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Status History

	Age	Notes
Green	4 years	Family Loop and Intermediate Trail are open and riding well. Trail status is best found at -...	view
Red	6 years	Arrived to find they have closed the track to remove weeds. Rode around the perimeter to see they had cleared all the trees and the track is basically gone.	view
Red	7 years	As per their website https://www.australianbotanicgarden.com.au/	view
Green	7 years	A bit dusty but all good other than that.	view
Red	8 years	As per web site today	view
Green	8 years	Open as per website	view
Red	8 years	Closed all day Saturday 20th August for Jurassic Garden (dinosaurs) event - ticketed entry only. Assuming a kangaroo doesn't wee on the track (or the forecast rain stays away) it should be...	view
Green	8 years		view
Red	8 years		view
Green	8 years	Now open according web site this morning. https://www.australianbotanicgarden.com....	view
Red	8 years	Closed according to the Garden's web site this morning.	view
Green	8 years		view
Green	8 years	Only a couple of damp spots. Track has become a bit of a trench in a few areas and is a little rougher than I remember in others. A few of the little log / rock / ledge drops have got a bit...	view
Green	8 years	Damp in the trees but only small sections of glug.	view
Red	8 years	From their FB page. "Hi MTBers sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but the track won't be open this long weekend (including Monday) due to the substantial rain (278mm) that the garden...	view
Green	8 years	All good. Mower man been through and some trees trimmed this week.	view
Green	8 years	100% dry	view
Green	8 years	Open as per their website. https://www.australianbotanicgarden.com.au/	view
Red	8 years	No surprise. Closed as per their website after 5mm of rain. Forecast is for more rain on Wednesday so suggest it might be at least late Friday before it opens again. As always check the icon on...	view
Green	8 years	All good. Most of the long grass is now trimmed back. Track is clear, fast and generally is good condition .... but as always a few laps at Mt Annan is hard work.	view
Red	8 years	Closed Sunday (see their website). Closed 14th to 16th March due to track maintenance (see FB page). They are having an ongoing battle trying to get the weeds under control - hopefully a...	view
Green	8 years	Open as per their website	view
Red	8 years	This track is not in its best condition, lots of over grown weed covering the track and few blown out areas. Hopefully they are attending to it as part of this.. ...	view
Amber	8 years	Saturday AM. Intermediate (1st loop) and Advanced (2nd loop) are OK but not at their best. Extended (3rd loop) is almost unrideable due to the metre high grass / weeds across the track in many...	view
Green	8 years	Rode it tonight and the rain has helped get rid of some of the loose stuff . It's riding really well now with a little bit added on to avoid some access road ( 400m) . Plenty of...	view
Green	8 years	All good .... and a new bit too. There is now an additional 400m of track on the advanced loop near where the intermediate track rejoins. No real features on the extension which only adds...	view
Green	8 years	New website for trail status. Track status is found on main website - look for the MTB icon in top right corner. ...	view
Green	9 years	All good. Dry and dusty. Nearly ran over a metre long brown snake that was also out enjoying the sun.	view
Red	9 years	Friday night. Probably be closed for a while. Light but soaking rain this week finished with 33mm to 9am Friday - with cool weather for the next week we will be lucky if opens for Sat 27th....	view
Green	9 years	Sunday 8am All good. Only few short persistent damp and slippery spots to get your attention.	view
Green	9 years	Sunday 3pm. All good - nothing to stop a good, fast lap (except my tired legs). Only one short puddle and a few soft spots here and there. Welcome evidence of some recent track work...	view
Green	9 years	Rode Sunday afternoon. Good condition. Mostly grippy and a lot less dust than past few months. Vegetation is encroaching on the track in the grassy areas - in a few areas the tall grass is...	view
Red	9 years	As per Facebook: The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan Mountain Bike Track Closed, Friday 27th. Overnight showers again, we'll watch it during the day and post an update if it...	view
Green	9 years	All good, some new features since I was here last made for an interesting ride this morning.	view
Amber	9 years	Highly likely to be closed Saturday. 19mm of rain 5pm Friday at the weather station inside the gardens(Campbelltown BOM)and 400m from the track. Best to check the Gardens FB page for updates (...	view
