Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

WORDS & PHOTOS // TUFFY Tasmania's WILD west

Tasmania really is something special, an incredible place that, if not for the cool and harsh climate, would be over-run with population and modernization. But it is that harsh environment and its isolation from mainland Australia that has helped preserve this dirtbike wonderland. It also happens to be the home of former three-time world enduro champion Matt Phillips and reigning Australian Off-Road Champion and Australian Four Day champion Kyron Bacon.

The north west of Tasmania is a wild place littered with incredible riding with everything from slippery clay tracks to rocky mountain trails, forgotten rain forests and some of the best beach and sand riding Australia has to offer. West Coast Dirt Bike Adventures is a relatively new trail tour company offering tours in the heartland of the north west of Tassie and I joined them for five incredible days that dished up just about everything you could ever imagine.

THE NUT

I was pumped for this ride. I have ridden in Tasmania before but

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