Explore new trails, refine your technique and challenge yourself in a fun, social riding environment. Weekend Warriors is designed for intermediate to advanced riders who love the adventure, challenge and good times that mountain biking delivers.
Ability/Experience: Intermediate ‑ Advanced
Pathway Level: Excellence
Ages: 12 ‑ 16
Program Outcomes
Riders develop a wide range of skills and learn to execute techniques in a variety of trail scenarios. Key skills developed include:
- Independent risk management and decision-making
- Helping riders navigate technical and remote terrain safely and efficiently while reducing the frequency and severity of accidents
- Identification and application of appropriate techniques
- Developing trail reading skills and choosing the best techniques for maximum control and efficiency
- Adaptability to different terrain
- Gaining confidence and experience across a variety of trail types, surfaces and conditions
- Trail exploration and confidence
- Building the skills and mindset needed to tackle new trail networks, unfamiliar features and longer rides with independence
Program Information
Weekend Warriors is designed for intermediate to advanced riders who want to challenge themselves, refine their skills and explore new trails without the pressure of competition. Sessions are centred around guided group rides across a variety of trail networks, with coaches selecting routes to match the group’s ability. There are also plenty of opportunities for the group to stop and focus on specific features or sections of trail, explore techniques and build confidence.
Through exposure to different terrains, features and trail styles, riders naturally develop technical skills, decision-making ability and trail awareness—building the confidence to take on new challenges and enjoy everything mountain biking has to offer.
The Weekend Warriors program runs weekly on Saturday mornings during the summer season (Terms 4 & 1)
Please note:
Weekend Warriors is an Excellence Level program. If you are unsure whether it’s right for you, we strongly encourage you to contact us before registering.
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Required Equipment
Riders must bring a mountain bike in good working order, suited for a wide range of trail types including climbs, technical features and longer rides. Cross country, trail and enduro bikes are ideal and both hardtail and dual suspension bikes are acceptable.
Downhill bikes are not appropriate for this program as they are not suited to the climbing and mixed-terrain riding involved.
Bikes must have:
- Working brakes
- Working gears
- Covered/plugged handlebar ends
We encourage riders to consider the protective equipment they choose in relation to the level of risk they intend to take on. Riders who choose to wear less protective equipment should ride within their known level of ability while additional protection may afford riders the opportunity to push themselves more without significantly increasing their risk of injury. This is a very personal decision and riders are ultimately responsible for their own safety. We strongly urge all participants to take the time to properly consider what level of protection is most appropriate for them.
Some basic items we highly recommend are:
- Gloves
- Knee guards
- Open-face helmet (for low-risk riding)
- Full-face helmet and goggles (for high-risk riding)
If you are unsure if your equipment is appropriate, please feel free to contact us for help.
2024/25 Schedule & Locations
| Date | Venue |
|---|---|
| November 9 | Anstey Hill Recreation Park (map) |
| November 16 | O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park (map) |
| November 23 | Fox Creek Bike Park (map) |
| November 30 | Shepherds Hill Recreation Park (map) |
| December 7 | Eagle MTB Park (map) |
| School Holidays | No Sessions |
| February 2 | Cobbler Creek Recreation Park (map) |
| February 8 | Craigburn Farm (map) |
| February 15 | Kersbrook (map) |
| February 22 | Cleland National Park (map) |
| March 1 | Belair National Park (map) |
| March 15 | Anstey Hill Recreation Park (map) |
| March 22 | O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park (map) |
| March 29 | Eagle MTB Park (map) |
| April 4 | Cobbler Creek Recreation Park (map) |
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Registrations close November 9, 2024.
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Head for the Hills Off Road Cycling
72 Corconda Street
Clearview, South Australia
5085
| P: | 0402 697 398 |
|---|---|
| E: | info@headforthehills.net.au |
| W: | headforthehills.net.au |
Help
Head for the Hills offers many programs to riders with a wide range of interests and abilities. We categorise our programs using particular terms that are outlined below.
Interest - Why do you ride your bike?
| Recreation (Rec): | I ride for fun and/or fitness. |
|---|---|
| Competition (Comp): | I race, want to race or simply like to push myself on the bike. |
| High Performance (HP): | I want be the best racer I can be and will sacrifice nearly anything to achieve my goals. |
Ability - What do you know how to do?
| Basic: | I know nothing. I can ride confidently on two wheels but that is about it. |
|---|---|
| Beginner (Beg): | I have a little bit of experience riding off road, but not much. I can use my gears & brakes and ride on trails about 1 meter wide so long as they are relatively smooth. |
| Intermediate (Int): | I ride trails fairly regularly and feel confident at least some of the time. I can go a little bit fast, but usually only when the trail is fairly straight and smooth. I don't do jumps or drop-offs. |
| Advanced (Adv): | I am quite confident in my abilities and ride rough trails regularly. I can do (or nearly do) small jumps and drop-offs. |
| Expert (Exp): | I am very confident in my abilities and ride extremely rough & technical trails regularly. I can do large jumps and drop-offs safely. |
Discipline - What style of mountain biking does the program focus on?
| General: | General mountain biking skills that can be used in all disciplines. |
|---|---|
| Gravity: | Skills to help you descend hills with more control. |
| Trail: | Skills for riding up & down hills over longer distances. |
| Cyclocross (CX): | Skills for Cyclocross Competitions. |
| Cross Country (XC): | Skills for Cross Country Competitions. |
| Gravity Enduro (GE): | Skills for Gravity Enduro Competitions. |
| Dowhnill (DH): | Skills for Downhill Competitions. |
If you are still unsure if a program is right for you, feel free to contact us.
Head for the Hills Off Road Cycling
72 Corconda Street
Clearview, South Australia
5085
| P: | 0402 697 398 |
|---|---|
| E: | info@headforthehills.net.au |
| W: | headforthehills.net.au |