Green	9 years	Dry and dusty but fairly grippy at the moment. The new section is riding really well now it has seen a bit of traffic.	view
Red	9 years	Botanic Gardens FB states the track was closed 2nd December due to rain. Track was a little worse for wear after Jetblack 24 so the rain will help it all settle down a bit. Breif shower through...	view
Green	9 years	Rode early Saturday morning (benefit of being a "Friend of the Garden"). 80% of the new section on the advanced loop is open - is soft and loose and will need a few thousand wheels to bed it down...	view
Green	10 years	All good. Surface is mostly very grippy after the rain settled the dust. Watch out for recent works at the start of the advanced section (on the right hand line).	view
Green	10 years	Officially open on Facebook page today. Better than I thought it would be. Only a few slightly damp areas. Magpie was in full force!	view
Red	10 years	pretty sure this is closed	view
Green	10 years	Track is very dry and has had a bit of work on it in a few places in prep for the Rocky Trail event this weekend. Rode the black loop for the first time today - it has some tight, steep pinches...	view
Green	10 years	Great condition. They have cleared a lot of trees. Easy to see shortcuts	view
Green	10 years	Friday afternoon. Near perfect conditions. Most of the new work on the outbound Intermediate section have firmed down and are now grippy. Good fun.	view
Green	10 years	Rode yesterday, nice and dry	view
Red	10 years	The track is closed all weekend due to heavy rain as per advise from the gardens.	view
Green	10 years	Open with no moisture anywhere. Some spots have a layer of fine dust over the clay base which sees the grip level change unexpectedly - makes it interesting (read that as "inspected some trees")...	view
Red	10 years	AS per FB advice this arvo. They say unlikely to be open over the weekend, but check them for updates if it does clear up a bit.	view
Green	10 years	Some new work (and a new jump) on the fast section of the outbound Intermediate track. Overall the track is in great condition. FYI - until the end of daylight savings (April 5th) the...	view
Green	10 years	From FB: Mountain bike track is now OPEN Wednesday 5 March. Take care on your first run to recognize the moisture still in the surface. DB	view
Red	10 years	From FB: Mountain Bike Track Closed, Tuesday 4th. Sorry everyone but its pouring down. Will open again when we can, look for the posting.	view
Amber	10 years	From their FB page this morning: "Mountain Bike Track Open, Tuesday 4th. Still a few soft spots in some areas."	view
Red	10 years	As per FB page this morning: "Mountain Bike Track Closed, Thursday 27th. Heavy storm overnight but the ground seems to be drying pretty quickly. Will post when its ready for action."	view
Red	10 years	Per their facebook page its closed and no surprise really	view
Green	10 years	If you are heading to Mt Annan for an afternoon ride remember the trial of the later weekend closing time of the gardens (8pm general / 7pm MTB track) finished on 27th January. The closing time...	view
Green	10 years	Trackwork is being completed at the moment on the "back end" of the green and blue trails where banks have washed away. It is signposted appropriately and still open. The Top unused...	view
Green	10 years	Hot and dusty but always good.	view
Green	10 years	According to the Facebook page as of 11.30am Friday the 27th the MTB trail is now open	view
Red	10 years	As i suspected, MTB track closed today per their Facebook page Check back tomorrow for updates	view
Amber	10 years	I am going to call yellow on this one We have had about 12mm of rain down this way so far and i know they close it down pretty easily. I would suggest checking the Facebook page...	view
Red	10 years	Per the Mt Annan Facebook page. Update issued around 8.45pm Sunday night Mountain Bike Trail continues to be wet and closed, will not be open Monday 18th Nov. Will let everyone know when...	view
Amber	11 years	Took advantage of the later closing time over summer weekends for a late afternoon ride. Surprised when I left from the car park at 5.30pm there was not one other car in the car park - seemed to...	view
Red	11 years	Due to the extreme weather conditions expected tomorrow, the southern and northern loops of the Garden will be CLOSED, including the mountain bike track. The central precinct of the Garden will...	view
Green	11 years	Green if you don't mind being repeatedly hammered by an irate magpie...	view
Green	11 years	NPWS extreme fire danger closure has been lifted. See: ...	view
Red	11 years	Closed due to extreme fire danger. See: ...	view
