Staying Home Sucks, home
Arlington Esplanade, Clifton Beach, 2018
Clifton Beach, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Smithfield Mountain Bike Park - McGregor Road Entrance

Mountain bike area · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 73 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1 mm
Rain
0.5 mm
Air
29°C

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.6 mm
Rain
0.8 mm
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.4 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.8 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
30°C

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
29°C

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
30°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 163, good
  2. Mon 273, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 877, good
  9. Mon 977, good
  10. Tue 1065, good

The spot in two facts

  • Bike parkor trail centre
  • Best Sep–Nov6 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 Smithfield Mountain Bike Park - McGregor Road Entrance
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*63, goodUnknown–1 mm29°C
Mon 2Nov*73, goodUnknown1 mm0.5 mm29°C
Tue 3Nov*83, goodUnknown1.6 mm0.8 mm28°C
Wed 4Nov*83, goodUnknown1.4 mm0 mm29°C
Thu 5Nov*82, goodUnknown0.8 mm0 mm29°C
Fri 6Nov*77, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm30°C
Sat 7Nov*77, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm29°C
Sun 8Nov*77, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm30°C
Mon 9Nov*77, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm30°C
Tue 10Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm2.4 mm30°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 Smithfield Mountain Bike Park - McGregor Road Entrance

A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. Best from May to Dec. The nearest town to stay in is Clifton Beach.

  • Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
  • Bike park Bike park or trail centre

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$1,880–US$3,610 each

about US$1,880–US$3,610 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 CNS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$884–US$1,840
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$40
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$1,880–US$3,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Clifton Beach

Closest

Clifton Beach

11 min by car · 42 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 42 places to stay in Clifton Beach · Booking.com

About Clifton Beach 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 31h 45m

About 31h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → CNS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 30 min by road

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