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Old Charlie saltwater crocodile skull
Darwin, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Mutante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wirraway

Mountain bike area · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Rain before today is not known, Rain 0.6 mm today, Air 32 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3 mm
Rain
0.7 mm
Air
31°C

Tue 3 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
6 mm
Rain
2.4 mm
Air
32°C

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
5.4 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
32°C

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
32°C

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
2.1 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
32°C

Sat 7 · 54 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
8.4 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
32°C

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
8.7 mm
Rain
0.9 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 159, fair
  2. Mon 268, good
  3. Tue 368, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 587, good
  6. Fri 688, good
  7. Sat 754, fair
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 992, good
  10. Tue 1054, fair

The spot in three facts

  • 1 routemapped within 10 km
  • Up to S5Singletrail scale
  • Best May–Aug7 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 Wirraway
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*59, fairUnknown–1.3 mm32°C
Mon 2Nov*68, goodUnknown3 mm0.7 mm31°C
Tue 3Nov*68, goodUnknown6 mm2.4 mm32°C
Wed 4Nov*68, goodUnknown5.4 mm0.3 mm32°C
Thu 5Nov*87, goodUnknown3 mm0 mm32°C
Fri 6Nov*88, goodUnknown2.1 mm0.6 mm32°C
Sat 7Nov54, fairSlick8.4 mm0.3 mm32°C
Sun 8Nov*73, goodUnknown8.7 mm0.9 mm30°C
Mon 9Nov92, goodTacky3.3 mm0.6 mm32°C
Tue 10Nov54, fairSlick11.1 mm0.6 mm32°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.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wirraway

1 mountain bike route mapped. Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Apr to Nov. The nearest town to stay in is Darwin.

  • Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale.

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$1,920–US$3,700 each

about US$1,920–US$3,700 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 DRW, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$931–US$1,940
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$1,920–US$3,700

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Darwin

Closest

Darwin

10 min by car · 106 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 106 places to stay in Darwin · Booking.com

About Darwin 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 33h 35m

About 33h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → DRW, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 25 min by road

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