Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park

23/09/2026

PLANNED BURN THIS AFTERNOON 23/09/2026 - Notifiaction form QPWS received late this morning that there will be a follow up burn in AFMBP this afternoon as per the following information. Check QPWS Park Alerts for more information.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will be conducting planned burn operations (weather permitting) from Wednesday 23 September to Thursday 24 September 2026 (dates inclusive), within the Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park in Herberton Range State Forest and Herberton Range National Park.

During this period there will be a partial closure of the Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park, west of the Roundabout Access Road and north of Rifle Range Road.

The trails listed below will be affected by either full closures or section closures (signage and barricading will be on site to indicate closures):

4
5
10
11
12
13
16
17
Trails south of Rifle Range Road and East of the Roundabout Access Road will remain open during this period, however visitors may observe smoke in the area that may impact their visit.

Visitors with respiratory or other health problems should seek medical advice on mitigating the effects of smoke inhalation and keep medication close by if suffering from a respiratory illness.

Planned burns are vital in promoting ecological health and biodiversity as well as helping to reduce the risk and intensity of bushfires.

Public safety is the highest consideration in all QPWS fire management activities. To find out more visit the Fire management webpage.

Please observe all signage, barriers and directions from rangers and do not enter closed areas.

Please monitor park alerts on the department's website for updated information.

Stay up-to-date with Current bushfire warnings and incidents from Queensland Fire Department (QFD).

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22/09/2026

Our trail refurbishment is nearing completion! 🚲🙌 More than $1m of grant funding has seen Contour Works re-shaping, manicuring and finessing our blue trails, back to their original flow. 🤙

If you’ve not yet ridden the refurbished sections, we absolutely urge you to do so! Which is riding best? 🤷‍♂️🚲

Many hands, make light work,so be sure to chip in with one of our working bees in the lead up. 🪏

Please come and join us for a weekend of trail riding, making new connections and celebrating our Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park in November! All welcome.

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22/09/2026

TRAIL STATUS UPDATE 23/09/2026 - A minor change this week. Trail 8 (Hack) is now open with caution. There are some soft powdery sections but hopefully some light rain and wheels over it will help compact the soil. Trails 12 and 17 remain closed until full inspections can be completed. Hopefully this will occur early next week.

11/09/2026

TRAIL STATUS UPDATE 12/09/2026 - AFMBP is now open. The QPWS planned burn is complete and the Park Closure has been removed. Take care on trails until volunteers and trail care crew can check for debris as a result of the fire. No change in other trails ie Trails 8, 12 and 17 remain closed, all others are open as per the trail status update post on 22/08/2026.

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06/09/2026

https://parks.qld.gov.au/park-alerts/26945

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will be conducting planned burn operations (weather permitting) in Herberton Range State Forest between Wednesday 9 September to Friday 11 September 2026 (dates inclusive).

06/09/2026

PARK CLOSURE - QPWS will be conducting a planned burn this Wednesday, 9 September. For safety reasons the park will be closed until Friday, 11 September ie AFMBP is closed 9, 10 and 11 September 2026. Further information is available on Park Alerts. Watch this page for updates also.

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04/09/2026

TRAIL STATUS UPDATE 05/09/2026 - No change again this weekend to the trail status ie Trails 12, 8 and 17 are closed as per the post on 22/08/2026. Trail 8 is almost ready to go, just requires a few tweaks. Trail 12 is going to take a few more weeks. We may be able to open the Trail 12 climb to Trail 17 soon - once the excavators have been moved and new signage installed. Watch this space for more info.

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04/09/2026

WELCOME TO OUR NEW TRAIL CARE CREW - Next time you're out on our trails make sure you say hello and thanks to our new VPG trail care crew - Judane, Saniesha, Joseph and Jacob. They commenced work in our park this week giving some much-needed attention to Trails 1 and 2 on the southern side of the access road. A special welcome also to Chris who has returned to the role of crew supervisor. We're looking forward to working with you over the next 20 weeks of the program.

🌿 Meet our newest Tablelands Trail Builders - Jacob, Judane, Joseph & Saniesha!

It’s the start of a big 20 weeks for the crew, who have already hit the ground running alongside VPG Project Supervisor Chris at the Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park.

Over the coming months, they’ll be learning on the job, building practical skills and gaining hands-on industry experience while helping to maintain one of the Tablelands’ great outdoor assets.

We’re so pleased to have Jacob, Judane, Joseph & Saniesha on board and can’t wait to follow their progress. Welcome to the team! 👏

We’re proud to deliver VPG Work Skills Traineeships in partnership with Skills for Queensland, Tableland Cycle Sports, Tablelands Regional Council, and Civil Safety - Safety and Training RTO #32381.

28/08/2026

Trail Status Update 29/08/2026 - No changes this week, all trails as per last week's post.

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24/08/2026

Let’s showcase our refurbed trails! We’re planning an event, to showcase our trails. If you wish to help with the event (or one part of it), come and share your ideas, and let’s make sure everyone knows how good our park is! 🤙🚲

First meeting is about setting the context and purpose of our event. See you at the clubhouse - Vernon St from 5pm, Wednesday 26.8.26. 🙌