Fox CreekDestination overview
Fox Creek has been around since well before the millennium, boasting 48km of trails. It was the place for riders around Adelaide for nearly 30-years, but unfortunately, the network was totally destroyed in the 2019 bush fires.
Post bushfire rebuild
Starting with a clean slate, Fox Creek is rebuilding bigger and better than before. The rebuild is happening as we speak, with about 50km of trails complete and another 40km or so on the way.
Fox Creek is where riders like Connor Fearon, Shelly Flood and Troy Brosnan cut their teeth, and the new network has a good mix of green, blue and black trails — including a few DH runs.
Fox was initially built largely by the community, and the second time around, the network is properly mapped out, designed to offer something for every rider — including adaptive mountain bikers, gravel riders, groms and bike packers.
High up in Adelaide’s Mount Lofty Range, the trails are on Forestry SA land. The site has about 270m of vertical on offer, and with a new arrangement, shuttles can use forestry roads for faster laps and more gravity trails.
Facilities galore
The rebuild will also have running water, toilets, shower and bike wash facilities, high-speed eBike charging, BBQs and more.
A little under an hour outside of Adelaide, on the commute, you’ll pass seven wineries along the way; beyond that, Fox Creek stands largely on its own — so your best bet will be to stay in Adelaide.
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Fox MTB park is arguably the premier place to go mountain bike riding in Adelaide. It has trails for all skill levels and a skills jump park to match.
Most people, including me, will park at the bottom carpark and ride to the top via the fire road and then turn off onto Dream Weaver + Point of Knoll Return. If I want a scenic climb, I’ll ride Middle Earth and pretend I’m Frodo on his journey to Mount Doom.
For descents, Green Smoothie and The Ducks Guts is great to warm up on. My personal favourite though is Fox Fast. Fox Fast has a bit of everything, and nothing too challenging either. I used to ride Allen’s Orange Whip + Blue Groove a lot, but because it’s such a crowd favourite, it’s fallen into a state where it requires some TLC.