Summer trails getting open!

SUMMER TRAILS GETTING OPEN!

Mt Buller and Mt Stirling’s walking and bike trails officially re-open from Saturday 2 November, so it’s time to get moving and enjoy a walk or a ride and take in the alpine views.

Following early snow melt and a run of good weather there are more trails than usual set to open this weekend.

“The team have done an excellent job clearing tree fall and preparing the trails for summer visitors to enjoy,” explains Alan Arthur General Manager of Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management. “This weekend is a fantastic preview of what’s to come this summer and we’re pleased to confirm all the walk trails on Mt Buller and Mt Stirling, including the Klingsporn trail to Mirimbah have the green light. I hope plenty of walkers to get out and enjoy the amazing weather forecast up here this Cup weekend.”

“The talented and passionate team from Contourworks are working closely with our trail crew and have already made solid inroads on the extensive mountain bike trail network across both mountains, with more to come before the full network opening in early December.”

From this weekend (2-3 Nov) mountain bikers will be able to get in first tracks on Gang gangs and Clancy’s which have been freshly revamped. Work continues on Trigger Happy which is open, although with some final touches still to come. Popular flow trail, Copperhead, is also ready.

Visitors to the alpine resort this weekend will discover alpine buttercups are in full flower around the Mt Buller summit area, the golden Alpine Phebalium turning the northside slopes along the Summit Nature Trail bright yellow and the deep purple Hovea Montana is a beautiful sight.

The resort thanks guests for staying off closed trails for safety. ABOM, International and Outlaw trails are closed while the team get them ready for the December full season opening. The Australian Alpine Epic trail is expected to be ready in December once seasonal maintenance is complete and the final descent is cleared for safe riding.

The star-attraction walk, the Summit Nature Loop, is open this weekend however sections of the trail will have partial closures for a couple of weeks during November while repairs and maintenance are done. The walk is scheduled to fully re-open by early December ready for summer guests.

Mt Buller’s exciting RockWire ‘via ferrata’ climb at the summit is opening for the season with the first climbs available from this weekend.

The pump track will be ready for riders in the village, Arlberg House is offering meals and refreshments, Buller Grocer and bottle shop is open and information and maps are available at Alpine Central near the Clocktower. 

The first weekend in November marks the gradual opening of seasonal roads at Mt Stirling including Corn Hill access to Howqua Gap and beyond to Craig’s Hut.

MTB shuttle services and the Mirimbah Store are set to open in early December.