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4,967 ft
Distance
35 ft
Climb
-391 ft
Descent
00:10:48
Avg time
-357 ft
Altitude change
315 ft
Altitude min
692 ft
Altitude max
681 ft
Altitude start
325 ft
Altitude end
-7.2%
Grade
-42.8%
Grade max
15.1%
Grade min
735 ft
Distance climb
3,606 ft
Distance down
627 ft
Distance flat
00:10:48
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Rocky Dingo Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Smithfield
    Cairns
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond Rate
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
  • Global Ranking
    #56747 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #23350 in E-Biking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes

Rocky Dingo is an old school single track that has a descent from the top of Paguna Ridge to finish at the Panguna ridge road junction with Jacobs ladder/Centipede. It is a very challenging track that will test even the most skilled riders with loose technical rock gardens and tight flat corners, Finishing with Crocs-Teeth Rockgarden into a steep rockslab descent nicknamed Crocslide.

Access Info

Climb up the fireroad above the watertank until the top of the hill where there is a short switch back climb to the start.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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May 12, 2026 @ 1:25pm (Australia/Brisbane)
May 11, 2026
Two trees down on concrete section of climb
Dec 31, 2025 @ 8:51am (Australia/Brisbane)
Dec 30, 2025
 reporter
Apr 5, 2025 @ 3:46pm
Apr 5, 2025
 two trees down across track
Feb 24, 2025 @ 4:59pm
Feb 24, 2025
 Just got rebuilt by trail workers
Feb 2, 2025 @ 4:02am
Feb 2, 2025
 reporter Small tree across descent -growth of small vegetation over trail in multiple parts corridor needs clearing
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Avg: 4.21 (4 votes)
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        Directions to rocky-dingo trailhead (-16.805060, 145.683280)

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        SMITHFIELD - ROCKY DINGO
        3:59 | 1121 | Jul 13, 2019 , Cairns

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        Cairns Interschool Enduro Race Archived
        6 miles • 1,327 ft • 4 • Out & Back • Race •
        Interschool 4 stage Enduro Stage 1 Stage 2 Lower Stage 3 Centepiede Stage 4 - Can be done in any order

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        Frequently Asked Questions About Rocky Dingo

        ▼ Where is Rocky Dingo located?
        Rocky Dingo is located in Smithfield, Cairns, Australia. It is part of the Smithfield trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates -16.80506, 145.68328.
        ▼ How hard is Rocky Dingo?
        Rocky Dingo is rated as Black Diamond difficulty. The physical rating is Moderate. The average grade is 7.2%. The climb difficulty is rated Blue.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Rocky Dingo?
        Rocky Dingo has 11 m of elevation gain. The trail has 119 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 96 m to 211 m.
        ▼ How long is Rocky Dingo?
        Rocky Dingo is 1.5 km long. The trail type is singletrack.

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