Yesterday, a group from Obsession Bikes took the trip up to the Sunshine Coast to go to the world famous Coast Gravity Park. Sure, waking up before 5:00 AM isn’t fun, but it was most certainly worth it. I was excited to go and see in person what all the videos and pictures showed and to ride the trails! It was a lot different than I expected.
We loaded up trucks just before 10:00 to head up for our first lap. The shuttle road was really steep and I was surprised that they were able to shuttle all day every weekend and have the roads be in such good condition. It was a steep climb!
The trails were most of what I expected. Well groomed, nice jumps, and everything flowed really well. Even though the jumps were pretty big, they were really easy. People who I would have never imagined to hit jumps that big were doing them easily. You just had to get over the intimidating gaps. I was really impressed with how many laps we were able to do in just 6 hours!
I was very glad that I went, had so much fun, and I would go again with a larger group of people. For me, it wouldn’t be worth the money just to go by myself or even with one or two other people. The cost of the ferry, driving, and the cost of the park add up, and the opportunity for technical skill development isn’t really there. If you want to learn how to ride big jumps, however, it is the perfect place to go!
