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为了更好的体验北领地广阔而多样的自然环境，您可能会想要远离大道，去小路上探索一番。

为了更好的体验北领地，您可能会想要远离大道，去小路上探索一番。若要将自己沉浸在这个环境之中，没有比骑上领地内的众多自行车道或山地自行车道更好的方式了。以平和安静的方式纵览壮丽景色，会让偏远的摄人美景更加富有魅力。

爱丽斯泉

爱丽斯泉是澳大利亚中部的山地自行车中心。市中心和周边地区有适合各种水平的道路，您可以从这里出发，与麦克唐纳山脉近距离接触，然后继续前行抵达更远的乌鲁鲁。爱丽斯泉电报站距离市中心只有一小段车程，拥有很多穿越国家公园区的路径，同时也是拉勒平塔路径的起点。

辛普森山口

辛普森山口自行车道是最重要的内陆骑行体验地之一，穿越西麦克唐纳山脉（West MacDonnell Ranges）国家公园的开放林地，绵延 17 公里。当您骑行穿梭在洋槐和木蠹蛾灌木丛中，沙袋鼠、蜥蜴和鸟类随处可见。

乌鲁鲁

内陆骑行可以从文化中心租用自行车。平坦的大地上点缀着硕大的乌鲁鲁岩石，岩石底部环绕着宽阔的小径。沿途可以看到迷人景色，诠释性符号解释了这个地区的文化意义，惊叹于这个自然地标的宏大规模和令人窒息的美。

启程

对于那些想要寻求更多刺激的人来说，山地自行车是不错的选择。亚拉伦山地自行车道包含了超过 15 公里的专用山地自行车道和交织在山脉间的广阔防火道网络。该地区颇具挑战性的干旱地貌使得它适合高强度的骑行。

环游达尔文

达尔文拥有各种密闭式和开放式的自行车道，可以带骑手领略这座城市令人赞叹的自然公园和保护区。车道从速溪桥通往钟乳石公园，穿越沙滩、砂岩峭壁和木麻黄海岸保护区河口的木麻黄树林。

探险之旅

如果您确实热爱冒险，而且做好了充分的准备，朱普拉（格雷戈里）国家公园（Jutpurra (Gregory) National Park）中偏远的四驱越野车道正是体验极限领地山地自行车体验的不二之选。从壮观的山脉和悬崖地区到峡谷和桉树林，囊括各种各样的景观地貌。

更多信息

• 北领地骑行
• 达尔文自行车俱乐部
• 澳大利亚中部的狂热骑手

Uluru

Perhaps one of the best ways to appreciate the enormous monolith of Uluru is on a bike, as you use the same trail used by walkers to get up close to the rock. It’s pancake flat so you can leave your climbing gears at home and cruise around the base at your own pace, enjoying the many vistas and the rich cultural heritage explained on interpretive signs along the way. You don’t even need to bring your own bike, with hire bikes available at the Cultural Centre from Outback Cycling.

Darwin

A variety of experiences await cyclists in Australia’s northernmost capital, from triathlons all the way through to mountain biking. Darwin is home to Australia’s best MTB acronym, the DORCs (Darwin Off-Road Cyclists). The local club is a friendly mob and always busy running their program of social rides and events.

Local favourites Casuarina Coastal Reserve and Charles Darwin National Park are close to the CBD. Mother Nature works at keeping the singletrack single, with lush regrowth every season narrowing the trail corridor (and your personal space). It can be tight and confined at times but the park managers work hard to ensure that you get a year-round quality trail experience.

In the tropical summer, DORC runs events at Howard Springs, about 30km east of the city, which handles the wet conditions very well. For those who have more time to explore, head to Nitmiluk National Park in the Katherine region, to try the Territory’s most newly opened trails. Take on the 20km network next to the iconic Nitmiluk Gorge with the option to add on a hike to seasonal swimming locations. Think world-class appeal to both mountain bikers and cyclers alike.

Future trails – watch this space!

The Northern Territory is investing a considerable amount of funding towards improving existing trail networks and developing some awesome new trails in Central Australia and the Top End. Litchfield National Park will host new mountain bike trails which will link to previously inaccessible swimming holes. In Central Australia preliminary work is underway for the epic 200km Red Centre Adventure Ride – a new, multi-day adventure cycling experience that traverses through the Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park from Alice Springs to Glen Helen and Redbank Gorge.

It’s an exciting time for biking in the Territory! 

Further information

For more information download the latest mountain bike trail maps for Alice Springs and Darwin or chat with a friendly Territorian when you arrive.

Other useful links include:

• Darwin Off Road Cyclists
• Central Australian Rough Riders
• Outback Cycling
• Alice Springs Visitor Information Centre
• Katherine Visitor Information Centre
• Tourism Top End
• Trailforks

Trail users should always keep to the signed official MTB trail network and approach unsanctioned trails with caution. Be aware that trespassing on private property is a punishable offence.