Book a shuttle
Mountain bike shuttles, day trips and tours. Hunter Valley, NSW.
Primary shuttle providers at Awaba Mountain Bike Park and Dungog Common. Road trips to Thredbo, Tasmania, Queenstown and Canada. A two-person crew and a trailer full of bikes.
Summer schedule starts 17 October
01How a shuttle day works
Pick a date and a morning, arvo or all-day session. Multi-ride passes work whenever the shuttles run. Your confirmation email is your ticket, so have it ready to show the driver.
Dungog: from the car park, head under the big pipe and up towards the toilet block. Awaba: from the main car park to the top of DH, with drop-offs for FaulkLine, Biraban and Lower DH.
Bikes hang vertically in the trailer with room between them, and the loaded trailer gets a check before we drive. Shuttles run consistently for the whole session.
Hunter Valley, NSW
Stopping great ride plans from dying in the group chat.
02Shuttles
3 hour sessions
Shuttles to the Flow trail head. Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon: check the dates when booking.
4 hour sessions
Main car park to the top of DH, with drop-offs for FaulkLine, Biraban and Lower DH. Aiming for every weekend, except HMBA events and weather closures.
10-uplift shuttle cards can be shared and never expire.
Book Awaba03Where the money goes
Up to 25%
of every Awaba booking goes back to the trails and the landholders.
“HMBA have engaged them as our exclusive shuttle operator. Every time you use them we get money back into the club to look after the trails. Win win!”
Hunter Mountain Bike Association, hmba.asn.au
“Shuttles for the Dungog Common MTB Park are run independently by Granted Ride Mountain Bike.”
Ride Dungog, ridedungog.org
04Rides and tours
10 to 16 Oct 2026
Derby, Blue Tier, George Town and St Helens. E-bikes only. You fly, we transport your e-bike and your luggage. Optional Maydena extension, 16 to 19 October, A$690.
A$2,090 pp
Details and book
12 to 21 Dec 2026
Ten days in Tasmania before Christmas. Optional airport transfer from Newcastle and the Central Coast, A$100, if the numbers are there.
A$2,690 pp
Details and book
28 Jan to 3 Feb 2027
Return Sydney flights with 40kg of luggage, six nights in Queenstown, a three-day Skyline Bike Park uplift pass, Cardrona, Coronet Peak and Dreamline. Intermediate and above. Heli bike add-on, A$690.
A$2,990 pp
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3 to 20 July 2027
A road trip across British Columbia, 3 to 12 July, nine nights, then Whistler, 12 to 20 July. Take the full tour or either half. Four consecutive years of running Canada tours, and back in 2027.
From A$2,499 pp
Details and book
22 to 26 Oct 2026
Return shuttle between Sydney Airport and Batemans Bay for the festival. Room for you, your bike and your luggage. Pickups along the route by request.
A$199 return
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Day trips and race days
Thredbo roadies, Barrington Bike Park and Cessnock by request from A$40, Muswellbrook A$60, Mt Coramba Outlaw DH race shuttles A$50 to A$140, Ladies Day at Dungog A$65. Dates as listed on the booking site.
From A$40
See every rideGot some mates and want a trip built around dates that work for you? Send a message and we will get something happening.
Private bookingTours are reserved with a A$1 deposit. We reach out personally after booking with trip details and arrange the deposit later.
05The rig
Our mission is to make your experience as seamless as possible: minimising travel risk, avoiding transport damage and reducing downtime for our riders.
06Private bookings
Five riders opens a weekday session. Want the bus to yourselves? Private sessions run from the Newcastle and Maitland area out to Dungog, Awaba or wherever you point us. Barrington day trips, Thredbo roadies, Tassie tours, New Zealand, Canada. We can even run shuttles for your kid's birthday party.
The more notice the better. We cannot organise shuttles with one day's notice.
07Who is driving
Granted Ride is owned and operated by Grant and his partner Elle. We wear a lot of hats and handle everything from logistics and bookings to driving, guiding, planning and the behind-the-scenes admin.
Granted Ride was established to simplify the logistics of shuttle days and group trips: removing stress, reducing downtime, and stopping great ride plans from dying in the group chat and getting them out onto the trails.
Based in the Hunter Valley, NSW, we are the primary shuttle providers at Awaba Mountain Bike Park and Dungog Common, with trusted helpers supporting our regular shuttle operations. Beyond our home trails we run road trips, tours and event shuttles, always focused on smooth logistics and maximum ride time.
08From the bus
