The network divides into three zones by altitude — lower mountain, mid-mountain, and summit — with a separate Wilderness zone on a western ridge that adds a more natural, less groomed flavour to the day.
The network continues to grow through professional trail-crew additions each season. Showtime, Supercross, Dirt Church, and Marriott's are among the named trails worth looking up on the Trailforks map before you arrive.
20 adult /
00 child for a full day. Takes you to the summit zone, the top of the 820 m vertical. Most visitors buy this.
Lower Mountain Uplift — covers the mid-mountain zone, priced separately. Useful if you're focusing the mid-mountain trails or want a lower-commitment day without climbing to the summit.
Private ATV uplift — bookable on request. Carries you and your bike to specific zones. Priced at a premium; practical for groups wanting ability-specific focus days.
The shuttle buses run Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and across school holidays and public holidays. Outside those days the park still opens, but uplift doesn't run — on a weekday shoulder-season visit, any trail above the lower mountain requires pedalling up. Check the operating calendar at maydenabikepark.com before banking on uplift.
What does it cost to ride Maydena?
| Item |
Cost |
| Mountain Pass (trail access + lower zone) |
5 adult / 2.50 child |
| Summit Uplift Pass (includes Mountain Pass) |
|
| Annual Mountain Pass |
50 adult / 25 child |
| Full-suspension bike hire |
Available on-site; pre-book during school holidays |
The Annual Mountain Pass earns back its cost after four uplift days — realistic for riders within two hours of Hobart who visit across spring, two or three school holiday periods, and autumn. The pass covers unlimited entry for the full season, roughly late September through late June.
Day Mountain Passes without uplift (
5 adult) suit riders who are climbing or sessioning the lower trails on a non-uplift weekday, and make sense as an add-on if you've driven from the mainland and want a mellow-speed day after a big day the day before.
When is the best time to ride Maydena?
Spring (October–November) and autumn (February–April) give the best conditions. Trails run firm, temperatures sit in the 12–20°C range during riding hours, and the park operates its regular Fri–Sun schedule through autumn with extensions on long weekends.
Summer (December–January) is peak season — the park expands to 5–7 days per week, including a 7-day block across Christmas/New Year (roughly 27 December–11 January). Trails are fast but dusty. Afternoon heat builds in the valley floor even when the summit stays cool. Book hire bikes well ahead; the shuttle queue on a summer Saturday morning will tell you everything about the park's popularity.
Winter is a hard close. The 2026 closing weekend was 27–28 June; the park reopens in late September. The summit holds snow into early spring, and the surfaces need time to recover. No winter access at all.
Weather caveat worth taking seriously: Tasmania's Derwent Valley generates its own conditions. The summit can be cold and wet while the base is sunny. A morning that starts overcast can clear by noon or deteriorate by 2pm — often both in the same day. Layers, a rain jacket in the pack, and tyre selection that handles damp roots as well as dry loam are the standard Maydena kit decisions, regardless of what the forecast says when you leave Hobart.
Is Maydena suitable for beginners?
Yes, with the right expectations set beforehand. Green Mile and Dirt Surfer are purpose-built for riders still finding gravity confidence, and the bike school at the base village runs structured lessons with full-suspension hire bikes included.
The thing to understand: "green" at Maydena carries more consequence than the same grade at a flat XC park. This is 820 m of vertical gravity terrain — even the mellower trails carry speed. Scandinavia, technically rated green, consistently surprises riders who haven't adjusted for how fast gravity-driven flow terrain accelerates. A first visit oriented around the lower mountain rather than the summit, and a morning with the bike school if you're genuinely new to this kind of terrain, is the right approach.
For families with kids: the asphalt pump track, skills park, dirt jumps, and air zone at the base village give non-uplift options that require no trail access at all. Kids who aren't ready for the trails can have a full morning while adults run laps above.
From forestry village to Australia's biggest bike park
Maydena village exists because of Australian Newsprint Mills — a timber and paper operation that defined the Derwent Valley community through much of the 20th century. When the mills wound down, the town faced what single-industry communities face: the original reason for being there was gone.
Simon French, founder of trail design company Dirt Art, first scouted Abbotts Peak above the village in 2008. What he found was 820 m of vertical, relatively uncomplicated tenure, and terrain varied enough to run a full gravity spectrum from green flow to double-black freeride. After a decade of design, permitting, and private family funding, the park opened on Australia Day 2018 with an initial 35 km gravity network.
The growth since hasn't stopped. The park hosted the 2023 UCI Enduro World Cup — its first international EWS round on Australian soil — and the Australian MTB National Championships across multiple editions. Most recently, Red Bull Hardline Tasmania ran its third edition in February 2026, with a course extended to a new technical top section near the summit. Twenty-four elite riders competed in front of an audience that could, for the first time, access the full course as spectators.
The economic impact on the Derwent Valley has been documented by the Tasmanian government and is straightforward to observe: Maydena is now the valley's primary tourism driver, pulling riders from every Australian state and from overseas to a town most had never located on a map before 2018.
FAQ
Is Maydena Bike Park good for beginners?
Yes, with the right setup. Green Mile and Dirt Surfer are purpose-built beginner gravity trails, and the on-site bike school runs lessons with full-suspension hire bikes. The green and blue grades carry more speed consequence than equivalent XC ratings at other parks — gravity terrain at this elevation accelerates even on the mellower trails. Plan your first visit around the lower mountain, not the summit, and take the bike school if you're coming from an XC background.
When does Maydena Bike Park close for winter?
The park shuts in late June and reopens in late September. The 2025/26 season closing weekend was 27–28 June 2026. The 2026/27 season is expected to open from late September 2026 — check the current calendar at maydenabikepark.com before booking.
How much does it cost to ride Maydena Bike Park?
A Mountain Pass (trail access, no uplift) is