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Riding out west - Kinross and Geurie
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Anybody riden either Kinross at Orange or Geurie as I will be maybe getting 3 hrs riding time out there this weekend. I have the maps, but as there is quite a bit at Kinross has anyone rode there and have some suggestions on some of the choice bits and sections.
Also is the trail at Geurie worth a visit or should I just spend more time at Orange?
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Hey Mark, been awhile since I rode Kingross myself but the guys have been up there lately say it's pretty damn good, though it does suffer in the wet.
Give the guys at http://www.cworbc.org.au/ a yell as they maybe able to hook up a tour guide barbie.
Haven't riden Geurie yet but by all accounts is well worth the trip.
Hey Mark,
I rode Kinross at Easter and it was in great condition. I don't think there has been a lot of rain since so it should be still riding well. The goat track and the north shore were smashed last summer with the rain. The great southern loop is riding well. There has been a lot of trail building going on over thelast couple of months and the guys have built some epic tracks out the back (something for teacher and goblins gulch ) most of which are not marked or on the map and are tricky to find. Suggest jumping on cworc and seeing if you can hookup with some locals to show you around
havent ridden geurie but you can happily ride 2 to 3 hours in orange all on single track and not double up.
I rode Kinross without maps or a guide. I found it easy enough to explore and work out a few loops for myself. Always preferable to have a local around but don't sweat it if you can't find one.
Good to know.. I will probably only get maybe 90 minutes there, not enough to call out a local but enough to get a feel of the place.
So should I take SS or duallie?
Might be a bit of work for an SS. When you drive in and park your car, there's a firetrail climb that goes to the top. Then from there are single track runs that branch off to the left and wind their way back down to the carpark. They make for some good loops. I also found some stuff off to the right that was OK but a little un-loved....Maybe different now as that was over a year ago.
There's some good ST over the back of the mountain too. Anyway, that's what I found when exploring myself. The locals might say I was way off the proper loops though!
Thanks for that... will take the geared bike then. I'm looking forward to it now, it sounds real good.
soft soft soft. get back on the single speed!
A loop i take that picks up some of the nicest bits of the forest ,
Starting from the car park there is a single track to the right of bulgas road that follows it up the hill (brown hornet). Take this track all the way to the top, when you reach the top take the track to right and cross the powerlines. Follow this single track for about 10 min through until you hit a fireroad (southern comfort)you then go left and ride uphill for about 100m there should be a single track on the left marked with some rocks. The single track then goes for another 8km or sothe and is all marked (Isaac, eat at Joe's, frozen dead guy, El gastro). You eventually hit bulgas road again. (When you hit the native forest again) Go left up hill again for 50m or so and then take a left when you get to the junction at the top of the hill. Go along the fire road for 200m and you should see the single track start on left. This section is really good and will take you back to the top of the brown hornet (follow the bunting).
Hopefully this helps.
Well went for around 90minutes of riding out there on Friday before dusk. I started off doing what Dave_76 said but felt being alone and that late in the day the Southern Comfort track was taking me too far out and I was losing it in the dim forest as there were a lot of pine needles over it. So I bailed on that one and rode the norther stuff, Like North Shore, Goat Track, Owen's Rest and Brown Hornet. Was good fun until it got really dark and I had no lights... will definately head out there again.
Trails reminded me of Lidesdale or maybe parts of Majura, but with less of the sustained hill climbing. Some really nice flowy sections too that really brough a smile to ones face. Usually fast but they use the terrain well so you are not climbing again only 30 seconds later.Be really nice to explore some of the other stuff... next time I am out there.
Sadly didn't get out to Geurie with poor weather and no time
Thanks for everyones information on the places!
I went out that way on work related exercise and managed to ride both Kinross and Geurie.
The pick of the two is easily Geurie. Lovely flows and creative use of the landscape that had me laughing out loud with happiness! The trails are well signposted and accessible to a beginner, or they could be totally thrashed at top speed by someone more advanced. The trail surface is groomed and firm with little to no erosion present anywhere. The landscape is natural bushland. I could have ridden there all day but sadly only had an hour. This is a destination trail, and I will not miss a chance to ride there again. Only bummer is that is about 4 hours drive from the Blue Mountains.
Kinross has a lot of potential. I had some fun but a lot of grief. I didn’t get out till the afternoon and got myself pretty navigationally embarrassed trying to find the trails listed on the published map. I ended up way off course and had to resort to my iPhone “maps” function to work out where I was! I found zero signage or aids out there for a mountain biker. Just faint single track here and there in a monotonous pine forest. Big lesson is that no-one should bother with Kinross unless you can hook up with a local and get a bit of guidance. Once again my solo riding efforts are proving the obvious. The trails themselves once you find them are fun, but I wasted a lot of effort peddling around looking for them.