Berowra Valley - Quarry road firetrail

This ride is not for the shy, the hills are a plenty. Great training ride for fitness as you essentially start at a nice quiet unassuming street and end up racing down steep firetrail with waterbars to boot. Beware of the blind corners though you can end up in the bush if you hit some of them too quickly.

After a nice fast downhill you get to a beautiful old bridge which you cross and begin the first climb of the ride. Climb, climb and climb some more and you'll end up at what you think is the top.....aahh no. When you hit the campground and take the left road up again on paved/concreted area until you eventually get to the top. There is one more climb after this but its not significant.

Once at the top you can keep following the firetrail until you come to a obelisk, you can follow the trail straight on and you will end up at trails end in a few minutes.

If you choose to follow the left trail at the obelisk you'll end up on a nice downhill but be warned you WILL be carrying your bike for a fair portion of this trail. The trail ends up at the fishponds in West Hornsby.

Should you choose to go to the end of the Quarry road trail, turn around and come back. The downhill on this side that you just rode up is very quick and long....again be careful on some of the corners the fireroad is loose gravel in some parts. When you hit the bridge, have a rest! your about to hit a steep climb but worth all the downhill glory.

If your lucky enough on this ride you may at times see rock wallabies, black cockatoos and plenty of lizards that populate the area....if you ride at night you'll no doubt hear the hoot of the powerful owl if your lucky....have not done it at night yet but i guess thats another story.

Enjoy