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Duck Hole/Terrey Hills Trail

Submitted by Rob on Sat, 24/09/2005 - 15:26.
3.5
Distance:

Around 4.7Km one way.

Summary:

A nice easy track to join with others in the area for making longer routes.

Meeting Point:

Although we don't normally ride this trail on it's own, with a bit of road work it makes a nice loop from Terrey Hills shops (on Booralie Road) then onto Centre Track and back along the road to the shops.

That's the same as the more standard Terrey Hills rides.

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Map or Maps:

Duck Hole/Terrey Hills in Google Earth

KMZ (Google Earth) Link:

Duck Hole/Terrey Hills Trail interactive map: Open Direct. View in browser.

Ride Profiles Here:
TitleDistanceClimbDrop
Duck Hole + Centre Track14.08Km303m303m

Easy loop from Terrey Hills shops.
Duck Hole + Chiltern + Centre21.63Km488m488m

Add Chiltern track to the Duck Hole + Centre loop for some tougher climbing.
Duck Hole + Waratah + Centre27.92Km650m650m

Duck Hole + Centre track loop with some climbing road work up to Waratah and back.
Past & Future Ride Meetings Here:
TitleWhenConfirmed Riders
SOCIAL Night Ride [Duckhole & Centre & Dinner]1 week 1 day ago23
Pre-social Duckholes/Centre lap1 week 1 day ago3
Full Fling Training Ride - at a long steady pace3 weeks 5 days ago6
Terrey Hills saunter / new bikes show & tell3 weeks 5 days ago3
night ride4 weeks 1 day ago5
Details:

On the topo map, these trails look to be separate and happen to join up for a short stretch. This isn't the case however - there's no obvious turns or junctions and that 'short cut' (the most direct route from each end) doesn't actually seem to exist!

Entering on the Duck Hole end is easy: there's a signpost and gate on McCarrs Creek Road, just before the bridge over the creek of the same name. From the road you can cycle round the gate and a small bush to the left. If you're heading up McCarrs Creek Road from Church point don't take the first firetrail off to the left - that's not signposted and is actually the Chiltern Track.

The other end becomes Terrey Hills trail and is again signposted. However, that is only at the end of a short sealed road that seems to have no name and runs from the main road (McCarrs Creek again). It's pretty much the driveway for house numbers 301 & 303 so watch out for those and turn there. This driveway is perhaps 200m and is quiet a steep drop from the main road:

Duck Hole Entrance

It's a nice ride through forest so is pretty shady. I don't recall any particularly challenging hills but there were a few undulations along the way. Think this is about 4.7kms in total but someone please correct me.

It's not far (about 1600m) to the Terrey Hills Perimeter Track at the West end. From the East you could cycle up to Centre Track (2Km away) or down into Bayview/Church Point on the road.