Pemberton is 327 kilometres south of Perth, 3.5 hours drive.
34.4400° S, 116.0500° E Pemberton, Coordinates
Pemberton is a stunningly beautiful town surrounded by spectacular Karri forests and farm land. It is an awesome place for mountain biking as well as road riding or as a great holiday destination.
The Pemberton Mountain Bike Project commenced in 2007 with a partnership between the Pemberton Visitor Centre, Pemberton Camp School and the Pemberton Cycling Group. Funding from the South West Development Commission, the Federal Government Department of Heath & Ageing, Lotterywest and the WA Department of Sport and Recreation have provided the capital to get the project off the ground. There are some 30 kilometres of sweet single track, a jump and pump track. The intent is to further develop the Pemberton Mountain Bike Park as part of the Pemberton Trail Hub, situated around the high quality tracks and trails. The mountain bike park is open to all. Pemberton has been nominated as a National level mountain bike destination as part of the riding opportunities in the South West of WA.
Pemberton is a National level ride destination
Getting There:
Pemberton Mountain Bike Park is on the north west edge of the town on Swimming Pool Rd. Follow the signs to the swimming pool from the centre of town to get there.
Local Facilities:
Toilets: Yes - at the trailhead
Drinking water: Yes at the trailhead
Bike shop: Some spares are available at the Pemberton General Store & Pemberton Discovery Tours in town.
Bike Hire: Pemberton Discovery Tours ½, full day or longer. Panniers and pick up and drops offs available on the Munda Biddi Trail
Cafe/shops: Lots nearby in town: Hotel, wineries, brewery, cafes and restaurants including IGA supermarket.
Accommodation: Plenty of great accommodation options in Pemberton.
Also check out the amazing karri forests, local wineries and great walks.
Mobile phone reception: Available. Pemberton has good Telstra reception and poor Optus and Vodaphone reception.
Tips: - Make a long weekend of the trip to Pemberton with plenty of other great activities in the area including wineries, fire lookout trees, wineries, brewery, hotel, canoe, 4WD & boat tours and bush walking.
Pemberton Visitor Centre (PVC) promotes Pemberton as an adventure tourism, holiday and travel destination to intrastate, interstate and overseas visitors. The PVC manages the Pemberton Forest Park where the Pemberton Mountain Bike Park is located.
www.trailforks.com Pemberton Mountain Bike Park
Trails
Trail Level: Easy, Green Trails.
1. Ankle Biters: Easy. 410 m Block D. Small XC loop trail to play on.
2. Back Track: Easy. 205 metres. On the Flat. Fast link trail next to Skills Loop
3. Down Dale: Easy 375 metres. Block C. Link across Block D. Multi use trail
4. Easy Peasy: Easy 428 metres Block D. Both directions. Shared use wide open trail.
5. Longshanks: Easy 1020 metres. Block C. Pony Express is the code name, heads down hill with lots of chances to push your mate wide on the inside, turn right at the top of the Pumphill Uphill fire trail.
6. Pinch Track: Easy. 820 metres Block B. Give way to horses & walkers. Mountain bikes Up only. Beautiful Karri forest and Karri Oak, steady climb with switchbacks.
7. Pump Hill Uphill: Easy. 1500 metres. Block C. Shared Use Trail. The trail traverses beautiful Karri, Karri Oak and is a steady climb with switchbacks.
8. Railway Run: Easy 1.85 kilometres. On the Flat. Shared use and multi direction trail.side of the trailhead next to the railway line embankment east of Swimming Pool Road. This trail comprises two different sections, hand built trail winding through the trees with tighter turns and narrow lines the upper section is more open and a faster flow track with some great pump sections. This is a loop trail.
9. Trevors Trail / Return Trail: Easy. 2,283 m A & B. Fire trail, commences off the Link trail, follow the Bibbulmu Track signs to the left once you cross the bridge. Walk down past the Trout Hatchery and up the hill. The trail goes to the top and down along the fenceline on your left. At the bottom of the hill turn right and follwo the trail back to Pemberton Pool.
10. Skills Loop: Easy. 1.5kilometres. On the Flat. The flowing Skills Loop provides a range of skills Including cornering, negotiating technical tight features, log rollovers and rolling jumps. Located near the trailhead10. Black & Blue: Moderate 380 metres. Block A. At the very bottom of Relentless Blue before the drop off turn into Black & Blue. This just adds to the single track experience, Black is more technical.
