The downhill bike course rests on granitic soil, a foundation common in sub-alpine areas, which also makes for the best and most trecherous riding conditions. The course features wide-open sections with multiple riding lines through twisty alpine heath and snow gums.
They really want to encourage riders up to Mount Baw Baw for recreational riding – just to experience the awesome single trail at their own pace, no clock to watch. That’s part of the beauty of riding Baw Baw: stopping to smell the roses, or the snowgum in the case of Baw Baw and the big views over the Alpine ranges and back over the Gippsland Valley. It’s a pretty special place to ride.
In collaboration with the locals and specialist trail designers, Resort management has invested in trail building, redesign and added new trails based on old-timer walking tracks. The latter have turned out to be a surprise packet well received by the cross-country crew, with trails now bedded in after a full season of use in 2013.
The only bedding in you'll need to do after conquering this downhill descent, involves an icepack, blisters, twisted ankles, and some TLC in front of the fire in the lodge.