Hennessey Mountain Bike Track is a downhill mountain bike track set up in the Glass House Mountains, not far from the Glass House Mountains Scenic Lookout.
Maintained by the Sunshine Coast Council and D’Aguilar Range Cycling Club, the 1km track runs along the Beerburrum Woodford Rd and features jumps, drop-offs, steeply banked berms, technical terns, rock gardens, and loose and rough surfaces.
It is a Black Diamond Rated track, or Very Difficult, by the IMBA rating (International Mountain Bike Association). A sign is at the starting mound displaying the rating and map of the track.
At the bottom of the hill, there is some space to park to collect bikes and riders, to transport back up the hill.
The name of the track is from the Hennessey family who settled in the area in the 1870s.
To get there:
From Steve Irwin Way (take exit 163 heading north on Bruce Hwy, or exit 188B heading south), turn into Beerburrum Rd for the Beerburrum township. Follow Beerburrum Rd for 1km, and turn right into Beerburrum Woodford Rd, with a brown sign. Follow Beerburrum Woodford Rd for 9.5km, which will become a dirt road. The road will become bitumen again, passing the bottom of the track 1.2km before the turn (at 8.3km). Turn left onto a dirt track that leads to the dirt starting mound of Hennessey Mtb Track.
From Mt Beerburrum Lookout, head out of Mount Beerburrum Access back to Beerburrum Rd, and turn right. After 170m turn right into Beerburrum Woodford Rd, with a brown sign. Follow Beerburrum Woodford Rd for 9.5km, which will become a dirt road. The road will become bitumen again, passing the bottom of the track 1.2km before the turn (at 8.3km). Turn left onto a dirt track that leads to the dirt starting mound of Hennessey Mtb Track.
From Glass House Mountains Scenic Lookout, turn left out of the parking area heading west on Glass House Woodford Rd, which becomes dirt straight away. Follow to the end for 3.4km, and turn left into Beerburrum Woodford Rd, which becomes bitumen. After 200m, turn right onto a dirt track that leads to the dirt starting mound of Hennessey Mtb Track.
Cost: Free
Hours: Anytime
Toilets: No
Bins: No
Tables: No
Seating: No
Water: No
Food: No
Wheelchair accessible: No
Pets: No
BBQ: No
Playground: No