11. Up Dale: Easy. 400 m. Block C Proposed.Ascending trail
12. Woodcutters: Easy. Block A Fire trail access from Link Trail. Goes to the top.
13. Whipper Snippers: Easy. Proposed Block C
Trail Level: Moderate, Blue Trails.
14. Black & Blue: Moderate. 380m. Block A
15. Cool Running: Moderate. 1,500 m. Block A & B. Entry located above the Pemberton Trout Hatchery. This is old school switchbacks on the climb up and lots of berms, rollers and jumps down. Pump on the way down or hammer it and rail the berms and find plenty of air time on your descent.
16. Dropbear: Moderate 810 m Block C. Tight fast and technical. This is the cornering track. This is a signature trail that is just good value.
17. Heaven and Hard Work: 2,677 m Block D. This is the main trail down the centre of the block with a circuit back along the river and a steep climb back to the start. The descent is go as fast as you want, the river section is steady with a roller trail. The climb is steep, granny gear and makes you sweat.
18. Just Because: Moderate. 215 m Block A. Two options At the end of Bloody Mary the track to the right heads up and joins the Link track up to Woodcutters. At the end of Bloody Mary the track straight ahead goes left down to the Pemberton Pool.
19. Pemberton Pump Track: Moderate 200m Flat. Refurbished, fun, the Pool of Death and many rollers. The Pump Track is a continuous loop ridden without peddling. A series of rollers and berms to build up speed with different lines, fun for any level rider.
20. Pirate Trail: Moderate 1240 metres. Block A. Moderate trail, fast sweeping trail on the eastern side of Relentless Blue. Rock garden and dropping switchbacks. Start near Bloody Mary. Hand built
21. Relentless Blue: Moderate 3900 m Block A. The “signature trail” of Pemberton Mountain Bike Park, a Top Trail in WA. Relentless Blue incorporates the lay of the land in a clockwise direction. The first kilometre is the ‘Hell Mile’ a hard technical climb. The western side of the hill is designed as the main climb but has a series of ups and downs with some hard technical elements, a series of turns, rock gardens, log rollovers, sharp uphill and downhill style trail design. The eastern face of the hill is down hill with the wall rides, timber and earth berms & log rollovers. One of WA’s Top Trails
22. Wahoo: Moderate800 metres. Block B Fast swooping XC downhill
23. Nearly Gnarly: Moderate. Block D. 2,200 m. Winding switchbacks, drops, jumps, log rollovers, holes, sweeping fast sections, berms, rock gardens and long curves
24. Crown Track: Moderate. Proposed Block D.
25. Slippery When Wet: Moderate. Block D.
26. TTF Skills: On the Flat. Starts next to the Pump Track. Wooden, log, dirt and stone obstacles in a circuit.
27. The Luge: Moderate. Block D.
Trail Level: Difficult, Blue Trails.
29. Bloody Mary: 860 metres. Block A. Difficult to Extreme Level. The start is located at the top of the hill where Relentless Blue crosses the top fire trail and descends down the hillside overlooking the Pemberton Pool. A 1.2 km descent - just for fun. The track is a challenging mountain bike trail and includes TTF’s: whoops, jumps, rollovers, 46 Log Extreme and numerous berms.
30. Fingertips: Difficult Block A. Technical black trail with steep decent, off camber, berms and descending downhill lines. Drop in off Woodcutters into the chute on Bloody Mary
31. Jump Track. Rider level Moderate to Difficult. On the Flat. The jump track is located next to the trailhead. Features jumps and berms to keep the speed up. Caters for intermediate to experts. Jump face heights 0.8m to 1.8 m. Just rebuilt in January 2018
32. Nationals: 267 metres. Difficult. Block A. Nationals is off camber, very sketchy in places, tight uphill turns working across the hillside. The descent is rocky, off camber down to Woodcutters. Trail links to Fingertips and Bloody Mary.
33. Vanilla Slice: 237 metres. Difficult. Block A. Off camber, very sketchy in places, tight uphill turns going down the hillside. The descent is steep, off camber down to Just Beacuse, above the Pemberton Pool.