30am ride off Location: Ferny Forest trail (carpark opposite the Big Cart Track on Steve Irwin Way near Landsborough). Trail type: Ferny Forest is a green (beginner) trail and is a 10km loop - 40 to 60mins (no rush). Notes: Try and get there a bit earlier so you can get ready. Look for the guys with the Bushranger shirts. Sign up for the 8-week free trial from the MTBA if you haven't already so you're insured. There is a coffee van at the carpark so we can have a coffee after the ride. Email me at secretary@bushrangers.org if you have any questions. Ride on! Michael "When is coffee?" Johns Club Secretary...

February 15, 2017
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Parklands Ride Summary – 12/02/2017

Hey everyone,

I woke up this morning and as I looked in the mirror, brushing my teeth, I thought to myself “Michael you handsome bugger you! You know what this club needs more of? ….FORMS!”

Seriously what isn’t made easier when you use a form – bank loans, blood donations, buying bike parts, sex – everything is just so much easier!

So I put my innovation cap on today and came up with this kickass document for the ride summaries we do. It’s so easy, so quick and still maintains that personal and sincere method of communication that forms are famous for.

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February 14, 2017
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Mapleton Community Ride Summary – 05/02/2017

Mapleton was as lovely as ever as we all meet up near the Lilyponds just before 7am.

We had some new riders come along with us that day so welcome Sue and Leigh, we hope you had a good ride.

Joe Black wasn’t too impressed with the 20 bike riders interrupting his breakfast

We took off towards Linda Garrett park and then followed the access roads into the Mapleton National Park. It’s always beautiful here even with it’s spoke devouring branches across the tracks. We made it to the carpark at the top of the Magic Mile (Turpentine) track the group got bigger as we met up with some hardcore riders who rode up from Yandina. It was here that Brad also found a black snake about to make a meal out of a hapless lizard.

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February 7, 2017
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Sugarbag Ride Summary – 29/01/2017

This bit always makes my head hurt

Greetings ‘Rangers

Sunday’s ride was in Sugarbag again and as normal we started at the Caloundra Aquatic centre. Although this time there was no over-protective magpie with murder in it’s eyes so that was nice.

Due to the camping trip in Bayview and other riders doing their own thing in Wooroi we had a smaller group of 12 including new riders, Marty and Pete.

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January 30, 2017
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Ringtail Forest Ride Summary 22/01/2017

What may have been a tough slog through sweltering heat turned out to be a rather pleasant cruise thanks to a cool reprieve from the heatwave. 18 riders showed up for a mini adventure through Ringtail Forest from Tewantin.

First off we warmed up our legs by heading along Mckinnon Drive before heading into the dead straight access road into Tewantin Forest. We rode through the Sunken Gardens, which is a tight and twisty set of single tracks snaking along to Old Tewantin Road which we begrudgingly exerted our way up (or in Boaz’s case gleefully levitated up on his new Giant XTC Advanced 0 29er hover-bike). Did you know that this area is home to the endangered swamp stringybark tree which you won’t find anywhere else in Australia or the world – pretty special place we live in.

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January 24, 2017
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Club Weekend Camping Trip – 28-29th Jan 2017

Day 1: Saturday 28th January We will meet at Bayview Conservation Park (Trailforks: http://www.trailforks.com/region/bayview-14484/) at 7.45 for a 8.00 ride off. Address: Days Road Conservation Area, 487 - 503 German Church Road, Redland Bay QLD 4165. (Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/HSiVLR87hR92) If driving down from the Sunshine Coast please allow 1hr 45 minutes. Riding time here is open, when we are finished riding we will be camping at the Karingal Scout Camp (Archer Campsite), this is 17 minutes away (10km) from the Bayview MTB Park. Address: 1 Karingal Road, Mount Cotton QLD 4165 (Google Maps: https://g.co/kgs/ogTso3). If you are going to be camping could you please email the booking form below to bookings@scoutsqld.com.au . Payment is via funds transfer after the use of their facility. The campsite contact number is (07) 3721 5737. Camping cost is $11.00 pp, if more than 24 hours then it is $20.50pp. Booking form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/100Q6sN1iYEw-PnImMWkxweE4OxM3xY8xK7IKuUmbwko/edit?usp=sharing To download the file - click the above link, select 'File' and then 'Download As' and select the appropriate format. Day 2: Sunday 29th January After...

January 19, 2017
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