Cardrona Mountain Biking Passes

2026/27 Summer Season Dates & Opening Hours (Cardrona Only):

12 December 2026 – 28 February, 2027 (closed Christmas Day).

Off-peak:

• 12 – 27 December, 2026 & 18 January – 28 February, 2027

• Open 5 days per week (closed Tuesday & Wednesday)

• 10am – 4pm (Monday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday)

• TGIF (every Friday): 12pm – 8pm

• Half-day passes are valid from 1pm to close, all open days except TGIF (every Friday)

Peak

• 28 December, 2026 – 17 January, 2027

• Open 7 days a week

• 10am – 5pm (Saturday - Thursday)

• TGIF (every Friday): 12pm – 8pm

• Half-day passes are valid from 1pm to close, all open days except TGIF (every Friday)

If you’re a first-timer, we recommend getting started on the beginner-friendly green trails, where you’ll be set up for a fun and enjoyable experience.

E-bike users are also welcome, as long as it's full-suspension. We ask e-bike users to load their own bikes onto our lifts.

Kids are more than welcome at Cardrona! We recommend full-suspension bikes with disc brakes for riding at Cardrona - please check in with Patrol if you're not sure about your kids’ bike on our trails.  

Kids facilities include:  

• Beginner flow trail on the learners' slope (next to the tunnel)  

• Pump track and skills area outside The Lounge  

• Child bike lessons with the Cardrona Bike School - highly recommended for beginner and intermediate downhillers

• Giant games outside The Lounge for boredom busters at lunch time 

• If you're not confident loading your kids on the chairlift, ask the lifties for help or jump into gondola cabin 

Definitely! We have a bike school which helps sharpen your skills in summer. Partnering with Treadmark, we host specialized coaching programmes that cater to everyone, from beginner to advanced riders. You can book lessons with Treadmark directly.

Yes, we love dogs at Cardrona during summer! We just have a few simple rules. Dogs are welcome in the carpark, base area, and on walking tracks, but must be leashed or crated. Dogs can ride the gondola as long as the accompanying person has a valid pass and we ask that owners feel comfortable to pick up/hold their dog in the unlikely case of a lift evacuation.

For safety reasons, dogs aren’t permitted in the operational Bike Park (any bike or carting trails when open).

Certified disability assist dogs, and working dogs under the supervision of Cardrona staff or rescue personnel are the only exceptions to these rules.

Pengi rips in summer. You’ll usually find them travelling and competing in the world cup, but when they have a spare week from time to time, they come home to ride at some events up Cardrona.