Beechworth in April 2013. 2. Flame Trees MTB Trail The flame tress trails are some of the more exciting mountain bike trail developments near Beechworth. Designed by famed Australian trail builder Glen Jacobs and built by labour from Beechworth prison, the Flame Tress trails combine clever design, with careful planning and successful advocacy to produce an out and back trail that uses either side of the rail trail bike path.  The beauty of this design creates an undulating, almost floating, trail riding experience using the natural features to propel you purposefully down and create the illusion of a moderately flat trail, when riding back towards the town. The flame trees trail, highlights what is possible with many small towns that are interested in increasing their visitor numbers, by the ever growing cycling tourist, in particular mountain bikers. Something as simple as using the shoulder of the existing rail trail can still deliver a great singletrack experience, which is what the search is all about. 3. Pine Plantations & Yackandandah The trails further afield are a little more difficult to find, and local knowledge will certainly help in directing you to key spots. There is a loop near towards Lake Kerford and back to town, in addition to a mixture of fire road and singletrack combinations towards Yackandandah, which is also worth a look. If it is your first visit to Beechworth to ride, then the best option is the Mountain Bike park followed by a Flame Trees run.  There are