Jindabyne Trail Network is the cross-country and trail-riding hub of the NSW Snowy Mountains, centred on the Tyrolean Village / Mill Creek area on the eastern side of Jindabyne Dam (about 5 km east of Jindabyne town centre). The network is a mix of hand-cut singletrack laid down by local volunteers and newer machine-built trails added by professional builders (TRC Trails), and serves all ability levels from green family loops along Lake Jindabyne to short, technical black descents off the ridge above Tyrolean Village. The current rideable network sits at roughly 25–30 km of trail; standout XC runs include Mill Creek Trail, Huff n Puff and Copper Tom, while gravity-leaning riders use Three Lions, Bunty's South and Orbital.
The trails are managed by Snowy Monaro Regional Council with day-to-day maintenance, dig days and trail planning by the Jindabyne Trail Stewardship — a non-profit volunteer group that runs monthly working bees. A $11.8m Restart NSW grant is funding the Lake Jindabyne Shared Trail Project, which is progressively linking the existing Tyrolean trails to East Jindabyne, Kunama Estate and the Thredbo Valley Track (TVT) into a 50 km loop around the southern half of the lake. As of late 2025 contractors were appointed for the Tyrolean / East Jindabyne and Kunama links, and the Rainbow Drive trailhead (carpark + amenities) tender was out — completion is targeted for mid-2026.
Jindabyne is also the jumping-off point for the Thredbo Valley Track (TVT, 35 km KNP descent into town via Hatchery Bay) and is adjacent to the privately-run Bungarra Alpine Centre (20+ km of trails, $7 day pass). A separate 500 ha Jindabyne Mountain Bike and Adventure Park is in procurement on the western side of town under the Snowy Activation Precinct — operator EOIs closed early 2026; this is a future park, not part of the current network.
The trail network around Tyrolean Village grew up organically as a hand-cut volunteer project over the early-to-mid 2010s, driven by local riders frustrated by the lack of warm-weather riding in the Snowies once the ski lifts closed. The Jindabyne Trail Stewardship formed to formalise that work — getting council and NPWS sign-off, picking up tools, and gradually moving from rogue trails to a sanctioned network.
The pivotal shift came with the NSW Government's Restart NSW funding for the Lake Jindabyne Shared Trail Project (announced via Snowy Monaro Regional Council; budget ~$11.8m). The project's goal is a continuous 50 km trail loop around the southern half of Lake Jindabyne, connecting the bottom of the Thredbo Valley Track (TVT) at Hatchery Bay through to Jindabyne town centre, on to East Jindabyne and the Kunama Estate. Snowy Monaro Council manages delivery; TRC Trails was engaged as the principal builder. The project also includes the Rainbow Drive trailhead carpark + amenities and a Kosciuszko Road underpass at Hatchery Bay to remove a dangerous road crossing.
Separately, the NSW Government has been progressing the Jindabyne Mountain Bike and Adventure Park under the Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct — a 500 ha site 3 km west of Jindabyne with ~300m elevation change, intended as a gravity / adventure park operated commercially. Operator EOIs closed March 2026; this remains a future development and is not part of the current Jindabyne Trail Network record.