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Buxton, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: malinhett, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Granton DH Track

Mountain bike area · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Rain before today is not known, Rain 17.6 mm in the last two days, Rain 7.6 mm today

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.5 mm
Rain
4.9 mm
Air
17°C

Tue 3 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
17 mm
Rain
1.1 mm
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
17.6 mm
Rain
7.6 mm
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
16.9 mm
Rain
1.1 mm
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
16.9 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 34 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
13.1 mm
Rain
3.3 mm
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
16.5 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 361, good
  4. Wed 481, good
  5. Thu 561, good
  6. Fri 661, good
  7. Sat 734, poor
  8. Sun 861, good
  9. Mon 9100, good
  10. Tue 10100, good

The spot in two facts

  • 1 routemapped within 10 km
  • Best Dec–Mar6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Granton DH Track
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*69, goodUnknown–0.5 mm16°C
Mon 2Nov*65, goodUnknown0.5 mm4.9 mm17°C
Tue 3Nov61, goodSlick17 mm1.1 mm17°C
Wed 4Nov*81, goodUnknown17.6 mm7.6 mm17°C
Thu 5Nov61, goodSlick16.9 mm1.1 mm12°C
Fri 6Nov61, goodSlick16.9 mm0.6 mm14°C
Sat 7Nov34, poorMuddy13.1 mm3.3 mm8°C
Sun 8Nov61, goodSlick16.5 mm0 mm10°C
Mon 9Nov100, goodTacky4.5 mm0 mm17°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodTacky0.3 mm0.3 mm19°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Granton DH Track

1 mountain bike route mapped. Best from Oct to Apr. The nearest town to stay in is Buxton.

  • Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,080–US$3,970 each

about US$2,080–US$3,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$958–US$2,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$362–US$603
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$288–US$529
Totalabout US$2,080–US$3,970

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Buxton

Closest

Buxton

20 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Buxton · Booking.com

About Buxton its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 29h 30m

About 29h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.