Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park

Overview

Greenvalleys is a privately owned, member-driven gravity / freeride / slopestyle mountain bike park in the foothills of the Illawarra escarpment at Tongarra, NSW — roughly 20 minutes inland from Albion Park and ~90 minutes south of Sydney. It markets itself as "Australia's boutique mountain bike playground" and is heavily skewed toward intermediate-to-expert downhill, freeride and jump riding, with a progressive Skills Park, more than 50 wooden drops/ramps across the trail network, a 4 m airbag and the headline Pro Line big-mountain trail. ([1][3][5])

The park is run by Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Club (private, AusCycling-affiliated) and reportedly has around 1,500 members, making it one of the largest gravity-focused MTB clubs in the country. Access is gated: members get unlimited push-up riding during daylight hours on non-race days, while non-members can only ride on pre-booked Social Gravity Days, Leg Saver shuttle days or event days. There is no chairlift or cable car — uplift is by a shuttle bus on scheduled days; otherwise you climb the internal fire road (~20 min push/ride). ([1][2][7])

Greenvalleys is the spiritual home of slopestyle MTB in Australia. Operator Nick Haertsch funded the national slopestyle tour out-of-pocket for three years, and in April 2024 Greenvalleys hosted the inaugural AusCycling National Slopestyle Championships — making Australia the first country with a national sporting body recognising the discipline. The park has also hosted the 2021 Gravity Enduro National Championships, multiple NSW State Gravity Series rounds and the 2025 AusCycling NSW/ACT Downhill State Championships. ([6][8][9])

Location & Access

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0/month) club fee + AusCycling membership required. ([2])

History & Background

Greenvalleys grew out of Nick Haertsch's long campaign to establish gravity / slopestyle MTB facilities and recognition in Australia. Notable milestones:

The park sits adjacent to Macquarie Pass National Park; the land is dry sclerophyll forest on the western edge of the Illawarra escarpment.

Recent News & Updates (last 12 months)

Sources

  1. Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park — Homehttps://www.greenvalleysmountainbikepark.com/ — accessed 2026-05-19
  2. Greenvalleys — Park Accesshttps://www.greenvalleysmountainbikepark.com/parkaccess — accessed 2026-05-19
  3. Greenvalleys — FAQhttps://www.greenvalleysmountainbikepark.com/faq — accessed 2026-05-19
  4. Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | NSW Governmenthttps://www.nsw.gov.au/visiting-and-exploring-nsw/locations-and-attractions/greenvalleys-mountain-bike-park — accessed 2026-05-19
  5. Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | VisitNSWhttps://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/south-coast/shellharbour-area/albion-park/attractions/greenvalleys-mountain-bike-park — accessed 2026-05-19
  6. GreenValleys park scores funds to incubate mountain biking's newest official discipline | Region Illawarrahttps://regionillawarra.com.au/greenvalleys-park-scores-funds-to-incubate-mountain-bikings-newest-official-discipline/32001/ — accessed 2026-05-19
  7. Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | VisitShellharbourhttps://www.visitshellharbour.com.au/operator/greenvalleys-mountain-bike-park/ — accessed 2026-05-19
  8. GE National Champs Headed For Greenvalley | AusCyclinghttps://auscycling.org.au/news/ge-national-champs-headed-greenvalley — accessed 2026-05-19
  9. Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | imbikemaghttps://www.imbikemag.com/bike-parks/greenvalleys-mountain-bike-park/ — accessed 2026-05-19
  10. Rezoning supported to secure future of popular mountain bike park | Region Illawarrahttps://regionillawarra.com.au/rezoning-supported-to-secure-future-of-popular-mountain-bike-park/58596/ — accessed 2026-05-19
  11. Greenvalleys MTB Park | TheFoldhttps://thefold.com.au/nsw/illawarra-region/tongarra/sports-fitness/sports-activities/cycling-mountain-biking/greenvalleys-mountain-bike-park/ — accessed 2026-05-19