Ride Creswick

20/03/2026

to 2022 when it was announced that would be hosting the Commonwealth Games MTB event.

That would have been happening this week. Our little town could have been bursting at the seams with international riders and visitors……but here we are, still waiting for all the permanent signage to be installed 😂

A lot of water under the bridge since 2022, guess this one gets filed under “what could have been”.

Ride Creswick. 10 years of advocacy. 2016-2026.

05/03/2026

Welcome to Autumn.
Welcome to race season!

Great to have back for the Creswick round of the Fox Superflow. That’s coming up NEXT WEEK so get the entries in asap!!

In April the Shifty 50 makes it long-awaited return. Last time it was held, the trail network was still an idea. Fresh new course, this one is for the XC’ers out there.
Check out for details and entries.

Ride Creswick. 10 years of trail advocacy in 2026.

10/02/2026

New shuttle pick-up bay completed at Hammon Park.
Corner of Water & Moore streets.
👏👏👏

09/02/2026

Ok. Definately got some questions about some of the closures…..

The website states it was being closed from Feb 6, the information we put out was directly from council that stated Feb 9, which we received before the website was updated. So apologies from us in that regard, but we were only passing on the info as it had been given to us. There was obviously a change in date that we we not updated about and we rarely look at the trails website unless we really have to.

So to the closures…
Zero issue with the ‘L’ & ‘N’ trails. They all start and/or finish in the area being logged or damn close to it. Same with the section G10 to Port Philip rd. Makes sense to have these closed.

It appears G5 & G6 are closed, which is not advertised.

Our real issue is with the Woodcoupe trails. Even if it’s accounted for that W1-6 are adjacent to the area being thinned, closing W7 & W8 seems ridiculous because it’s a damn long way from the logging operations and they (along with W1) provide a safer passage over to the Cosgrove trails rather than the current option of riding on the same roads the logging trucks / local residents will probably be using.

Speaking of W8, it’s dual direction and only closed at 1 end….go figure 😂

If W7 is going to remain closed, it would be the perfect opportunity to give it a refresh. Certainly needs it in some sections.

We’ve asked the question of council and have requested some clarification as to why, if we get an answer we will update.

In the meantime, this is what we suggest:
1. Stick to the remaining gravity trails (which is nearly all of them)
2. Drive out to the Cosgrove trail head. Much safer to be in the car on the roads out there rather than contending with a logging truck on the bike. Either drive up Niggl or down Davey Rd to get there.
3. Park at St George’s overflow carpark or up the top of the lake, or park at Koala Park and use the goldfields and then T3 / S7 to access the Cosgrove trails.

We had a little over 20mm of rain yesterday and the trails appreciated it. Riding very nicely and some of that talcum powder dust has settled properly for the time being.

28/01/2026

Ohh. This is good!
Don’t just pencil it in….go grab a permanent marker, and in your calendar on April 12 write: “Racing in Creswick”.

So excited to see the return after a few years hiatus.
LOCK. IT. IN.

22/01/2026

So is a thing.
We’d forgotten that that was the year we started. Here’s the very first photo we ever put up. For those that know us, there are a few hidden Easter eggs in this photo. For those that don’t, not to worry….just look at how far Hammon Park has come since then.

So in a few months Ride Creswick turns 10. What should we do? Something, or nothing at all? Leave your ideas in the comments and they will be considered. Can’t promise anything, but we will aim to do ‘something’.

18/01/2026

••••UPCOMING TRAIL CLOSURES••••

HVP will be conducting thinning operations in the area highlighted yellow below between Monday 9 February and Friday 13 March 2026.

As part of the trail agreement, Council are required to close the impacted and adjoining trails to support operations during this time. The team are working through confirming exactly what trails this impacts, however it is likely to be the section of G10 that supports the L trails, all of Lake Link (L), Adventure (N) and Wood Coupe (W) trails.

Signage has already started to be put in place and hard closures will be installed. Please respect the closures as the work going on in the area highlighted is extremely dangerous and the machinery operators don’t need the added worry of watching out for rogue MTB’ers who think the rules don’t apply to them.

This is part of the deal of having trails in the Pine Forest. It works well everywhere else, no reason it can’t here as well.

15/12/2025

We knew it. Now you know it.

Nice article Flow Mountain Bike 👌

03/12/2025

Nice to see a silly omission from the trail network rectified this week. The one piece of trail connecting Wallaby Track with St George’s that was missing due to “land manager issues” has been installed, providing an obvious separation for bikes from the busy Melbourne road.
Funnily enough, almost directly opposite over the creek is the missing S2 connector trail.
Why hasn’t it been built? Land Manager issues.
Benefit of it being built? Separation of bikes from a busy road……time to get it built.

04/11/2025

Listen to our chat all about this event with the race director here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BoKKZgOiafWtWKzsvcj70?si=pbwaoWWaQY2Svcloe-1nOQ

14/09/2025