Mountain Biking From Sydney | Best Riding Near the City

Sydney, Australia… where do we begin? Beautiful beaches? Opera house? Traffic? P 42 Wallaby Way? Activewear and run clubs? I’m sure we could go on and on, but I will tell you one thing for sure, Sydney is home to a passionate mountain bike community! Just take a look at the absolute spiderweb that appears when you open Trailforks and it’s easy to see why.Before we get into our favourite spots, we should note that we do our best not to promote unsanctioned trails, and even within some well-known, established trail networks, there are community-built trails. Regardless of their reputation, popularity or presence on Trailforks, we can’t actively shine the spotlight on them.Mill Creek is an excellent example of how community-built trails can be formalised for the benefit of everyone in the area — though it hasn’t come without plenty of hard work! They even held a mountain bike festival at the end of 2024, the Grays Point MTB Festival, including an XC race and jump jam, with plans for a repeat in 2025.