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Status History


Age Notes
Amber
5 years

Bit of water around. Overgrown in parts

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Green
5 years

Fine

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Green
5 years

Good condition. A couple of small puddles. Sand traps a bit firmer from the rain. A little grown over in parts.

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Green
5 years

A few damp spots this morning, but nice firm sand.

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Green
5 years

Rode before the late morning rain. Only a couple of puddles, otherwise perfect. Trail is getting a bit overgrown in parts.

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Green
6 years

Dry and rocky as ever. Is there a more exposed track on the northern beaches on a hot day??

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Green
6 years

Apart from the eroded pinch climb up from the road, all good. Great views on a clear day.

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Green
6 years

Good

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Green
6 years

Becoming overgrown with vegetation narrowing the tail in places. Overall in good condition & fun. Washout boulders on final section before Gen San Martin Drive getting harder to navigate,...

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Green
6 years

Mostly dry, but with some large unavoidable puddles

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Amber
6 years

You can still ride it but it's quite wet from Sunday.

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Green
6 years

The odd puddle here in there, but otherwise rideable

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Amber
7 years

Rode here yesterday. Very wet. Getting quite overgrown in some places. Otherwise ok

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Green
7 years

Open again as of this morning. Pretty rocky and loose after the recent heavy rains.

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Red
7 years

...

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Green
7 years

All good.

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Green
7 years

Good as gold.

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Green
7 years

OK, but it seems pretty rocky and sandy and not as much fun to ride as it once was....

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Green
7 years

Dry and fast

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Green
8 years

Rode here yesterday. Much drier than I was expecting. Still a little bit wet in places including an unavoidable puddle

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Green
8 years

Great, sand dampened down nicely and Black Cockatoos to boot!

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Green
8 years

Fine.

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Green
8 years

Few puddles here and there but mostly dry now.

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Amber
8 years

Still quite a lot of water about. It is rideable but you and bike will get wet and sandy

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Green
8 years

A couple of trees down that you can ride around. Some wet bits in the usual places

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Amber
8 years

A couple of trees down across the track - you'll need to dismount.

Quite a few wet bits that are unavoidable so you will get wet but quite rideable if you don't mind that sort of thing....

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Green
9 years

Perfect trail conditions.

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Green
9 years

A couple of large puddles. You will get wet

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Green
9 years

All good - little bit of run off near the top of the track, but nothing to worry about.

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Green
9 years

Some water but not much

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Green
9 years

Mostly dry

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Green
9 years

In really good condition with only the odd minor muddy/wet puddle. The wildflowers are a nice touch!

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Green
9 years

Some water about but pretty good considering all the rain recently

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Green
9 years

Nice and dry. For some reason the little trail exit before the gate onto General Liberator Bomber San Martin Drive has been blocked off so you have to step over it or stand your bike up on its...

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Green
9 years

Rode this morning. Very good condition. Almost completely dry

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Green
9 years

Pretty good considering the rain

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Amber
9 years

There's a tree down across the track near the at the RFS end. A few puddles but otherwise good

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Green
9 years

Rode today. Just a bit of water in places otherwise good.

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Green
10 years

No probs here.

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Green
10 years

Dry and rocky, with just enough moisture in the sand to make it not a chore to ride through. Has anyone managed to ride up the climb at the Akuna Bay road end lately? I could barely walk up it...

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Green
10 years

Green!

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Green
10 years

Green!

The entrance of General Liberator San Martin Drive is a mess and only rideable uphill if you are Chris Akrigg.

Other than that, all good....

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Green
10 years

Rode this afternoon. Pretty good condition with barely any water on the trail considering the recent rain. Sandy bits are firm for a nice change

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Green
10 years

Beautiful ride today! Even set a PB!

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Green
10 years

Most Sydney region parks will re-open morning of October 26. See:

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Red
10 years

Here we go again.

IMPORTANT: Due to the current fire emergency, all national parks have been closed across the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area until further notice. Some commercial...

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Green
10 years

The NPWS total fire ban closure has now been lifted. See:

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Red
10 years

Total Fire Ban
All tracks and trails across all of the Metropolitan National Parks are closed Sunday 13 October 2013 due to Total Fire Ban. West Head Road is closed, however the basin...

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Green
10 years

NPWS extreme fire danger closure has been lifted. See:

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Red
10 years

Closed due to extreme fire danger. See:

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Green
10 years

Dry as! Perhaps a little moisture on the (getting very hard) entrance climb from San Martin drive.

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Green
10 years

All good

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Amber
10 years

The drop down to the Akuna Bay Rd at the northern end is a mess, but the rest is pretty good. A bit of water here and there but no major dramas.

