Just east of the city, the Perth Hills & Avon Valley give riders an immediate escape from suburbia into a landscape of forests, ridgelines, and open farmland. The central town of Mundaring marks the start of countless backroads that weave into the Darling Range and beyond into the Avon Valley.

For adventure riders, this region is all about variety in a compact package. Twisting sealed roads hug the escarpment with views back towards Perth, while gravel tracks cut through jarrah and marri forests. Push further east and the landscape flattens into the wheatbelt — big skies, straight dirt roads, and quiet towns that feel a world away from the city.

It’s the perfect region for a weekend loop: challenging enough to give you a taste of adventure, but close enough that you can be back in Perth by evening. For riders heading further afield, the Avon Valley is also a natural launch pad into the goldfields or the long haul north towards the Pilbara and Kimberley.