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Atherton, near Cairns, Queensland, Australia 01
Atherton, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Lickety Split

Mountain bike area · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Rain before today is not known, Rain 4.7 mm in the last two days, Rain 0.3 mm today

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 71 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.2 mm
Rain
2.9 mm
Air
30°C

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
4.7 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
30°C

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3.8 mm
Rain
0.4 mm
Air
31°C

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.4 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
31°C

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
31°C

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 165, good
  2. Mon 271, good
  3. Tue 391, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 677, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 865, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1088, good

The spot in two facts

  • 2 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best Aug–Oct7 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 Lickety Split
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*65, goodUnknown–1.2 mm28°C
Mon 2Nov*71, goodUnknown1.2 mm2.9 mm30°C
Tue 3Nov*91, goodUnknown4.7 mm0.3 mm30°C
Wed 4Nov*82, goodUnknown3.8 mm0.4 mm31°C
Thu 5Nov*82, goodUnknown0.7 mm0 mm31°C
Fri 6Nov*77, goodUnknown0.4 mm0 mm31°C
Sat 7Nov*78, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm31°C
Sun 8Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm5.4 mm29°C
Mon 9Nov85, goodSlick5.4 mm0.6 mm29°C
Tue 10Nov88, goodDry6 mm0 mm27°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. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lickety Split

2 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Mar to Jan. The nearest town to stay in is Atherton.

  • Routes 2 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$2,000–US$3,810 each

about US$2,000–US$3,810 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 CNS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$884–US$1,840
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$2,000–US$3,810

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Atherton

Closest

Atherton

2 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in Atherton · Booking.com

About Atherton 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 32h 30m

About 32h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → CNS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 1h 15m by road

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

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