Green	11 years	More a comment than a status update. Noticed the following comment on the Gardens website "The Australian Botanic Garden will close at 8 pm on weekends and public holidays in a trial from...	view
Green	11 years	Dry and a little dusty in a few places. That magpie is evil. Stick to green loops if you want to avoid it.	view
Green	11 years	all good at mount Annan, Got a hello by the friendly Magpie ,she is so awesome!...	view
Green	11 years	Great fun and 99.99% dry.	view
Green	11 years		view
Red	11 years	closed today, to be updated this afternoon for friday's status	view
Green	11 years	open!	view
Red	11 years	due to overnight rain on sunday night	view
Green	11 years	A great race day at Mt Annan for the Shimano rocky trail mountain bike grand prix. the trail will be open to the public on sunday 14th July Tho. I managed to complete my goal of doing 4 laps in 4...	view
Green	11 years	According to their facebook post, it will be open 9th July: Mountain Bike Track will open, Tuesday 9th. 8am for Foundation and Friends members, 10am for all else. Go easy on the first lap...	view
Red	11 years	closed at least for the next few days with all this rain	view
Green	11 years	Facebook post says its open but slippery in some places as of 16th June	view
Red	11 years	Closed according to facebook page post from 12th June	view
Green	11 years	First time out there today and what a cool little track, elements of both ourimbah and awaba in there with plenty of rocky and rooty pinch climbs along with flowy bermy sections. It gets mixed...	view
Red	11 years	according to Facebook, its closed obviously with the down pouring of rain!	view
Green	11 years	rode it today, still quite greasy and slippery on the rocks, but the track has dried out fairly well, only a few small patches of mud. The rain has eroded some dirt away, so some of the rocks and...	view
Green	11 years	I haven't riden here this week, but according to the mt annan botanical gardens facebook page the trail was reopened on Thursday 30th May: excerpt from post: "Still greasy folks, be a touch...	view
Red	11 years	Bummer , it will be closed for a few days now due to the rain	view
Green	11 years	Track is in great condition and has had some minor improvements since last time I was there.	view
Green	11 years	Not so hot but dry and loose. Makes those off camber bends even more exciting.	view
Green	11 years	Dry. Dusty. Hot!	view
Green	11 years	Open again and riding very nice today . May be a tad too hot to ride after midday this weekend though	view
Red	11 years	Closed due to extreme weather conditions 8 Jan . Went out for a lap tonight , couple of loose spots but otherwise very fast and grippy . Quite a few gaping cracks appearing due to the...	view
Green	11 years		view
Red	11 years	Due to inclement weather the mountain bike track is CLOSED. See...	view
Green	11 years	Track is ready for next weekend 24hr ,no issues at all so I won't have much track clearing to do & there was no sign of that pesky magpie	view
Green	12 years	Smooth as silk and hardly any dust to contend with at all . Great conditions if not a tad warm , heard a couple of Snakes and had a baby rabbit nearly dropped on us by a little eagle	view
Green	12 years	Rode a couple of laps today and perfect condition. 27.10.12	view
Green	12 years	Now open according to FB	view
Red	12 years	No surprise, Mountain Bike Trail Closed, Friday 12th. We look set to get around an inch of rain today so track will be closed all weekend. Track status on Monday will depend on the weekend...	view
Green	12 years	My first laps of Mount Annan today. A fantastic facility that was in great condition, totally dry all over. Would get very hot out there in summer, only disappointment is the open/close times....	view
Green	12 years	As good as it gets! After my snake meeting yesterday on a bike path (ref separate thread) played the odds and went bush today. Chances of 2 in 2 days... Was test riding a 29er hardtail....	view
Green	12 years	The track is in awesome condition.	view
Green	12 years	Dry dusty & a bit loose in some of those corners .No magpies in 5 laps Yahoooo !	view
Green	12 years	All good ! a couple of new jumps have popped up ( love it ) , the magpie is boming so look out (not as aggresive as when the chicks have hatched though )	view
Green	12 years	Open and dry, good riding	view
Red	12 years	Closed til Sunday.	view
Green	12 years	Nice n tacky !	view
Green	12 years	just opened on their facebook page !	view
Red	12 years	Remaining closed over the weekend due to water still over trail. Needs more time to dry out. Keep an eye on FB for updates next week	view
Red	12 years	Remaining closed over the weekend due to water still running over the trail. Keep an eye on FB for updates	view
