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Ourimbah Downhill ride day Sunday 13 February
CCOMTB will be holding a Downhill social ride day on Sunday 13 February at Ourimbah.
This will be a great opportunity for anyone who wants to have a go at downhill, but who isn't sure if they want to race. For more experienced riders it's a good training day to limber up for the season, and to show off that new race kit that Santa brought you.
Thoughts on these trails...
Just rode Yellowmundee and loved it....thanks to the WSMTB who maintain it....nice, flowy, fun, fast....
So i am just curious how some crew out there would rate the following tracks in terms of difficulty, fun, fitness level, flow....and any other info they may wish to add...have chosen these cause i either regularly ride them or rate them as my favs....
Ourimbah, Menai, Yellowmundee, Manly Dam, Coondoo
Feeling Surly
I was very organised arriving early with plenty of time to do a bit of a warm up ride before rego. Then a look at Demtel hill again before the race start with Steve and Gazza, which was a good idea as it wasn’t the way we rode the week before.
What I did today...
I've said it before... scumming kills MTB skills... but really, wow, today really showed how much.
This morning I rode an MTB (the trusty Yeti - let's eeeeease into this) for the first time since Jan 3. That's over 2 months! 69 days to be precise.
Thursday morning laps at ourimbah
North End of Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. There's a large-ish parking area here, just off the main sealed road. There is also a smaller parking area a little further (400m or so from the road) where the trail splits - this second area is the usual meeting point. If you end up driving up a steep hill you've gone too far.
Got a work thing at the tree climbing place next door, thought i'd get a few sneaky laps in before that.
Ourimbah Lap Time
Just trying to plan a couple laps at ourimbah, how long would it take me to do a lap if i can do the dam in about 42m?
Ourimbah XC track
North End of Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. There's a large-ish parking area here, just off the main sealed road. There is also a smaller parking area a little further (400m or so from the road) where the trail splits - this second area is the usual meeting point. If you end up driving up a steep hill you've gone too far.
After struggling though the hills at Mogo last year, I thought better of doing the Angry Doctor this year and just have not done enough prep. Anyhow, for those who are not going here is a good ride we can do.
I would like to do 3 laps, but if there is any demand for the DH we can have a crack at that too and do 2 xc laps.
This will be social, but limited stops, so only intermediate riders please.
CANCELLED - > 100mm rainfall since Wednesday //Ourimbah Social Ride - for those not going to Canberra
North End of Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. There's a large-ish parking area here, just off the main sealed road. There is also a smaller parking area a little further (400m or so from the road) where the trail splits - this second area is the usual meeting point. If you end up driving up a steep hill you've gone too far.
I'd like to go for 3 laps.
For those who haven't been there: really nice 10k XC lap.
I don't think this is a beginner's ride, but certainly something to try out and improve your skills.
For those who have been there: see above...
Having said that, I don't want to race the lap, but would like to keep a bit of a flow in the ride for each lap. That doesn't mean we can't stop and try the challenging passages again, something which we don't do that often. A break after each lap for a quick snack and water refill is also planned.
Tree Top Adventure @ Ourimbah
Have just updated the Ourimbah page with the info below but thought it worthy of separate note. This is a great idea by State Forests to get more families out and visiting them.
In January '09 we noticed that a Tree Top Adventure Park has opened where the lower car park used to be. This appears to have some temporary amenities right now, but no doubt something more permanent will come.
Ourimbah this Sunday the 9th Nov.
Hi all,
We've entered as a team of 3 for the Fat Tyre Festival but none of us have ever been to Ourimbah before. We plan to go this Sunday the 9th to scope the course out. If anyone who has been there before and wants to show us around, let me know.