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Green
11 years

Sweet as. Can't recall seeing any puddles

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Amber
11 years

Wednesday 14 February : the Centre Track was mostly dry, Waratah Track was a good dry run right to the end and the Duckholes Track was very wet at the top,result of 20 mm of rain on Monday/...

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Green
11 years

All good. couple of puddles but nothing serious. Enjoy!

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Green
11 years

All good, a little sandy.

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Green
11 years

Rode it 16th Jan, all good

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Red
11 years

"ALL TRACKS AND TRAILS CLOSED FOR WALKING, HORSE-RIDING AND CYCLING FROM FRIDAY, 11 JANUARY TO MONDAY 14 JANUARY

All walking tracks in NSW National Parks will be closed until at least...

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Green
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Red
11 years

On Tuesday 8 January all NSW national parks and reserves will be closed due to predicted catastrophic bushfire conditions. More information will be available after 9am Tuesday 8 January. For more...

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Green
11 years

Damp and sticky, but green. Motos have been through this morning.

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Green
11 years

Hardly even damp...

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Green
11 years

In good condition. Just the usual loose surface in places & some soft sand patches. the WestHead Road end is better now that it has dried out, still eroded with ruts & boulders. ( I go...

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Green
11 years

All good. Except for the sandy bits. And the rocky bits....

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Green
11 years

Dry and fast. The rain from last night seems to have had no impact. Enjoy.

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Green
11 years

Dry and fast. The rain from a couple of nights ago has packed it all down nicely.

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Green
11 years

Watch out for the rocky parts otherwise in pretty good Nick - Cracker weather today!!!

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Green
11 years

A bit moist with the odd small puddle here and there - nothing of concern.
Very last section at north eastern end still washed out.

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Green
11 years

Good

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Green
11 years

pretty dry all round

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Green
11 years

A bit damp and rocky as usual, but fine.

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Green
11 years

All good here

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Green
11 years

Dry but heavily eroded after the last month's rains. Very sketchy in places. Odd puddle here and there.

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Green
11 years

Dry but heavily eroded after the last month's rains. Beware the loose rocks downslope from the waterbars, sight your landing in advance if your're looking to jump your bike.

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Green
12 years

Good to go kids!

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Green
12 years

Relatively dry, rocky and fast. Very little water lying around. Next 2 days might be a different story.

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Amber
12 years

Sunday Evening 26th
Plenty of water lying around. Sketchy in places so ride carefully folks. End of Centre will need some serious grading. Very washed away.

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Amber
12 years

Still a bit of water lying around. All in all in pretty good condition, considering the rain on Sunday night.

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Amber
12 years

Still a bit of water on the track, but not to bad.

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Amber
12 years

Wet almost all the way along fair amount of washout, firm sand and drying out quickly.

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Green
12 years

Wet in places but still very rideable. Plough through the centre of the puddles for the firmest line ... and prevent trail widening.

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Green
12 years

All good

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Green
12 years

Good to go.

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Green
12 years

Track is in good condition as of this morning. Lots of loose rocks in places.

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Green
12 years

A bit damp the first 200m at the Western entrance, the rest was bonza.

First time I have tried this track, loved it. More open & rocky, can really get up some speed while having your...

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Green
12 years

Fine

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Green
12 years

Dry, plenty of loose rock and sandy stretches and very exposed on a hot afternoon yesterday.

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Green
12 years

Dry with lots of small loose stones. Beauuuuudiful.

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Green
12 years

A little wet but fine.

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Green
12 years

Fine

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Green
12 years

Nice.....99% dry. Enjoy!

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Green
12 years

A few puddles but nothing you can't jump over or splash through. Rest of the track is drying and firming up nicely - including the sand patches.

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Green
12 years

Damp in patches, but good to go. Lots of small rocks as you would expect.

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Green
12 years

Good riding although a little erosion. More riders should smooth things out over the next few weeeks!

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Amber
12 years

The track is damp and wet with puddles in places. Be prepared to clean your bike. Good riding though!

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Green
12 years

Quite wet, with lots of standing water, but still rideable. Despite 2 laps of DH + C, the crunchy drivetrain sound effects didn't sound as bad as I expected, but the brakes ......

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Green
12 years

Tues 12 July - Good to go. Mostly dry with the occasional running puddle. No drivetrain damage here.

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Amber
12 years

Wet Wet Wet .... lots of standing water and some of the clay areas are very slippery.

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Amber
12 years

Sat 25th June - PM
Rode Duck Holes/Waratah/Center
A few puddles and the hill is a bit slippery.
Surface is otherwise damp.
Throwing up damp sand onto the bike, so still a bit...

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Amber
12 years

Pretty wet on top - lots of standing water - firetrail but not great for the bike at the moment

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Amber
12 years

Went through on Monday morning. Lots of standing water and surprisingly 2 sets of tyre tracks.