Amber	12 years	they had rain sat night so it was slippery & a bit muddy in spots but dry in others .It got dryer with every lap & up untill 2pm there was no rain .	view
Green	12 years	Nice & tacky tday but slippery in some spots ,so much fun !	view
Green	12 years	Open of course. Mostly dry with tacky, damp, slightly slippery sections where is it shaded and with tree roots so take care folks.	view
Green	12 years	https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Mount-Annan-Botanic-Garden/115889528423447	view
Red	12 years	Closed , like the rest of Sydney ...... too damn wet ...	view
Green	12 years	Oops. Doubled up.	view
Green	12 years	Perfect conditions. First time there since the new 'black' loop has been opened - awesome! Mt Annan has gone from being a good track to great. They had a food & wine festival there today so...	view
Green	12 years	Very dry and dusty. Great to ride on.	view
Green	12 years	open & dry dry dry !	view
Green	12 years	Dry ! & even a bit tacky in spots ,awsome !	view
Green	12 years	Just come back from a ride. Dry, dry, dry considering the amount of rain we have had	view
Red	12 years	closed (Saturday morning 17th) according to facebook.	view
Green	12 years	Open Thursday morning still a few soft patches according to there Facebook page...	view
Red	12 years	Havent been there but how could it possibly be ridable	view
Amber	12 years	From Facebook page: Mount Annan Botanic Garden Mountain bike track is OPEN Monday 27th but work underway at the ROCK DROP at start of 3rd loop... 'A' line will remain open 'B' and 'C...	view
Red	12 years	Like the rest of Sydney , it was pelted by rain overnight so put the roadie back in action	view
Green	12 years	Back in action again ...... See if it will last more than a day or so	view
Red	12 years	Just closed.	view
Green	12 years	Please check Facebook for updates	view
Red	12 years	More heavy rain overnight has the trail closed	view
Green	12 years	re-opened monday	view
Red	12 years	Closed http://www....	view
Green	12 years	I was there this morning and it was in perfect condition.	view
Red	12 years	Just posted on their facebook page....	view
Green	12 years	Track continues to be in great condition with just the right amount of grip , dry and dusty in places and a few ruts from the 24 . There have been some improvements to some previously boggy...	view
Green	12 years	Track was perfect today.	view
Red	12 years	Facebook says it is closed again after recent rain	view
Green	12 years	Facebook says it's open again	view
Red	12 years	Closed according to FB page due to rain. Check out here to see when re-open. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mount-Annan-Botanic-Garden/115889528423447	view
Green	12 years	Dry	view
Red	12 years	only found out cause i rode out there to find it closed and nothing on facebook wasnt happy	view
Green	12 years	Re-opened accordingly to their facebook page	view
Red	12 years	I would be pretty confident this trail is closed at the moment	view
Green	12 years	great ride very dry track even tho it rain the night before.	view
Green	12 years	open from 10am http://www...	view
Red	12 years	Mountain Bike Trail closed due to wet conditions Wed 16 November. Will keep you informed for re-opening. We expect to open our new Pump track when this rain clears also... work has been...	view
Green	13 years		view
Red	13 years	ENDURO TRAIL CLOSED, Wednesday 9th. Overnight storms have left things very greasy. Opening will be posted as soon as the track is dry enough. GB	view
Green	13 years	Open	view
Red	13 years	Too wet , Closed	view
Green	13 years	All open, dry and super fast... Couldn't ask for anymore, except for maybe a little less dusty	view
Green	13 years	Open including the Advanced loop! As per their FaceBook page	view
Green	13 years	Enduro loop open. Advanced still closed	view
Red	13 years	Closed http://www....	view
Green	13 years	Now open. Looking at the radar, lets just see for how long ...	view
Red	13 years	Now closed http://www....	view
Green	13 years	Now open http://www....	view
Red	13 years	Closed according to their FB page. ...	view
Green	13 years	Enduro Trail Open Wednesday 28th. Just a reminder to everyone that the Advanced loop is still closed pending repairs. ...	view
Red	13 years	Its officially closed ...	view
Green	13 years	Perfection. Lots of riders out there enjoying it today. The new extension is open & needs to be bedded in & also they should be giving out icecream containers for on top of helmets as the...	view
Green	13 years	Perfection. Lots of riders out there enjoying it today. One of the crew got attacked by that magpie in a big way. Hilarious.	view
