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Manly Dam Trail Maintenance Day


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By pikey - Posted on 29 February 2008

When: 
Sunday, 30 March, 2008 - 10:00
Duration: 
3 hours
Come Rain or Shine: 
I'll be there, no matter what the weather.
Ride Database Entry: 
Manly Dam
Meeting Point: 

Cootamundra Reserve, Cootamundra Drive, Allambie Heights. This is this childrens playground area that you ride past next to the bridge.

Details:

From the Rangers:

Hi all, I am organising a volunteer trail day at Manly Dam for Sunday the 30th March 2008. Details are as follows:

Time: 9am- 12pm Sunday 30th March. A BBQ will be provided afterwards in picnic area 1.
Meeting place: Updated 9am at Cootamundra Reserve, Cootamundra Drive, Allambie Heights.
Wear: comfortable protective clothing, hat, sturdy shoes, sunglasses/eye protection.
Bring: drinking water, morning tea, suncream.
Contact: 0409 773 097 (02) 9949 3235

I can take a maximum of 15 volunteers for the day.. There will be another trail day 6-8 weeks after this one if you miss out.

Register by return email to the above address and provide a contact phone number. I will confirm with you if there are still places available.

BTW Council's insurance policy does not cover anyone over 90 years old or under 15.

Hope to see some of you soon,

Nicole

Please register with the rangers on the above number if you intend to help out here.

Thanks Smiling

Who's in?
pikey, Buck, Little-Ditty, starship303, GAZZA, nate, Brian, anke13, LadyToast (9 riders)
pikey Buck Little-Ditty starship303 GAZZA nate Brian anke13 LadyToast
What Happened?

Were you there and have a story to tell?

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Buck's picture

First trail day for me. I just replied to Nicole's email.

Little-Ditty's picture

And 1

LadyToast's picture

I have replied, it's good to give something back, and the three or so hours is over in a flash anyway.

Little-Ditty's picture

I am confirmed Smiling

starship303's picture

want to come to this, and have emailed Nicole back but have not heard a reply.
That mean i'm in or will Nicole reply eventually? Shall i come anyway?

Rob's picture

They are a bust lot - am sure they will get to their mail in the end.

I don't think you can turn up unless you've heard confirmation from the rangers... so just a case of waiting it out I guess.

LadyToast's picture

I got my confirmation email yesterday... I would imagine she would reply pretty soon if she is still needing people. Actually I have just come back from a ride around the Dam which ended up pretty much in the pitch black without lights (strange how I set my best time Smiling. There is a huge mud pit at the bottom of the downhill, I wonder if that is one of the things? From the last track day I did we spent the time trying to keep riders to the proper path so I would imagine it would be more of the same.

Dylan

Brian's picture

I have just been confirmed for this.

starship303's picture

Cool, just got the confirmation email too. Smiling

BTW i'm just wondering, does anyone bring their bike to test out sections during work/after completion or will everyone be leaving their rides at home? Wishful thinking?

alchemist's picture

I've ridden to the work days before, but depending on what gets done you may not be able to ride it straight away.

bikemad's picture

nicole just confirmed me in,so who's in charge of the tabletop and how big's it gonna be!?Eye-wink

starship303's picture

Yep, fair 'nuf. I will bring my bike and see what happens i guess.

Cheers,

Damien's picture

But no confirmation for me it looks like a good turn out for the nobmob though.

Buck's picture

Looks like the vast majority of the 15 places have been filled by Nobmob members. Should be a good day.

LadyToast's picture

I think the last time I went it was mostly manned by riders from the St. Ives racing club, who put on the BBQ at the end. Are any of you chaps they chaps? Smiling

anke13's picture

...but I'm in. Cheers, Anke

alchemist's picture

Or even the Manly Warringah MTB Club (www.mwmtb.com). Yup some of us chaps might be those chaps Eye-wink

LadyToast's picture

... I wasn't sure what the club name was, I just remember people talking about St. Ives a lot Smiling

Certainly a friendly bunch.. see you there.

anke13's picture

Hi All,
I spoke to someone in the Ranger's office yesterday. Nicole is on annual leave until 16th (I think), so if you don't get a reply from her, that's why. Cheers, Anke

bikemad's picture

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Harry's picture

some were talking about a lap before the start trial maintenance day - anyone up for this?

