Is it worth the trip?
90Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Tacky: hero dirt, Rain 4.3 mm in the last two days, Air 21 °C
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 7.6 mm
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 13.4 mm
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 90 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 14.6 mm
- Rain
- 4.1 mm
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 5.5 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 4.3 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 99 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.6 mm
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 96 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 1.5 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 169, good
- Mon 262, good
- Tue 361, good
- Wed 490, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 799, good
- Sun 896, good
- Mon 996, good
- Tue 1091, good
The spot in one fact
- Best in Feb7 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | – | 0 mm | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov* | 62, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 7.6 mm | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 61, good | Slick | 13.4 mm | 1.2 mm | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 90, good | Unknown | 14.6 mm | 4.1 mm | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | Slick | 5.5 mm | 0 mm | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 4.3 mm | 0 mm | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 99, good | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 0.9 mm | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 96, good | Unknown | 1.5 mm | 0 mm | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov* | 96, good | Unknown | 0.9 mm | 0 mm | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 91, good | Slick | 0.6 mm | 0.6 mm | 24°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.
Best time to go
best in Feb
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Indian File
Best from Aug to May. Nearest beds: Sawmill Settlement, 69 km. Nearest airport: Albury Airport (ABX), 107 km.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
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$1,720–US$3,360 each
about US$1,720–US$3,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$958–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$288–US$529 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,360 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 69 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Sawmill Settlement, 69 km. Nearest airport: Albury Airport (ABX), 107 km.
See places to stay near Sawmill Settlement, 69 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 30h 50m
About 30h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h by road
Flights MDW → MEL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.