Upcoming rides & events
Gravity Girls SA is a welcoming, not-for-profit club committed to creating a safe, supportive and fun community for girls who love to mountain bike. We organise club rides, shuttle days, weekenders, events and (hopefully) an all-female multi-disciplinary race series.
Here are some of the upcoming events we have planned.
Club Ride | Night Ride | Crafers
Join us for a NIGHT RIDE, starting in Crafers West. We will wind our way down through Eagle MTB Park from the top taking in the city lights! Then down the Pioneer Womens trail to Waterfall Gully Rd and up Chambers Gully, the Steub trail to Mt Lofty summit, and back to the cars!
Warm up with a drink by the fire at the Crafers Pub after!
Fox Creek Bike Park Upper Precinct Painting Day
Come and help us paint the shipping containers at the Fox Creek Bike Park upper precinct as part of a project to make the area more useable. We will be using one of the containers for Gravity Girls storage in the short term, with some exciting projects in the pipeline as part of our partnership agreement with Fox Creek Bike Park / Forestry SA.
Bring along old clothes that are ok to get paint on them. Bring your bike if you want to hit the trails after the painting session. We won't run this is a formal ride, but it's an opportunity to have a ride while you are there!
More details to follow.
Club Ride | Prospect Hill MTB Trails (Kuitpo Forest)
Join us for a ride at Prospect Hill. This is a level 2/3 ride - however the trails are not technical, just a bit of fitness required!
Level 2 Jumps & Drops | Kersbrook
Gravity Girls are partnering with Head for the Hills MTB Skills Coaching to deliver this session.
This is the business end, focusing on getting airborne (and landing again) with good technique and safely. The level 2 course will focus on developing technique and then executing on some of the smaller features at Kersbrook.
Intermediate riders, aged 15+
Club Ride | Chambers Gully / Cleland
Join us for a ride through Cleland and the Mt Lofty area. This ride will be less technical - more fire roads than single trails but will require a moderate level of fitness for the climbs.
Club Ride | AMBC Women’s Round Course Reccy | Craigburn Farm
Join us for a ride at Prospect Hill. This is a level 2/3 ride - however the trails are not technical, just a bit of fitness required!
Social event | Race Series Presentations | Giant Adelaide
Join us for a social get together and presentations for the overall series winners of the Burnside Women's Health Race Series as well as some other prizes. This will be a fun, social event for all Gravity Girls members and anyone else who raced or supported the races.
We will have nibbles, pizza and a drink of your choice. BYO extra drinks.
Level 1 Trail Skills | Craigburn Farm
Gravity Girls are partnering with Head for the Hills MTB Skills Coaching to deliver this session.
Learn the riding skills that are the foundation of good technique, giving you more control and confidence. We will cover body position, braking technique, gear choice, cornering and answer any questions you might have (about riding!).
Beginner riders, aged 15+
Level 2 Trail Skills | Fox Creek
Gravity Girls are partnering with Head for the Hills MTB Skills Coaching to deliver this session.
This session will help you develop your riding skills and allow you to ride faster and with more control. We will focus on cornering technique, pumping, riding actively and the skills that will lead to good jumping technique. Did we mention that you get shuttles with this one?!
Intermediate riders, aged 15+
Race 3 | DH | Women's Race Series
Presented by Forestry SA / Fox Creek Bike Park
The final race of the Burnside Women’s Health 2024 Women’s Race Series is a downhill race. This means shuttles! We will race at Fox Creek Bike Park on a blue trail and will have all the good vibes to finish off the season.
Location: Fox Creek Bike Park
Race Village will be next to the bottom carpark on Fox Creek Road, and parking will be in the car parking area. No parking will be allowed in the event village.
Course Map: The race will be the full length of Blue Groove, with the start below Allen’s Orange Whip. Access will be via the middle car park on Croft Road and riders will roll down the fire trail to the start gate.
Bus shuttles will collect riders from the dedicated shuttle area in the bottom car park.
Full course map can be downloaded HERE.
Race Book: Available for download HERE.
Race Format
Riders will be aiming to complete one predominantly downhill track in the shortest time. There will be at least 30 seconds between each rider. Riders will begin the day with a track walk, and then get practice time before their race run. Riders will get driven back up the hill using shuttle buses. Riders must complete at least one practice run. You must have an AusCycling Race Membership to enter this event.
Course Description: Blue Groove is a blue rated trail at Fox Creek. It is predominantly downhill, and begins at the end of Allen’s Orange Whip. Riders will roll down the fireroad or Allen’s to get to the start.
Schedule:
Rider registration open 8.00am - 8.45am
Rider Briefing 8.45am
The rider briefing is compulsory for all riders.
Track walk start 9.00am
Practice commences 10.00am
Race start 1.00pm
Presentations 2.00pm
Entries and more information:
To enter and see more details click HERE.
