Falls Creek Mountain Bike Park

Overview

Falls Creek is an alpine MTB park on Victoria's Bogong High Plains, sitting at ~1,500 m and best known for 56 km of singletrack across 21 trails plus 150 km of backcountry trails, with 600 m of vertical drop. The network was substantially expanded in 2022 with three new blue gravity flow trails (Skyline, Downtown, Heavy Metal) and now serves as one of Victoria's two flagship resort-tier alpine bike parks alongside Mt Buller.

The mountain runs as a Nordic-ski resort in winter and flips to MTB from mid-November to late April. Shuttle uplift is provided by Blue Dirt from Howman's Gap and the village. The park hosts the MTB de Femme women's enduro festival each March. The famed Mystic-to-Falls Creek backcountry route through the alpine plateau gives the destination its biggest day-trip pull.

Location & Access

Address: Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Falls Creek VIC 3699
Region: Victoria's High Country / Alpine
Drive times: ~4.5 hr from Melbourne via Mt Beauty; 1 hr 15 min from Bright
Public transport: Falls Creek Coach Service in winter; limited green-season — most riders self-drive or use bike-shuttle pickups
Parking: Free at the village in green season
Coords: -36.8714, 147.2756

Best Season & Conditions

Peak riding season: Mid-November to late April; "green season" weekends only outside peak
Shuttle schedule (2025/26): Fridays–Sundays until April 29; daily Dec 27 – Jan 12, 2026; Thursday–Monday Jan 15–26; daily April 3–19 (closed Tuesdays)
Wet-weather impact: Trails generally hold up; some closures after major rain
Fire-danger / TFB: Total Fire Ban days may close lower trails
Snow / alpine season: May – mid-November is winter ski operation; MTB closed
Notable closure: Downhill trail closed Feb 25–27, 2026

Managing Body & Trail Builders

Land manager: Falls Creek Alpine Resort Management Board
Shuttle operator: Blue Dirt
Trail builders: World Trail (recent flow trails) and resort trail crew
Volunteer / dig days: Local club volunteer days during build-out periods
Donations / membership: Annual Mountain Bike pass available

History & Background

Original network built incrementally from early 2010s
2022 expansion — three new gravity flow trails (Skyline, Downtown, Heavy Metal) added 56 km network from earlier ~30 km
MTB de Femme — annual women's-focused enduro festival held in March
Backcountry rep — Falls Creek is the eastern terminus of the Mystic-to-Falls Creek alpine epic, one of Victoria's most-photographed backcountry routes