2-Day Experience

Name: Blue Derby Pods Ride
Price range: $

Over two-day 'mini-break', you will ride through the stunning and world-acclaimed Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails network. We'll make the most of your time with us, on and off the trail.

What makes our 2-Day Experience unique? On day 2 you will visit the dramatic 'Mount Paris Dam'.

Best Suited For: Those with limited time to explore the Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails and those wanting to explore the lesser-known local secrets of 'Mount Paris Dam'.

Inclusions: Our Experiences are all inclusive. Read all 2-Day Experience inclusions here.

Departures: Every Sunday from September - May (see our Winter Experience for June - August Experience options).

Price: $1,850 per person.

Booking and Availability: Book your Experience and check availability here.

Download pdf itinerary here.

Day One Day Two

Day One

Launceston – Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails

8:15am-8:45am – Launceston bus pick up from your accommodation.

Awaken; The Blue Derby Pods Ride journey begins in Launceston, Tasmania. Here you will meet your Experience Leaders, before setting off with us out to the Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails network. You will start coasting along the world-acclaimed mountain biking trails mid-morning.

Adventure; After conquering your first morning on the Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails network, you will settle into a picnic lunch at the Pods. Your afternoon adventure is optional; you can continue exploring the trails or relax at the Tasmanian bush setting surrounding our exclusive hub site.

Unwind; Once nestled into the hub and your pod, your Experience Leaders will delight your taste buds with a local, fresh dinner featuring Tasmanian ingredients.

Trails potentially discovered: Chain Gang, Rusty Crusty, Axehead, Long Shadows, Flickety Sticks, Hazy Days, Howler, Rattler, The Derby Lake.

Trail grade: Intermediate (blue) and easy (green).

Number of uplift shuttles provided: 1-2

Riding duration: 0KM – 20KM/1-5hours

Options
Take it easy – Relax at the Pods for the afternoon.

Challenge yourself – Continue riding after lunch and take on the trails like; Krushka's, Dam Busters, Air-Ya-Garn, Hazy Days, Return to Sender, Kingswall, Upper Flickety Sticks and Roxanne.

Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails

Awaken; Starting the day with a delicious hot breakfast, you'll pack your gear and then shuttle up to the historic and dramatic Mount Paris Dam.

Adventure; After exploring the history and deep 'green rooms' of Mount Paris Dam, you'll then coast down either adventure trail or the sensational 'Atlas' or 'Hazy days' trails, linking you back in to the iconic Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails. We'll finish with a later alfresco river-side lunch.

Unwind; Journeying back to where you started in Launceston, you’ll toast to your two-day mountain biking adventure. Any apprehensions from the first morning are now a distant memory, and have instead been replaced with the brutal beauty of the Blue Derby Pods Ride Experience.

Trails potentially discovered: Atlas, Return to Sender, Flickety Sticks Lower and Upper, Air-Ya-Garn, Hazy Days, Dam Busters, Kingswall, Trouty

Trail grade: Beginner, intermediate (blue) and more difficult (black - optional)

Number of uplift shuttles: 1-3

Riding duration: 0KM – 30KM/2-6hours

Options
Take it easy – Have a slower morning, visiting the Mount Paris Dam and then exploring Derby's non-riding attractions like; floating sauna, Derby museum, cafes or nature walks.

Challenge yourself – Add an additional shuttle before lunch and ride a favourite trail again or explore a new one.