Buck's picture

I'd be up for an early lap

How about 8am at the work meeting site? Ride a lap, put bikes away and straight into trail maintenance.

Rob's picture

Post it up, Buck, post it up! Smiling

LadyToast's picture

As I'm doing the andos+oaks ride the day before I might be a little sore.. but should really push those tired bones around the track too.

Rob, your doing that ride the day before aren't you?

Rob's picture

Eh? There's no rides in the calendar tomorrow. We're talking about maintenance this weekend, right? Sticking out tongue

Buck's picture

Pre work ride has been posted.

LadyToast's picture

Sorry Rob, I'm such a Muppet. I was thinking that the andos+oaks was this weekend, it's actually next weekend.
I'm planning on doing Ourimbah State Forest tomorrow. Will probably still be knackered though Eye-wink

Alex's picture

ill bring the bulldozer, chainsaws and endangered species club Smiling aww just jokes

Rob's picture

Doh! Bit of a family emergency has come up so won't be able to make this. Have let the rangers know but the guy I spoke to wasn't too sure if they have a wait list or not.

On the off chance there is no wait list, reply here if you want to go in my place. First in, best dressed and all that!

Update: Place filled, thanks guys. Smiling

craigs's picture

Phew!!
Work was on the section from the 19th hole past the back of the houses past the kiddies playground.
First up we attacked a fairly big pile of crushed sandstone with spades and shovels by filling barrows and ferrying down to the work area. Probably 3 tonnes worth of dirt!
The barrow pushers zipping down the hill fully laden was quite exciting hehe..

One group laid a heap of crushed sandstone and created some small water bars along the dirt trail at the back of the houses and laid some new grass where the trail had widened out.

Another group re-laid a section of planking just after the 19th drop. Nice work here with the new install having a slight banking. Additional rock work and shrubbery to complete the transition between the new and old sections and to fill in some erosion.

Finally, the section a little higher up from the 19th hole had some maintenance work done on the existing water bars (logs) to ensure the water will run off the track as designed.

Quite astonishing to see riders go around the barriers and ride through the work teams in the construction areas?? WTF??

It was great to be able to take some initiative along this section and tidy up some of the other problem spots. Cutting trees back, patching and filling here and there to keep riders to the track.
Look out for a new line off the 19th hole, its challenging but not impossible with a couple of options thrown in.

Thanks to Nicole and the rangers for the organisation and the yummy feed afterwards. Nicole mentioned that she has a myspace site for Manly dam where she will post photos.

Craig

Andrew's picture

Nice work guys. I managed to get out there late Sunday afternoon and it looks like you put in a hard days work.
Its defiantly going to speed up that section or at least make the drainage better.
Once again thanks for putting the effort in to keep the trail open to all.

LadyToast's picture

I stuck a few pics up here: http://nobmob.com/image/tid/114

Finishing Boardwalk Fresh Hardcore Testing Track Maintance Boardwalk Maintance Sunny Track Maintenance

Great days work.. good sense of achievement seeing the first riders go through..

Great to have someone like Nicole organising this stuff too.

jedijunglesnow's picture

Good job guys, that corner after the 19th Hole was crying out for some support !

Now what's all this about a new line at the 19th Hole?

LadyToast's picture

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Little-Ditty's picture

A big thanks to all that came along for the trail maintenance day. Quite hot and thirsty work for a cool day, yes? Anyone else, like me, enjoy a beer later that day? But I think we all did some good things on Sunday. Some key sections have been improved, and we supported our pasttime. See you next time.

anke13's picture

...Yes, trail maintenance was pretty hard work and I think Liam should get the trophy for hardest working man. He is pretty handy with that shovel! I could definitely feel my arms yesterday. It's always lovely to catch up with everyone, especially over a BBQ.

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