Cascades Trail
open
Difficulty: advanced
Distance: 30 km
Average Time: 3-5 hours
Descent: 1550 m
Climb: 500 m
Trail Network Donations
The Lake Mountain Resort team hopes you enjoy our trail network. Consisting of over 80km of ridable trails (single track, machine made, gravity riding, cross country riding & gravel riding). All of which require consistent maintenance and upkeep to be presented in the top class standard we offer.
To ensure this standard is kept and to grow and develop our trails, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Quick Links
Trail
features
Adventure trail
Multiple environments
Gravity features
Advanced lines
Trails (10)
Cascades Trail
open
Updated: 11 am · 29/11
Updated: 11 am · 29/11
Listed as one of Victoria’s best descent trails, Cascades has quickly become a strong favourite in the mountain biking community. An intermediate adventure run with advanced features, this all-mountain trail flows for 30km from the top of Lake Mountain through beautiful alpine forest all the way down to Marysville.
Difficulty:
advanced
Distance:
30 km
Average Time:
3-5 hours
Descent:
1550 m
Climb:
500 m
Lenny’s Loop
closed
Updated: 4 pm · 16/09
Updated: 4 pm · 16/09
The ideal beginner trail for school groups and families, also good as a warm up before you try something more challenging.
Difficulty:
beginner
Distance:
2 km
Average Time:
10 min
Descent:
-18 m
Climb:
23 m
Snake Ridge
closed
Updated: 2 pm · 19/05
Updated: 2 pm · 19/05
Cross country trail that tests your technique, with plenty of twists, turns and some brutal climbs to push you.
Difficulty:
intermediate
Distance:
2.7 km
Average Time:
30 mins
Descent:
-67 m
Climb:
69 m
Bypass
closed
Updated: 2 pm · 19/05
Updated: 2 pm · 19/05
Another hand-built single track featuring lines through rock gardens, ideal for building your cross country experience. Bring your fitness for this one.
Difficulty:
advanced
Distance:
2 km
Average Time:
20 mins
Descent:
-38 m
Climb:
32 m
Trigger Track
open
Updated: 11 am · 29/11
Updated: 11 am · 29/11
Flow trail mixed with minor rock features. The easier start to Cascades that gives you a beginner flow cross country ride.
Difficulty:
beginner
Distance:
1.7 km
Average Time:
20 mins
Descent:
-53 m
Climb:
23 m
Ski Trails
closed
Updated: 2 pm · 24/08
Updated: 2 pm · 24/08
Our most scenic and easy ride, the cross country ski trails up on the plateau give you a picturesque view of our alpine environment that attract both riders and hikers.
Difficulty:
beginner
Distance:
37 km
Average Time:
2 – 4 hours
Descent:
-150 m
Climb:
150 m
Upper Granite grind
open
Updated: 11 am · 29/11
Updated: 11 am · 29/11
The start of the full Cascades trail, UGG is the original technical, hand-built classic. Great views, rocky, raw, cross country trail. Stretch your skills and work on your technique in this tight, short, single track. Includes great views from the Summit.
Difficulty:
intermediate
Distance:
5 km
Average Time:
5 km
Descent:
– 120 m
Climb:
180 m
Kestrel’s Track
closed
Updated: 2 pm · 24/08
Updated: 2 pm · 24/08
Our all-abilities trail with a gravel base, designed to enable adaptive mountain biking for people with physical disabilities.
Difficulty:
beginner
Distance:
2 km
Average Time:
20 mins
Descent:
-10 m
Climb:
10 m
Lower Granite Grind
closed
Updated: 4 pm · 16/09
Updated: 4 pm · 16/09
The Lower Granite Grind (LGG) comes out at the bottom of the Upper Granite Grind (UGG), descends to a river crossing, before turning back uphill along a single track for a 2km climb back to the resort. A nice workout that goes through the old logging ruins and mountain ash forest.
Difficulty:
intermediate
Distance:
5 km
Average Time:
1 hour
Descent:
-100 m
Climb:
140 m
Ski Run 21
closed
Updated: 4 pm · 16/09
Updated: 4 pm · 16/09
A downhill ski run from the 1910’s, this technical downhill section provides a different option inside the Granite Grind trail. This short trail is ideal as a warm up for Cascades or a great way to challenge your mates.
Difficulty:
advanced
Distance:
0.3 km
Average Time:
5 mins
Descent:
-38 m
Climb:
32 m