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You Yangs Regional Park Mountain Bike Trail
Geelong, Australia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
6 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 6/27/08 by vosbalive |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 35 miles | Global Rank: #1604 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 18 | Wishlist: 4 |
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Description: Western Plantation The Western Plantation, affectionately known as the Flat Track consists of a 6 km loop with a 7 km additional option (Leg Juicer).The Trail consists of 90% Single Track, 5% Fire Road and 5% obstacles. This track is aimed at beginner to intermediate level riders. However donít discount the ability of the terrain to put on a show. There are enough challenges for the most experienced rider. There is a seemingly endless amount of turns and twists. There are log rides, small rolling jumps, boardwalks and dry creek half-pipe obstacles to keep everyoneís interest, intriguing kids to conditioned athletes. Within the Plantation, a Skills Area has been built, consisting of a concentration of boardwalks, ramps, crossings, log-rides and see-saws. Alongside the skills area is a Dirt Jump Section. Stockyards The Stockyards is 95 % Single Track and 5% Management Track. There are a number of trails from Green Circle Cross Country trails to Double Black Diamond Down Hill runs. The Stockyards is aimed at intermediate to advanced riders. Within the array of trails there are numerous fast flowing turns and timber berms, board walks, rock-gardens, step-ups and jumps. Each trail was designed and built with a purpose in mind. Please ride respectfully.
Description: Western Plantation The Western Plantation, affectionately known as the Flat Track consists of a 6 km loop with a 7 km additional option (Leg Juicer).The Trail consists of 90% Single Track, 5% Fire Road and 5% obstacles. This track is aimed at beginner to intermediate level riders. However donít discount the ability of the terrain to put on a show. There are enough challenges for the most experienced rider. There is a seemingly endless amount of turns and twists. There are log rides, small rolling jumps, boardwalks and dry creek half-pipe obstacles to keep everyoneís interest, intriguing kids to conditioned athletes. Within the Plantation, a Skills Area has been built, consisting of a concentration of boardwalks, ramps, crossings, log-rides and see-saws. Alongside the skills area is a Dirt Jump Section. Stockyards The Stockyards is 95 % Single Track and 5% Management Track. There are a number of trails from Green Circle Cross Country trails to Double Black Diamond Down Hill runs. The Stockyards is aimed at intermediate to advanced riders. Within the array of trails there are numerous fast flowing turns and timber berms, board walks, rock-gardens, step-ups and jumps. Each trail was designed and built with a purpose in mind. Please ride respectfully.
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by dynamitedread on October 9, 2011
Thought i'd write a reveiw as all the other reveiws are a bit out of date. Most of the trails have recently had a huge overhaul due to heavy winter rain and are fantastic. There a good range of trails from easy xc, all mountain and downhill. I recommend downloading a map of the stockyards and plantation to save getting lost as you learn the trails. Once you learn your way around a lot of trails start and end in similar place so you get a good chance to mix it up, also some of the trails are bi-directional. My personal fav's are Lactic acid and Cressy's desent. After years of riding boring xc trails the You Yangs has been a breath of fresh air. Put it this way i bought a 6" dually just for this place. Finally for all you car free city slickers you can get to the yangs via Little river train station then a 10k ride. This what i do. Oh and don't worry you'll get a tailwind on the way home. P.s. How somebody gave this place 1 star is beyond me. Happy riding
reviewed by Jord_6 on October 6, 2009
downhill and extreme cross country trails were awsum! heaps of ranges in dificulty from full on dh to flat cross country, with big jumps and drops to small tabletops
reviewed by Jimmy_James on October 12, 2008
it was good just u had to walk up mountains and all the tracks were all over the place sometimes u have to ride 5km to the next track good for first timers and fun for experts i did not go on the super hard one cause we had no time but next time i will and you can get lose is the sings around are not that goood need to get better and there is one at Forest near Geelong i will like to go to that it just open a couple of months ago it needs it on this site but it was a good day!
reviewed by josh_mathot on November 11, 2007
Came here for the first time last weekend and rode in the plantation area which was very ordinary single track. being a plantation trail, there was no dense scrub making the trail unpredictably exciting, you can see 100s of meters through the perfectly spaced trees. The worst part about these trails was the 'maintanance', on the corners if there had been erosion or a pot hole, a sandy filler is being used to 'maintain' the trail! Riding through sand patches in a corner is ridiculous, in the first 500 meters I washed out the front tyre, corected from falling, then slammed into a tree with the shoulder. I am an experianced rider and have raced xc for years, this is the first spill ive had for 25+ rides, and it is purely due to some idiots filling the corners with soft sand insted of road base or something firm for the tyres to grip to! Overall the track is slow having to tiptoe though the deep soft sandy hazards and frusterating, It could of been good.
* Review edited 11/11/2007
Similar Trail: A ride through soft beach sand, any beach, and getting taken out by a life guards buggy for your troubles.
reviewed by bgm181 on May 6, 2007
The Flat Track was a good ride although the track would be benefit from a few more obstacles. A few see-saw rides from skills area would be beneficial. Don't be misguided by the Flat Track name, it keeps the legs pumping.
Similar Trail: Yarra Trail - Melbourne, cant beat it for an endless supply of free flowing single-track.
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