Linga Longa Bike Park

Overview

Linga Longa Bike Park is Western Australia's premier private gravity-focused mountain bike park, sitting on a 700-acre family-owned estate of private forest and rolling hills along the Blackwood River near Balingup, in the South West region. The park is built into a valley with around 200 metres of vertical descent on offer — by WA standards, a serious gravity venue — and is best known for hand-built downhill and enduro trails, a jump-line skills park with progressive wooden drops, and a tight, committed roster of double-black trails alongside a small handful of green and blue options for less experienced riders [1][2][6].

Unlike most council or DBCA trail networks in WA, Linga Longa is on private property and is not open for general access. The park only operates on scheduled "Gravity Days", events (notably WA Gravity Enduro rounds), and private booking days, and riding the park outside those windows is strictly prohibited [1][3]. A shuttle bus is run by the operator on those days — private shuttling is banned — and ride passes are sold online via the park's website [1][9].

The estate was reclaimed by the Eaton family and friends from 2012 onwards, and the bike park grew organically from a handful of private hand-built trails into a full park after WA Gravity Enduro Round 6 was hosted there in October 2015. Three Chillies Design carried out major earthworks across 2017–2021, and Sam Hill was directly involved in designing and shaping the original downhill trail Rocket Rock [4][7].

Location & Access

• Address: 256 Cassia Rd, Southampton WA 6253 (corner of Cassia Rd and Southampton Rd) [5][10]
• Region: South West WA / Blackwood Valley, near Balingup; nearest townships are Balingup, Bridgetown and Greenbushes
• Lat/lon: approx -33.9494, 115.967248 (DB)
• Drive distances [3]:
  • ~18 km from Balingup
  • ~23 km from Bridgetown
  • ~11 km from Greenbushes
  • approx. ~2.5–3 hours' drive from Perth
• Approach: Visible white fence and car park sign on the right from each of the three town approaches; the park is signed off Southampton Rd.
• Parking: On-site car park; day parking is
  0/day, exact cash required (no EFTPOS) [9]
• Access restriction: Private property — strictly no access outside scheduled gravity days, events, or pre-booked private days [1][9]

Best Season & Conditions

The park's primary operating window is autumn through spring (roughly Mar–Nov), aligned with the gravity-enduro calendar and cooler southern temperatures. The valley location is noted for being cold overnight — competitors at WAGE events are explicitly told to pack extra warm gear [8].

Summer operations are limited; the South West fire-danger season constrains scheduling, and the park does not advertise summer gravity days. The "open only on scheduled days" model means there is no off-season trail wear from general public access — surfaces are typically in better shape than free-access networks.

Recent confirmed event dates:

• 2025-05-17/18 — WAGE Round 3 [8]
• 2026-11-07/08 — WAGE Round 8 [12]

Riders should consult the park's Public Gravity Days calendar before planning a trip.

Managing Body & Trail Builders

• Owner / land manager: Linga Longa Estate (Eaton family) — private property; family owned and operated since 2012 [4][10]
• Trail builders:
  • Devin Stafford — master plan from the outset [4]
  • Sam Hill — co-design / test runs / first DH trail (Rocket Rock) [4]
  • Three Chillies Design — earthworks 2017–2021 (Boxer's Blast, Bryman's Blues, Apple Crumble, Skywalker) [7]
  • Volunteers and park owners — wooden features, drops, ongoing build/maintenance [7]
• Event partner: WA Gravity Enduro (wagravityenduro.org) — recurring event host since 2015 [4][8][12]

History & Background

• 2012 — Eaton family and friends begin reclaiming the land, which had been unattended for ~20 years [4]
• ~2013 — First official trail, Valley of Dreams, completed; private trails for friends/family [4]
• Oct 2015 — Hosts WA Gravity Enduro Round 6, the inflection point that crystallised the park's future as a public-access venue [4]
• 2017–2021 — Three Chillies Design constructs major flow and jump trails (Boxer's Blast, Skywalker, Bryman's Blues, Apple Crumble); skills park with progressive wooden drops built [7]
• Ongoing — Continued trail expansion; Linga Longa is now positioned as "WA's Premier Private Mountain Bike Park" and the state's flagship gravity venue [1]

The estate also operates as a destination wedding venue (Linga Longa Estate) — the same property is used dual-purpose [10].

Recent News & Updates

• 2025-05 — WAGE Round 3 held at Linga Longa [8]
• 2026-11 — WAGE Round 8 announced for the Linga Longa venue [12]
• Public Gravity Days continue to be sold via the park website on a rolling early-bird basis [9]

Contact

• Email (bike park): club@lingalongabikepark.com [5]
• Email (estate / general): info@lingalongaestate.com [10]
• Phone: No publicly listed phone for the bike park itself. The Linga Longa Estate phone — 0438 921 201 — is the operator's general contact number and is the de-facto phone for the property [5 (via business directory)][13]
• Website: https://www.lingalongabikepark.com/
• Bookings: Online via the public gravity days page; contact form on the bike park site

Sources

1. Linga Longa Bike Park — Home — https://www.lingalongabikepark.com/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
2. Linga Longa Bike Park — Trail Network — https://www.lingalongabikepark.com/trail-network/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
3. Linga Longa Bike Park — Getting Here — https://www.lingalongabikepark.com/getting-here/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
4. Linga Longa Bike Park — History — https://www.lingalongabikepark.com/history/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
5. Donnybrook–Balingup Chamber of Commerce listing — https://dbchamber.com/business/linga-longa-bike-park/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
6. More Dirt — Linga Longa Bike Park (Southampton) — https://www.moredirt.com/trail/Australia_Western-Australia_Perth/Linga-Longa-Bike-Park/1869 (accessed 2026-05-20)
7. Three Chillies Design — Linga Longa Bike Park project page — https://www.threechilliesdesign.com.au/project/linga-longa-bike-park/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
8. WA Gravity Enduro — 2025 Round 3 (Linga Longa) — https://www.wagravityenduro.org/project/2025-3/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
9. Linga Longa Bike Park — Public Gravity Days — https://www.lingalongabikepark.com/public-gravity-days/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
10. Linga Longa Estate (wedding/estate site) — https://www.lingalongaestate.com/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
11. Trailforks region page (referenced; CDN behind anti-bot) — https://www.trailforks.com/region/linga-longa-bike-park-19142/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
12. WA Gravity Enduro — 2026 Round 8 (Linga Longa) — https://www.wagravityenduro.org/project/2026-8-linga-longa/ (accessed 2026-05-20)
13. Australia247 directory listing — Linga Longa Estate, 256 Cassia Rd Southampton — https://www.australia247.info/explore/western_australia/shire_of_donnybrook_balingup/southampton/linga-longa-estate-0438-921-201.html (accessed 2026-05-20)