Horse & Local MTB Trails
Please find attached a choice of trail maps in and around Samford.
SEQ Horse riding Network
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Samford Rail Trails
Samford Pony Trails & House Mountain Range
Located in the Samford Valley, these trails are boarded by Camp Mt, Samford Village, Highvale. The Samford Pony Trails are a system of multi-use trails legal for both MTB and horses. As such, MTB’s should ALWAYS GIVE WAY TO HORSES on these trails. information provided by mtbdirt.com.au
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Brisbane Forest Park ( National Park )
BPF covers a large area of forestry and a huge amount of trails. Area’s such as Bunyaville State Forest and Ironbark on the nth western side of the city are included as well Camp Mt and far up the range to Mt Glorious and beyond. It stretches right down towards Wivenhoe Dam and Lake Manchester. Even Gap Creek and Mt Coot-tha are officially part of BFP even though they are managed by the BCC instead of QPWS. Gap Creek, Bunyaville, Ironbark, Camp Mt and Bellbird Grove are all covered in separate sections. information provided by mtbdirt.com.au
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Bunyaville
Located on Brisbanes Northside, Bunyaville State Forest is surrounded by the suburbs of Albany Creek, Bridgeman Downs, McDowall, Everton Hills, Arana Hills and Bunya. The main entrance is found on Old Northern Rd at McDowall, however many trails are found leading off The Jinker Track, the tarmac road that divides the Forest into 2 main sections. information provided by mtbdirt.com.au
Camp Mtn (D’Aguilar National Park)
Located in Brisbane Forest Park, this is a very steep area Travel up Mt Nebo Rd a few kilometres past the BFP HQ and you’ll see the Bellbird Grove turn off (Red x on map) signs. A few kilometres on and you can turn down into the Camp Mountain Rec area (Blue X on map) if you want to start from the top of Camp Mt as opposed to at the bottom at Bellbird Grove. It’s also possible to ride the firetrails over to (or from) Ironbark Gully at Ferny Hills with only a few kilometres on tarmac. There’s no singletrack here to speak of but if you like fire trails then you can ride through to the Samford Valley, or up Camp Mt via one of two steep climbs, or even down towards Gap Creek through BFP. information provided by mtbdirt.com.au
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Clear Mountain
Located between Cashmere and Clear Mountain, this forest is boarded by those suburbs as well as Draper. Entrances are located on Clear Mt Rd, Wynn Rd, Cash’s Rd and also Old School Rd. information provided by mtbdirt.com.au
Ironbark Gully (Samford Conservation Park)
Located at Ferny Grove, this forest is boarded by Ferny Hills, Samford Village, Ferny Grove
information provided by mtbdirt.com.au