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Mountain biking rewards anyone willing to get a little dirty. Some days are about learning to ride properly, with an instructor pointing out where to shift your weight. Others are about picking a trail, following a guide downhill, and turning up at the finish line grinning. Either way, the bike comes included.
Mountain biking asks you to read a trail as you ride it, adjusting speed and line with every rut and root along the way. Tours run across the country, from a two-hour trail taster to a full-day descent or a dedicated skills course built for improving technique. Minimum ages set by operators run from 10 to 16 years old, and most rides come with a guide included.
Western Australia carries two very different rides. The Full Day Dwellingup Munda Biddi Mountain Bike Experience is self-guided and run by Dwellingup Adventures, with a choice of a 17km or 35km trail, a recommended minimum age of 10, and panniers available to hire for supplies. The Margaret River Guided Mountain Bike Tour runs for two hours along the Rails to Trails Walk Cycle Trail, caps each guide at eight riders, provides safety gear, and suits intermediate riders rather than complete beginners.
The Full Day Mountain Bike Tour with Brewery Lunch departs Melbourne CBD at 8am for trails around Woodend and Harcourt in Central Victoria, riding well-maintained giant hardtail bikes with front suspension. Groups run from two to eight people, the minimum age is 13, and the day wraps up back in Melbourne by 6pm.
In the Adelaide Hills, the Mount Lofty Wildlife & E-Bike Adventure turns a downhill descent into a wildlife-spotting trip, with a private tour of two to six riders and a minimum age of 12. Most of the 90-minute ride runs on gentle downhill or flat trails and doesn't operate over winter, so it suits a rider after scenery over technical terrain.
A voucher for a mountain biking tour beats another pair of socks for the rider who already owns the bike but never books the trip. Whether it's a two-hour taster in Margaret River or a full skills day in Adelaide, the choice of trail is theirs to make.
Gift vouchers cover every tour listed here, so the person riding picks the state, the distance and the difficulty. Explore the range of gift vouchers to find the right one.
Minimum ages are set by each operator rather than the category as a whole. The Mountain Bike Core Skills Course in Adelaide sets the highest bar at 16 years old, while the Adelaide Hills descent asks for 12 and the Melbourne brewery tour asks for 13. The Dwellingup trail in Western Australia recommends 10 as a starting point rather than a strict minimum.
It depends on the tour. The Margaret River ride is built for intermediate riders who already have trail time, while the Dwellingup and Melbourne rides welcome riders with only some prior experience and a medium fitness level. Anyone starting from zero is better served by a lesson before a longer guided ride.
Rides range from two hours to a full day. The Margaret River tour is the shortest at two hours, while the Dwellingup trail can run up to eight and a half hours depending on distance and rider fitness, and the Melbourne brewery tour runs a full day with an 8am pickup.
A guided ride takes you along a set trail with a guide setting the pace, timing and stops. The Mountain Bike Core Skills Course instead spends a full day, from 10am to around 3pm, working on technique in small groups of three to six with one instructor, aimed at riders wanting to improve rather than simply cover distance.
Prefer two wheels but want pavement instead of dirt? The cycling tours range covers sealed paths and wine country routes at an easier pace. If it's the trail you want without the bike, bushwalking and hiking tours cover much of the same ground on foot. For something with an engine, off-road racing and quad bikes trade pedals for horsepower, and camping and glamping holidays give you somewhere to stay the night after a long day on the trail.