WestCycle OffRoad

Discovering, navigating and engaging with WA's ever-expanding trails network just got a whole lot easier with this brilliant new resource from Trails WA...🚵🗺️🤓🤎

“This is more than a navigation tool, it’s a platform that helps people connect more deeply with the places they visit,” said Trails WA Chairperson Suzanne Hillier.

“It brings together accurate mapping, cultural content and environmental knowledge to create a richer and more meaningful experience while on trail”.

See below for details and how to download the app...👇

𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 | 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗛 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗱𝘂 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴! 🏅

Boekeman Machinery | Case IH Bike it to Ballidu Gravel has won the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu’s event of the year!

Presenting the Ballidu Progress Group with the award, the Shire called out Bike it to Ballidu Gravel as, “a shining example of grassroots ambition and how a small rural community can deliver an event of state-level significance through passion, teamwork and genuine country hospitality.”

It added: “What began in 1999 as a school fundraiser has evolved, through community dedication and a partnership with WestCycle, into a full-scale gravel cycling festival that attracts hundreds of riders and visitors from across Western Australia.

“The 2025 event was the biggest yet, with record cyclist numbers and a vibrant event village that buzzed from 8am to 6pm. For one remarkable day, the town of around 40-50 locals hosts a crowd over ten times its population, providing food, entertainment, and heartfelt country hospitality. The festival offers several gravel ride distances, catering to families, recreational riders, and competitive athletes alike, ensuring it is inclusive, safe, and professionally run. Combined with live music, novelty challenges, local produce and camping it truly is a wholesome event.

“This year's event brought unprecedented economic and social benefits to Ballidu and the wider Wongan-Ballidu Shire; boosting local business trade, showcasing the region's beauty and gravel trails, and building long-term tourism interest for the Shire. The event's partnership with WestCycle and local sponsors (Boekeman Machinery and Case IH) reflects professional collaboration and excellence.

Beyond the numbers, Bike it to Ballidu Gravel 2025 represents the spirit of rural Western Australia: innovation, volunteerism, and community pride.”

Bike it to Ballidu Gravel won the 2024 SportWest Community Sport Event of the Year.

This year’s event runs on Sunday 27 September, two weeks before the Gravel World Championships in Nannup. Registrations open soon.

Bike It To Ballidu Gravel Boekemans CASE IH Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport Winners Bars

Pemberton's trails network is growing...🚵😀

The World Trails Conference is coming to WA this October...will you be there? 🤓🚵🚵‍♂️🚵

Be part of something bigger this October.

Join industry leaders, land managers, tourism operators, and trail advocates from across Australia and around the globe at the World Trails Conference 2026 in Western Australia.

🌿 Inspire new thinking
🤝 Build meaningful connections
🌏 Shape the future of trails

🔗 Secure your spot now -https://worldtrailsconference.org/

𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁, 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁…𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 🚵‍♂️🫵🤎

It’s National Volunteer Week and we’re tipping our helmets to the crew who show up early, stay late, and somehow keep things rolling with a smile (and probably too much coffee).

From marshalling dusty corners, to keeping cool through last-minute chaos, our volunteers are the glue, the grease, and occasionally the duct tape of riding in WA.

You make the magic happen without fanfare, just pure commitment (and maybe a few sore legs).

We salute the lot of you and look forward to working with you soon! 👏

📧 If you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at [email protected] See less

Huge kudos to the 2000+ riders who took on the gravel of Nannup for the various iterations of the SEVEN Gravel Race on Saturday! So many glorious efforts in glorious conditions! 🤎💪

What a showcase to WA's gravel riding the SeVen team has given us - and the world when the Gravel World champs return to the same location on 10-11 October!

With events like the Mt Marshall Gravel Grind, Backroads Gravel, the C-Wise Dwellingup 100, Cape to Cape MTB and Wild Gravel coming up, along with WestCycle's Bike It To Ballidu Gravel on Sunday 27 September (two weeks before the Gravel World Champs) - these are exciting times for gravel and offroad riding in WA. 🤎

https://ballidugravel.com.au/ [regos open soon]

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport

📷 Patrick Boere Photography

Good things happening on the trails of Dwellingup...🚵🤎

Hungry for some fresh trails? Pemberton just opened 12km of new trails to explore! 🚵‍♂️🚵‍♀️🙌