Stanley - Yackandandah Mountain Bike Track Network
The Yackandandah Mountain Bike Track Network, also know as Yack Tracks, is located in the Stanley State Forest and has been built by a small band of hardy volunteers travelling under the name of Yack Tracks Inc. in collaboration with the land managers (DELWP).
The goal of Yack Tracks is to create a sustainable network of well mapped and well managed long-form cross-country mountain bike trails highlighting the mining heritage of the local area that will be attractive to locals and visitors alike.
Utilising established design principles, the trails are both low profile and very low impact. Remnants of the area's mining history, in the form of water races are distributed throughout the forest providing a ready-made framework of shallow gradient links between more flowing trails, at the same time dramatically reducing the amount of earth that has needed to be shifted during construction. The soils of the area have a high clay and loam content and once settled provide an excellent riding surface that exhibits good grip and erosion resistance.
Care has been taken to avoid the 'spider web' effect that afflicts many mountain biking facilities, riders need not be stopping every 200 metres to confirm their position or decide on their next move. Long unbroken segment lengths have been created to allow riders enough time to fully embrace the track flow and enjoy their surroundings.
The trails range from easy to intermediate level, providing a safe but enjoyable ride experience. There are 3 green trails, 32 intermediate trails and no black trails.
The main loops are:
- Shack Loop, 3.3km, 70m climbing (follow the green signs) (Green easy level)
- Diggers Loop, 18.5km, 415m climbing (follow the red signs) (Blue intermediate level)
- Ground Effect Loop, 17.2km, 500m climbing (follow the yellow signs) (Blue intermediate level)
- Kokoda Loop, 15.5km, 433m climbing (follow the purple signs) (Blue intermediate level)
Trail Maps:
Yackandandah MTB Trail Network Map (Main Loops) (Explore Yackandandah)
Yackandandah MTB Trail Network Map (All Trails) (Trailforks)
Location and Access - Stanley Trail Bike Visitor Area is located less than 5 kilometres from the Yackandandah township. From Yackandandah drive along the Bells Flat Road for approximately 3km onto Service Basin Road then follow this Road onto No1 Link Road. 1.7km further on will bring you to the Stanley Trail Bike Visitor Area.
Location
Yack Tracks MTB Trailhead, Yack Gate Road, Stanley 3747 Map
Web Links
→ Yackandandah MTB Track Network (Trailforks)
→ Yackandandah Cycling on Facebook
→ Mountain Biking in Yackandandah (mtbiking.com.au)
→ Mountain Bike (MTB) Parks in Melbourne and Victoria