While this is generally the best of the fire trails I wouldn't recommend it until it stops...

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Green
12 years

Wonderful season of early mists and mellow fruitfulness!
Close bossom-friend of the just-rising sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With blooms the wattles that fringe MV...

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Amber
12 years

Few puddles - drying out quickly though.

get out there !

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Amber
12 years

WET ! but if your desperate like me it's better than sitting around the house.

Some big puddles.

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Amber
12 years

Rode this evening of Tuesday 19 April - very muddy. very wet. Not at all enjoyable. Don't recommend riding this until maybe the weekend.

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Green
12 years

Dry today, with some mud only on the uphill side of waterbars. The quagmire from the recent grading efforts at the top of the trail has all dried out. Some of the steeper uphill sections are a...

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Amber
13 years

Centre track is ok some water but the last 2 ks towards the old toll booth a grader has been thru leaving a soft muddy crust of goo - take a towel for the car trip home!
If you are doing the...

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Green
13 years

Dry and smooth.

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Green
13 years

all good

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Green
13 years

Duck Holes/ Center all good.

[Mod. Duck Hole and Centre Track have their own status update]

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Green
13 years

Some puddles on the uphill side of water bars, but fine to ride.

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Green
13 years

Moist, but no puddles to speak of. One of the better options after extended rain.

Lots of scumer traffic on the road sections linking up the DH + C loop this morning. It was nice to pass...

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Green
13 years

Very dry. No issues.

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Green
13 years

All good. Beachworthy in places but good to go.

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Green
13 years

Some puddles, but otherwise in great condtion.

What are you doing in front of a computer? Get out and ride!

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Green
13 years

All good - enjoy. Smiling

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Green
13 years

great condition

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Green
13 years

Great condition - go ride!

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Green
13 years

Aside from the North entry being a bit muddy on the centre/left line there's nothing much to worry about here.

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Green
13 years

This track continues to drain really well and is the pick to ride after rain...

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Green
13 years

Dry and in good condition. This is probably the best northern Sydney riding option today with the recent rains rendering most of the trails sticky and muddy.

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Green
13 years

Damp, but getting drier.

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Green
13 years

Probably wetter than last week and still plenty of standing water, but still not that bad.

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Green
13 years

Perfect

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Green
13 years

Pretty good here.

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Green
13 years

Not as much water as Duck but still some on the track.

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Green
13 years

Am gonna give this a green as although it's not totally dry, is certainly rideable and a lap of Duck Hole/Centre left minimal mud on the bike.

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Amber
13 years

Still alot of standing water around - rideable but results in alot of bike cleaning afterwards !

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Amber
13 years

A few puddles but ride-able.
Think I may have picked the driest day in a 2-3 week period! Should be good until it rains again...

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Green
13 years

just got back from a late arvo ride of Duck hole and centre tracks both are in fairly good condition considering the amount of rain lately. Only a couple of puddles around the place which are...

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Green
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Green
14 years

Hardly any standing water as usual. Drivetraing grinding paste towards the top, and the climb from Gen San Martin is totally washed away for the first 15 m or so.

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Green
14 years

Fantastic condition........Drains well.

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Green
14 years

Suprisingly dry and compact...very little to worry about. The bike held up nicely, not much cleaning which you've gotta love. If you are looking for a clean ride try here and centre track for a...

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Green
14 years

Track is open, dry and in great condition. Enjoy!

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Green
14 years

Low-anchored cloud,
Eucalytpus filled morning air,
Ancient fountain head and source of rivers,
Dew-cloth, dream drapery,
And napkin spread by early orbs;
Drifting meadow of...

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Green
14 years

According to http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id......

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Red
14 years

Sydney wide total fire ban. See: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/...

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Green
14 years

RFS update page shows TFB removed and fire danger decreased: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/...

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Red
14 years

TOTAL FIREBAN ANND TRAIL CLOSURE SINCE FRIDAY 20/11 @ 8 AM

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Green
14 years

30th Oct....All good here!!!

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Amber
14 years

Some puddles but considering all the rain this track was in great condition.
The bottom is showing some erosion damage and is proving to be a bit more difficult to climb...

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Green
14 years

All good here.

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Green
14 years

Open again after last weekend's burns. See http://nobmob.com/node/10704

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Red
14 years

For those thinking the burn is over and Centre is open again. Rangers just replied to an enquiry with this, "Currently it is closed the Area Office will need to assess the track for dangerous...

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Red
14 years

Closed due to HR burn. See http://nobmob.com/node/10630

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Green
14 years

A bit muddy entering from the road at North end, and couple puddles along the way but nothing much to worry about.

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Green
14 years

Looking nice and dry, with emerging wild flowers - first sign of spring! The sandy bits are actually easier now with the high moisture content. Both Centre and Duckholes are the most rideable in...

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