Scenic Rim region, Queensland: Cycling the Hidden Peaks bike trail

By Mark Daffey
Updated October 6 2016 - 2:08pm, first published October 2 2016 - 12:15am
Hidden Peaks Trail Riders. Photo: Mark Daffey
Hidden Peaks Trail Riders. Photo: Mark Daffey
At the end of a long day, the finish line ahead can be more of a focus than the surrounding beauty. Photo: Mark Daffey
At the end of a long day, the finish line ahead can be more of a focus than the surrounding beauty. Photo: Mark Daffey
Hidden Peaks Trail Riders. Photo: Mark Daffey
Hidden Peaks Trail Riders. Photo: Mark Daffey
Cabin campfire. Photo: Mark Daffey
Cabin campfire. Photo: Mark Daffey
Hidden Peaks Trail Riders beneath Scenic Rim mountains. Photo: Mark Daffey
Hidden Peaks Trail Riders beneath Scenic Rim mountains. Photo: Mark Daffey

Alastair Oakman asks us whether we've mountain biked before. I tell our guide I've completed day rides, but never four consecutive days like the one we're about to undertake. Fifty-year-old Brisbane lawyer Ryan says he rides to the park with his six-year-old son every other week. And Michael, a middle-aged web master, admits to owning an exercise bike.

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