Sunshine Coast Schools, Rocky Trail Academy is coming back to Sugar Bag and we’re ready to absolutely send it! Due to popular demand we will be offering 2 days of racing – expanding our offer to Primary schools.
Our Sunshine Coast schools comp is also one of our special rounds that includes all ages from years 5-12 so make sure you let everyone know!
The Rocky Trail Academy is all about fostering the grass-roots development of the cycling sport and are part of our junior rider development program.
Geared towards secondary school students these events are held on a Friday and not only engage youth in healthy social and active recreation but brings a heightened appreciation of nature, the environment, self-reliance , self-learning and independence, all as part of riding a bike in the outdoors.
New to Academy racing, check out the Event Guide for everything you need to know. Jump on our Venue Guide for location and parking info. Hit the Stages Guide for info on all the tracks.

Trail Guide
Our 3 Tracks have been designed to test a variety of skills, including endurance, speed and technical ability
Got a question, check out our FAQ’s or send us a message on the chat at the bottom of the page
venue guide
Venue Details
Rocky Trail Entertainment works closely with the local clubs and land owners or venue managers to make sure each event has the lowest environment impact as possible.
Address
Sugar Bag Road Mountain Bike Trails, Sugar Bag Road, Caloundra West QLD, AustraliaParking
When parking outside the event village please make sure that you park considerately and most importantly legally!
We want you to leave at the end of the event with a smile and not a parking ticket!
What’s always at our events:
- Registration Tent with live timing, merch and race info
- Podium presentations presented by Sendy Gear
- Music and live race updates
- Professional First Aid
- Free photos of you on track by professional crew of photographers
- Toilets
Coffee & Food
No event is complete without awesome coffee, epic food and plenty of cold refreshments!
We’ll be updating our list of suppliers closer to the date.
All Rocky Trail events are Ecotourism Certified in the Nature Tourism category by Ecotourism Australia. This means that with Rocky Trail you are guaranteed to be part of a genuine and authentic trail-based nature experience that looks after the environment.
Our Sustainability Pledge is that we encourage our racers to follow some simple tips to ‘tread softly’ when visiting the bush and minimise damage to the natural environment. In summary, when you attend our events, please take only memories, immerse yourself into nature, enjoy spending time with like-minded people on ‘rocky trails’ and please, leave only footprints and tyre marks on the sanctioned trails and in the event perimeter marked out, if you’re a racer.
What is Academy racing?
Click on the guides below to learn everything about this event