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GUIDED
Mt Wellington Summit Descent & Rainforest Adventure Ride
Epic views, thrilling descent, & lush rainforest on Hobart's signature easy mountain bike adventure.
Easy
Basic
Hire Bike & Shuttle
Guided Ride
19km
4 Hours
Min 2 | Max 10 riders
Downhill All The Way
Tour Overview
Experience one of Hobart's most spectacular and accessible bike adventures.
Start with a shuttle to the summit of Mt Wellington, 1270m above sea level. Enjoy spectacular 360-degree views across the state, before a thrilling 6km mountain road descent with more incredible vistas over the city and southern peninsula.
The adventure continues with an 12km rainforest ride descending the historic Pipeline Track, lead by one of our expert local guides.
Roll past towering eucalyptus, giant tree ferns, waterfalls, wildlife, and historic aqueducts.
This ride is one of the best ways to experience Mt Wellington's stunning vistas, landscapes, and rainforest.
Highlights
- Spectacular views at the summit and on the mountain road descent
- In the rainforest: giant ferns, water features, incredible trees, historic aqueducts
- Curious wildlife: wallabies, pademelons, wedge-tailed eagles, turbo chooks, & lyrebirds
- Ride with an experienced local guide
- Our guides share interesting facts and stories about life on the mountain, the history, and its native plants and animals
- Total ride distance is 19km, and it's downhill all the way, how good is that!
- Quality mountain bike, front suspension, hydraulic disc brakes, 12-speed, and remote dropper seat.
What's included
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Quality mountain bike with front suspension, disc brakes, and dropper seat
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Riding helmet and gloves
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Shuttle to the summit of Mt Wellington
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Ride with an experienced local guide
Skill Level & Fitness
- Skill level: Easy | Green | Grade 1
- Riders should be comfortable on a bike with good basic bike handling skills
- The rainforest trail is an easy-going, well maintained gravel track, with gentle gradients.
- Fitness level: Basic (it's downhill all the way!)
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Itinerary
- Meet at our South Hobart shop for tour briefing, bike fitting, receive helmet, and gloves
- Hop in our shuttle for a 30 minute drive to the summit of Mt Wellington
- 15 minute walkabout at the summit
- After soaking up the epic views, get on your bike and ride 6km down the summit road.
- Then, a second shuttle transports the group (20 minute drive) to the southern side of the mountain, where the guided rainforest ride begins.
- The rainforest ride gently descends 12km along a spectacular forest trail, called the Pipeline Track.
- Guided ride finishes back at our South Hobart shop.
- Allow approximately 4 hours for the complete experience.
Where To Meet
Meet at our shop:
Tasmanian Mountain Bike Adventures
466, Maquarie Street, South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
FAQs
What to wear
- Comfortable active clothing
- Warm and waterproof layers if required
- Sturdy shoes. Toes must be enclosed.
What to bring
- Lightweight backpack to carry extra gear
- Snacks + drink
- Mobile phone
- Personal medication
- Sun block
The tour will only be cancelled if we consider the conditions to be dangerous. For example, high winds, torrential rain, high fire danger. We will contact customers in advance to advise of any changes. If a tour is cancelled due to weather we offer option to reschedule, gift voucher, or full refund.
Children must be comfortable on a bike with good basic bike handling skills.
Under 18s must always be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Our smallest bikes are suitable for riders above 125cm tall.
Because of the traffic on the summit road, parents often decide that the summit road descent ride is not suitable for their child. In these instances, kids can skip the summit road and come down in the bus. We always have a conversation with parents about safely riding the summit road.
The second ride, through the rainforest, is child-friendly, 95% of the ride is in the forest. The final 1km of the ride is residential street, and juniors can ride on the path with their parent.
Arrive at our South Hobart shop 30 minutes before the tour's scheduled start time.
On arrival you'll receive helmet, gloves, ride briefing, and introduction to the bike.
You'll be riding a lightweight mountain bike with front suspension. It has modern geometry, powerful brakes, and is fitted with premium components. An ideal bike for this ride.
- Maximum rider weight for our bikes is 120kg
The bikes we provide have a bottle holder. A 750ml bottle with a diameter of 8cm will fit snugly.
For anyone wishing to do this ride as an exclusive, private tour, please contact us with your enquiry details. We can tailor the tour, offering flexible start time, hotel pick-up, even include a MTB skills coaching session.
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