Staying Home Sucks, home
Sydney Central Plaza Entrance
Sydney, the nearest town, 16 km away. Photo: MDRX, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lane Cove Valley Mtb

Mountain bike area · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
4.6 mm
Rain
7.7 mm
Air
25°C

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
14.2 mm
Rain
1.6 mm
Air
24°C

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
13.4 mm
Rain
0.1 mm
Air
23°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Trail
Tacky
Rain 2 days
1.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
23°C

Sat 7 · 94 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.1 mm
Rain
5.4 mm
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
6.9 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
16°C

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Trail
Tacky
Rain 2 days
8.1 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
19°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 269, good
  2. Tue 360, good
  3. Wed 461, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 794, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 1098, good

The spot in one fact

  • 3 routesmapped within 10 km

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 Lane Cove Valley Mtb
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Mon 2Nov*69, goodUnknown2.2 mm1.7 mm25°C
Tue 3Nov60, goodSlick4.6 mm7.7 mm25°C
Wed 4Nov61, goodSlick14.2 mm1.6 mm24°C
Thu 5Nov*100, goodUnknown13.4 mm0.1 mm23°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodTacky1.7 mm0 mm23°C
Sat 7Nov*94, goodUnknown0.1 mm5.4 mm27°C
Sun 8Nov80, goodSlick6.9 mm0.6 mm16°C
Mon 9Nov100, goodTacky8.1 mm0 mm19°C
Tue 10Nov98, goodTacky1.2 mm0 mm21°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.

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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

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About Lane Cove Valley Mtb

3 mountain bike routes mapped. Good all year. The nearest town to stay in is Sydney.

  • Routes 3 mountain bike routes 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$1,940–US$3,720 each

about US$1,940–US$3,720 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$925–US$1,920
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
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$1,940–US$3,720

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sydney

Closest

Sydney

27 min by car · 446 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 446 places to stay in Sydney · Booking.com

About Sydney 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 27h 35m

About 27h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 40 min by road

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