Holidaying in St Helens – All you need to know
Welcome to St Helens and surrounds! So that we can make sure you have an awesome time while staying in our area, we thought we would share with you some of the best spots to eat and drink, take the family and just relax. And, as an added bonus, all the businesses we feature…
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The Bay of Fires – An EPIC adventure like no other
“The Bay of Fires is one of two Epic trails in Australia, but the experience is like none other. Few rides in the world traverse such a variety of landscapes and deposit riders into a scene straight off a postcard as a reward for their effort.” From the mountains to the sea, The Bay…
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Winter on and off the Trails in St Helens
Unlike other MTB trails in the state and nation who close their trails over winter, the St Helens MTB trails remain open and are in PRIME shredding condition. The sandy granite soils in our area mean that they are perfect for winter riding and there are still plenty of things to do in St Helens…
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The Dragon Trail is coming to town
We are counting down the days until our first event, The Dragon Trail and its 300 odd competitors rolls into Snellins’, as you can tell we are just a tad pumped about this! We have been in regular contact with the organiser’s Louise and Craig, and holy barracuda batman, they have pulled out all the…
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Are you ready to ride the Dreaming Pools?
Before you head off on your ride of the Dreaming Pools there’s a few things you need to know and a few things that are important you consider. It may be 27kms, but don’t be fooled…it’s not all downhill and not an easy ride, it is rated blue, or more difficult, not just because…
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Bay of Fires Trail to OPEN – with some changes
The Bay of Fires Trail is NOW OPEN… but there are some changes. We have been doing some trail work on the Blue Tier and have realigned the start of the Blue Tier Trail, and it’s looking amazing! Just wait to you see our amazing new trailhead which has all been made and constructed…
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Celebrate the black diamonds opening in St Helens on 20 June
After a few slow months, our friendly coastal community is ready to welcome you back to the East coast! We have really missed our Mountain Biking friends so we are pretty excited to have you all back riding our brand new trails… which we are ridiculously stoked about! To welcome you back, some our local…
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Black Diamonds to OPEN – June 20
We will be celebrating the opening of our three new Black Diamond trails, Send Helens, Icarus and Shucka on Saturday 20 June. You may have seen a bit of social media buzz around the trails over the June long weekend as coastal locals were given the opportunity to test out the three new trails….
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St Helens MTB Trails Open – Limited Access
Tasmanian Premier Gutwein has started to roll back COVID-19 restrictions with the St Helens Mountain Bike Trails now allowed to open but only to people who live within 30 km of the trails… so if this is you… HOORAY. More info can be found here. For the rest of our Tasmanian MTB riders, you will…
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All Trails Closed due to COVID-19
26 March 2020 – 4pm Due to advice from the Tasmanian Premier this morning, we will be closing the St Helens Mountain Bike Trails effective as of midnight tonight. This includes the Bay of Fires trail and the Stacked Loop Network at Flagstaff, St Helens. This decision was not made lightly and is a…
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