Green	13 years	Despite what was posted on Facebook this morning the track is in perfect condition. No wet spots and not dusty. Some words of warning: I did meet Mr Magpie for the first time and he was in...	view
Green	13 years	mostly dry and tacky a couple of small puddles but good to ride also a couple of rock gardens have been removed , the 3 in a row is now only 1...	view
Green	13 years	good run today its dry ...	view
Red	13 years	As per rangers note: ...	view
Green	13 years	Very slippy in parts but good generally.	view
Green	13 years	In good condition today it sprinkled a couple of times but the track is still fine if it pours overnight then it might be amber but I say it should be fine all weekend of its...	view
Green	13 years	Absolutely perfect.	view
Green	13 years	The track is still greasy in quite a few places and dry and dusty in others . Would pay to do a sight lap before hitting it too hard . It's a few nice days away from being it's fastest .	view
Green	13 years	Rangers opened the track this afternoon. Did a few laps, track is in good shape.	view
Red	13 years	Closure notice put up on the mt Annan facebook page.	view
Amber	13 years	Raining now, parts of the blue loop will be close to unrideable.	view
Green	13 years	First time out there - so not sure what this place is usually like trail wise. Weatherwise - no rain today, but it looked like a couple of mm fell out there overnight. Some of the climbs...	view
Green	13 years	Dry and dusty. Looks like they've only had a few drops here and there but nothing to register on the BOM ...	view
Amber	13 years	Its open with the below note ENDURO TRAIL OPEN, Monday 6th June. Theres still a fair bit of moisture in the track so take it easy on the bends, you might find the odd greasy patch. ...	view
Red	13 years	http://www.facebook.com/pages/...	view
Green	13 years	Dry and dusty.	view
Green	13 years	Dry and fast. First time there for me - it sure is a different type of track.	view
Green	13 years	Acordding to there Facebook page tracks dry and riding well.	view
Red	13 years	From http://www.facebook.com/...	view
Red	13 years	"Mount Annan Botanic Garden MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL CLOSED due to wet conditions Friday 29th April. Sorry everyone, track very greasy and sticky after overnight showers. Will post the opening...	view
Green	13 years	Rangers have just reopened the track, for updates www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Mount-Annan-Botanic-Garden ENDURO TRAIL OPEN, Thursday 2:30pm. Please take extra care around...	view
Green	13 years	bonedry!! rode the track today for the first time and expected it to be wet after all that rain yesterday. was even a bit dusty. sooo much fun.	view
Green	13 years	Dry, Dry, Dry. The first time there for me but it looks like they didn't get a drop this weekend.	view
Amber	13 years	Once the rain came the perfect track took a half hour to become unrideable. The fast clay turned so slippery I couldn't stay upright on the bike. Even at low speed traversing a hill on slight...	view
Green	13 years	track is in great condition since the events last weekend and a bit of rain through the week has packed down nicely ,a couple of off camber corners have become bermed up and are much better to...	view
Green	13 years	Rode it today for the first time. Some big cracks opening up in the exposed clay soil areas (enough to affect line choice in a couple of areas), but otherwise very dry but good. Seemed like there...	view
Green	13 years	All good, I haven't rode it since the ribbon cutting. Nice to see how well it has bedded in. Some areas still need improvement mainly with corralling the track, to many short cuts have developed...	view
Green	13 years	This trail was closed on Monday due to rain and i rode it Tuesday and Today and it is in great shape and very grippy . Little Black snake and Attacked by two Magpies this afternoon . getting a...	view
Green	13 years	track is in good nic, just the right amount of moisture very grippy and much faster than last time I rode there, is getting a bit overgrown in spots probably needs more riders using it, so get...	view
Green	14 years	The track is in good condition and there are no puddles or muddy bits. Unfortunately there is a maniac magpie that isn't that keen on sharing, he hit me for the first time at the top of the...	view
Green	14 years	Will be open at 3pm today 08.10..10 (Friday)	view
Red	14 years	The Mount Annan Facebook page indicates the trail was closed from 11am yesterday due to rain. When the trail is re-opened they will post notification on their Facebook page:...	view
Green	14 years	trail is open and a great ride	view

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