Durikai State Forest MTB Trails

Durikai State Forest is 40 kilometres west of Warwick along the Cunningham Highway. There are three entry points into the forest but the main one is the unsealed Durikai Road. Turn left off the highway onto Durikai Road and continue for around 700 metres to where Thane E W Road departs to the left. This intersection is the trailhead for the Durikai State Forest MTB Trails, and Thane E W Road is where you will be headed as soon as you get on the bike. It is worth noting that none of the roads on this trail are sealed and hardly any are signposted.

Main Loop

This is marked on the map in pink.

1. Head east on Thane E W Road.
2. Turn left onto Tower Road when you come to the crossroad around 2 kilometres from the start.
3. Go to the right at the fork onto Thane Minor Road around 1 kilometre further on. If you go left at this point, you will come out on the Cunningham Highway.
4. Stay on this path for another 4 kilometres, going to the left at both forks, and then turn right onto Thane Eastern Boundary Road at the T-intersection. The two right-hand turns you see along the way are the Northern Cut Through and the Central Cut Through shown on the map in purple. You should only take these if you don’t want to do the full Main Loop. If you go left at this point, you will come out on the Cunningham Highway.
5. Turn right onto Tower Road after another 1.2 kilometres. If you continue straight at this point  instead, you will be on the Durikai Road Extension shown in magenta on the map (see below).
6. Stay on this path for 4 kilometres and then go right at the fork to remain on Tower Road. The left and right turns you see on the way to the fork are the Southern Cut Through and the Central Cut Through shown on the map in purple. The Southern Cut Through goes to the Durikai Road Extension, and the Central Cut Through takes you back to step 4 of the Main Loop. The left hand option at the fork is the Western Cut Through shown on the map in purple. This also goes to the Durikai Road Extension.
7.  Turn left when you come to a crossroads another 1.5 kilometres further on. This is the same crossroad that you passed through in step 2. (above). You are now on the home stretch back to where you started.

Durikai Road Extension

This is marked on the map in magenta. Going this way will increase the length of your ride from 14.5 to 16.5 kilometres.

1. Follow steps 1 to 4 on the Main Loop.
2. Turn right onto Durikai Road after 2.75 kilometres.
3. Follow Durikai Road for 6.75 kilometres until you return to where you started. The two left-hand turns you see along the way lead away from the trail and should not be taken. The two right-hand turn are the Southern Cut Through and the Western Cust Through that both go to step 6 in the Main Loop.