Race 2 | GE | Women's Race Series
Our second race in the Burnside Women’s Health Race Series is a Gravity Enduro. Essentially, Gravity Enduro means the descents are timed, and the climbs are not. Riders will complete between 3-5 stages with at least 30 seconds to the rider in front, and then cruise up the hill with mates.
Location: O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park
Race Village will be off Morphett Road. See map in race book.
Course Map:
Timed stages include Grom Flow, Easy As, Dam Revamp, Blue Luge (not for U13/15) and Shapeshifter (competitive category only).
Full course map can be downloaded HERE.
Race Book: Available for download HERE.
Race Format
Riders will be given 3-5 predominantly downhill ‘stages’ to complete between 10am and 2pm. Riders may climb up at whatever pace they wish, and only their timed downhill stages will be counted towards their final result. Riders can complete the stages in any order. All riders will have at least a 30 second gap to the rider in front and behind on the descents. The rider with the lowest total time will win. You must have an AusCycling Race Membership to enter this event, although you do not have to be a Gravity Girls SA member.
Course Description: The descents are on a mixture of Green and Blue trails, with a Black trail for those racing the competitive category.
Schedule:
Rider registration open 8.30am- 9.30am
Rider Briefing 9.45am
The rider briefing is compulsory for all riders.
Race start 10.00am
Rider return cut off and course pack up 2.00pm
Presentations 2.30pm
Entries and More Information:
To enter and see more information click HERE.
Club Ride | All Levels | Fox Creek
Join us for a lovely ride at Fox Creek Bike Park. With the Dirty Weekend Event coming up, we thought that this would be a great opportunity to show you all the course! This ride will be geared slightly more towards XC - the level 2 & 3 groups may end the ride with a fun run down Ant-Logic or Dirty Little Secrets.
We will be starting our ride from the upper car park at the bike park. Feel free to head across to Anderson Hill after the ride for some food, drink, and a catch-up!
Race 1 | XC | Women's Race Series
Our Women’s Race Series kicks off with an XC race at Craigburn Farm. This will be a fun event to get everyone into the race groove. It will be a three-hour cross country marathon style race where you do as many laps of a course as you can in three hours. You can do it on your own or in a team.
Location: Craigburn Farm.
Race Village will be on Craigburn Road, just past the trail head. Parking will be on Craigburn road between the race village and the trail head.
Course Map: Download here
Race Book: Download here
Race Format
Riders compete around a circuit with both climbs and descents, aiming to complete as many laps within three hours (they must start the last lap before 3hrs). Riders may compete solo or pairs 'relay-style'. You must have an AusCycling Race Membership to enter this event, although you do not have to be a Gravity Girls member.
Course Description: For the opening round of the season the course will have a bit of flow, a bit of tech and a little bit of climbing. The loop will consist of entirely blue trails, using Cow Bones, Little River and Sidewinder.
Schedule:
Rider registration open 7.30am - 9.45am
Rider Briefing 9.00am
The rider briefing is compulsory for all riders.
Race start 9.15am
Course closes 3.00pm
Presentations 3.30pm
Entries and More Information:
To enter and see more information click HERE.
Club Ride | Gravity Enduro Race Reccy | All Levels | OHH
Join us for a ride at O’Halloran Hill. This ride will cater to all levels, so come along!
We will also be doing a race reccy for the upcoming GGSA Gravity Enduro race.
Club Ride/ Race Reccy | Fox Creek | Shuttles
Join us for shuttles at Fox! This is a ticketed event as we will have 2 shuttle vehicles to shuttle you all back up the hill.
We will also be doing a race reccy for the upcoming GGSA downhill race.
Club Ride & XCM Reccy - Craigburn Farm
Join our amazing ride leaders for an 'all levels' ride at the Craigburn Farm MTB Trails.
We will also be taking a look at the course for the upcoming Gravity Girls XCM (Cross Country Marathon) race! Don't worry at all if you aren't committed to entering the race - or if you know nothing about it, it will still be a super fun & inclusive ride.
Club ‘Come & Try’ Ride
Are you curious about the newly formed Gravity Girls MTB club but unsure of what we offer or where to start? Look no further! Join us for our free 'Come & Try' day hosted by our all-female Mountain Bike club, Gravity Girls South Australia.
Club Ride | OHH | All Levels
Join us for a ride at O’Halloran Hill. This ride will cater to all levels, so come along!
Club Ride - Craigburn Farm
Intermediate and advanced club ride at Shep’s including a course reccie for the upcoming XCC race with Ali or fast and furious gravity laps with Kate.
Club Ride - Shep’s
Intermediate and advanced club ride at Shep’s including a course reccie for the upcoming XCC race with Ali or fast and furious gravity laps with Kate.
Club Ride - OHH
Our first official club ride!
Join us for a cruisey ride at O’Halloran Hill for beginner and intermediate riders.