Practice Rides OffRoad 2026

We hold monthly social rides during March to September each year to meet others and hone your strength and skills. If you are not confident on your mountain bike, here is a perfect opportunity to practice with others. Bring a friend who wants to gain experience.
You do not have to be a registered rider to join us. 

9-Aug-2026 - KARRAGULLEN LOOP

Time:                    8:00am for 8:15am Start

Place:                  Karragullen Oval

Distance:            40km

Details:                Meeting at Karragullen Oval, this will be the last Social Ride before the KEP Track ride to Northam.

We will head south to join up with the Munda Biddi and then head North to Pickering Brook Road.

When we reach Pickering Brook Road, we will head up to the General Store/Coffee Shop for breakfast/coffee and then head back to Karragullen along some other bush tracks.

GPX can be downloaded from Alltrails, but if you don’t have an account, you can request one by emailing us at [email protected]

26-Jul-2026 - Extended Heritage Trail - completed

Meeting point:    Heritage Trail Head@ Bellevue RSL (Purton Place, Bellevue)

Route:    South side Heritage Trail to Sawyers Valley, then traverse over to Firewood Road, looping around via Oak Gorge Road and Gorrie Road to Chidlow for coffee. Resuming, heading down to and around Lake Leschenaultia to join up with the KEP track and then onto Swan View and Bellevue vie the North side of the

Distance:    Approx 73km

GPX File:    Available on AllTrails  or on email request to [email protected].

5-Jul-2026 - Urban MTB ride - completed

Meeting at the Bell Tower at Elizabeth Quay at 8:00am for 8:15am departure, we will be cross the Swan River to South Perth before following the South Bank towards Guildford and then heading up past Midland Brick to once again cross the river and follow the North bank back to the city for coffee and/or whatever meets your fancy.

The distance for the full route is about 68km but there is the option of cutting back to about 53km at Guildford.

Directions for the ride are available on Alltrails. 

21 June 2026 - Yanchep - completed

Ride from Yanchep to Joondalup on the Yaberoo-Budjara track.  A copy of the (ride) route is available at AllTrails _ Yanchep Ride

1 March 2026 - Heritage Trail Loop - completed

Meet at Darlington tennis court car park at 8:00am for 8:15am departure.  Riding west down the heritage trail, we will follow the heritage trail via John Forrest Park/Mt Helena/Mundaring back to Darlington for coffee at the cafe.  Distance is around 41km, and for the faster riders there is the option to jump onto the mountain bike trails through John Forrest Park.  The heritage trail is a non-technical ride, and gives you an opportunity to meet other riders, and to ask questions to committee members.  Please see Trails WA for additional information for this ride.

15 March 2026 - Kalamunda/Pickering Brook - completed

2nd Social ride for 2026 as we prepare for the LC4C 2026 off-road event from Logue Brook Dam to Donnybrook along the Munda Biddi Track.  A bit shorter than we would normally do, but this will be a good introduction for those interested in the main ride and will, of course, involve coffee.  The course will be an out and back of about 20km.  A downloadable map/route is available at AllTrails.  Starting at the Bibbulman Track Northern Terminus in Kalamunda at 7:00am on Sunday 15 March 2026.

29 March 2026 - Sculpture Park - completed

3rd social ride will be the Mundaring Circle Loop that we did for the first time in October last year.  Starting at the Mundaring Sculpture Park, the ride will take the Munda Biddi towards Mundaring Weir before turning onto the access roads to the South of Sawyers Valley and Chidlow. The loop is about 40km but will be good practice as we head towards the off-road event in May. I'm sure you will enjoy the ride. The route GPX can be downloaded at AllTrails.

12 April 2026 - Heritage Trail Loop - starting at Darlington - completed

Meet at Darlington tennis court car park at 8:00am for 8:15am departure.  Riding east up the heritage trail, we will follow the heritage trial via Mundaring, Mt Helena, JFNP and Bellevue back to Darlington for coffee at the cafe.  Distance is around 41km, and for those that a little more (decide on the day) we can jump onto the North aide Noolbenger mountain bike trails.  This is a non-technical ride as we closer to the Off-Road event in May.  email [email protected] for any queries, leave a message or to let us know if you are coming,

26 April 2026 - Mundaring - Pickering Brook - completed

The final ride before the 2026 Off Road takes place.  This ride will be challenging as we ride the Munda Biddi from Mundaring to Pickering Brook and back.  It is about 75km and a lot of climbing but it will be great preparation for the main ride a week later.  You can choose your starting point if you are not up to the full distance, but will be need to wait for the longer distance riders to arrive.    Route details are available at AllTrails.