Manly Dam

	Age	Notes
Green	2 hours	Very dry. Some sections needing a trim (especially behind the crash barrier after the playground and boards). Nasty dips are beginning to form after some roll-offs, particularly around 19th hole...	view
Green	1 week	despite the rain last night the track is actually in better condition than yesterday the couple of puddles that were around have now dried up. A little sandy on top in a couple of spots but...	view
Green	1 week	No more puddles. Generally nice and dry.	view
Amber	2 weeks	Some substantial puddles through the golf course singletrack sections that are starting to chop out with bike traffic. Better to give it a few days to dry out a little more.	view
Green	2 weeks	A few puddles around the top end of the golf course but not too bad. The bit of water has actually given the sandy areas a bit more traction. If the rain that is currently falling lightly gets...	view
Green	3 weeks	At last light all signs down. But.. new sign for single track along wakehurst/golf course, walkers now banned from this section.	view
Green	3 weeks	Very sandy in some sections, little bit of water down near the creek. Council Signs and Gate (Near Golf Course) still up, Hopefully be taken down soon.	view
Amber	4 weeks	Drying out pretty well. I completed an outer lap and could pretty much avoid all wet spots (from run-off). Take caution though as there are a lot of very loose areas. Lots of small rocks...	view
Red	4 weeks	Haven't ridden there today, but with the amount of rain yesterday and last night it'd be a shocker. Plus it might as well be closed to me now until the 23rd of March (and longer)....	view
Amber	5 weeks	Lots of run off still as at 10am Friday - mostly after creek crossing to 19th hole. Drying out near Wakehurst. The track is very loose / sandy.	view
Amber	5 weeks		view
Red	6 weeks	With the rain today adding to yesterday's soaking, the track will be a quagmire in a lot of places and easily damaged. Best to stay away until the rain has left us alone for a couple of days....	view
Amber	6 weeks	Lots of water, and some deep puddles around @ 6:30pm heavy drenching that night and some solid rain thursday and today, suspect will be in a red status for the weekend.	view
Amber	6 weeks	Went out at 2pm. Mostly good, but lots of puddles on high side on single trail between bowlers and Wakehurst start. Probably best to leave a day.	view
Green	6 weeks	Dry everywhere and fast as at Tues Feb 2 midday	view
Green	6 weeks	track is in good condition has dried out nicely.	view
Green	7 weeks	Just a bit of damp sand here and there to make things nice and firm. No puddles and even the creek is pretty dry.	view
Green	8 weeks	Good condiiton. All dry. Pleasant riding conditions after the change came through this evening.	view
Green	8 weeks	Rode the dam last night, only saw one puddle of mud around there,was quite surprised but it is really dry....	view
Amber	9 weeks	Hi All, the Dam is quite wet at the mo, a lot of statnding water on the majority of sections.	view
Green	10 weeks	A few puddles from recent rain, but generally excellent, as of Wednesday 06/01/10.	view
Green	10 weeks	rode it this evening, not even a need to clean the bike when done, very very very few puddles and they are easily avoided. I say go for it you fence sitting fatty boomsticks.. what...	view
Amber	10 weeks	Puddle central ... keep off it if u can but still rideable. Grey mud = not a friend !	view
Amber	11 weeks	A few decent puddles here and there but otherwise all good.	view
Green	12 weeks	Perfect at the moment. Lots of grading recently around the fire road after heartbreak hill. The track should be quite a bit easier at the moment (till the next rain or two probably).	view
Green	14 weeks	Everything is nice and dry in all sections. No water except at the creek. Ride and have fun!	view
Green	15 weeks	A few puddles that with the sun and wind are fading fast. Nothing boggy though.	view
Amber	15 weeks	Generally it was dry and in great shape. There was however quite a lot of standing water, mainly in the top section in all the usual places. There was also a burst water main at the very end of...	view
Amber	15 weeks	I rode it around midday today. I must have overlooked when it was raining because it was surprisingly wet. All the puddles were full but the fire trail and most of the track was dry....	view
Green	18 weeks	Had a spin yesterday (Tuesday) and all is good and dry.	view
Green	19 weeks	Quite damp, but only a few small patches of standing water. Rocks and boards are slippery due to this. There's a large tree down on the section by the tennis courts probably due to a fire that's...	view
Green	20 weeks	looks good out there.	view
Amber	20 weeks	rode the dam today and there were a few puddles and some small run off, but otherwise pretty good...	view
Red	20 weeks	I went on a road ride last night, but went via the top of the Dam at Wakehurst Parkway to check it out. I'd stay well clear as there was a LOT of standing water and a LOT of run-off.	view
Amber	20 weeks	Just in from the Ranger: We are not officially closing the bike trail after rain this time however this email is a quick reminder for riders to keep off the...	view
Amber	20 weeks	Although i don't think its officially closed yet,wouldn't ride the Dam until a few days after the weather clears up. Walked a small section near Wakehurst this arv,full of water.	view
Green	20 weeks	Rode Manly Dam this morning before the rain - super dry !!	view
Green	21 weeks	rode manly for 5 hours this afternoon and it was like one of those time lapse movies as small puddles would get smaller and smaller each lap. great day out, sunny and plenty of social...	view
Amber	22 weeks	Started the ride and the dam was surprisingly dry. Halfway thru the second lap down came the rain. Lots of puddles forming in the usual places. Cut the ride short at the top of the parkway.	view
Green	22 weeks	All good, no puddles.	view
Green	23 weeks	Bumped into the MD ranger Warren this morning. He was doing some weekend work to clear a fallen tree on the MTB track near the bowling club. He said that the dam MTB track is OPEN, despite some "...	view
Red	23 weeks	Just spoke to a ranger there. The track is officially closed but the usual guy is away and doesn't know how to send the email out or update the site. Doh!	view
Red	24 weeks	Drove past and noticed closed signs are up.	view
Green	29 weeks	Please note that Manly Dam is now boring and you may nod off (Dr Karl Kruszelnicki calls them micro sleeps) temporarily whilst in motion around this classic trail. Could they have actually fitted...	view
Green	29 weeks	Road Sun 23/8, the track was in great condition	view
Green	31 weeks		view
Amber	32 weeks	No change since my last update a week ago. The Dam is still wet in many places	view
Amber	34 weeks	Went on a quick night lap last night. There's still some small puddles on the trail, mainly on the top side of the loop and just after the creek. Nothing too bad but certainly not what I'd call a...	view
Amber	34 weeks	Did two laps this morning, and it is drying out in general, but still lots of puddles. The puddles are smaller than Sunday evening when I did my last lap. Every sunny day will help, but I recon...	view
Amber	34 weeks	Had a look at the Dam this afternoon and it is finally starting to dry out. Not yet worth bumping the rating up to green, but only the usual areas of water over the fire trails are really damp....	view
Amber	35 weeks	Rode the Dam last night. Although generally it was OK there was still a lot of run off on the section after the primary school. I did an outer lap which was OK, so I missed the other wet part...	view
Amber	35 weeks	Although the trail is officially open the recent wet weather means there will probably be some wet patches. Maintenance works appear to be still ongoing so take care.	view

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