We need your help! Oxford Falls and Red Hill Trails, Jumps, Gravity

Official Trails, Jumps and Gravity Tracks at Red Hill and Oxy

The collective group of people from NobMob, local clubs and the general public who have been working with NPWS (Bantry Bay, Garigal and State) and Councils over the last 4 years need everyones support.

We have recently published the OFRH Trail Care Proposal. To show support for making these trails official we need your membership.

This proposal was put together by some of our freeride crew and trail riders and to date has already opened the doors for meetings with the following owners and managers of Oxford Falls and Red Hill:

-NSW Department of Planning
-NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
-NSW Department of Primary Industries (Crown Lands)
-Warringah Council
-Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council

TrailCare is open for everyone to join either as a supporter (free), however it would be greatly appreciated if you can become a full member. At $10/year you can contribute to the cause and also get shop discounts (membership cards are printed and being posted now). Note that paid membership has more weight when it comes to credibility with government and green groups.

Please see our site Trail Care and like our Facebook page. We are also IMBA affiliated.

So why TrailCare?

There comes a time when the benefits of being an incorporated non-profit group can open more doors during government liaison, eligibility for State and Fed funding grants and insurances than a community forum.

NobMob and Global Riders will still be the focal point for all that we currently do on these sites. However to help get stuff done on the ground Rob, myself, Hawkeye from NobMob and the other contributers to advocacy and all our previous written reports for Ministers etc have formed TrailCare. Other key members were also the organisers of previous volunteer maintenance days at Manly Dam under Terracare.

What else are we up to?

Ongoing - Representing IMBA, local riders and also providing feeback to NobMob in our role on the Northern Sydney MtB Stakeholder Advisory Committee

Coming up in early March - Site inspection with NPWS and rest of the Northern Sydney MtB Stakeholder Advisory Committee at Bantry Bay to investigate feasibility of new trails.

Coming up in early March - Manly Dam volunteer trail audit.

25 Jan 2012 - Introduced local mountain bike trail design and construction companies to Warringah Council staff for upcoming Manly Dam maintenance works

11th December 2011 - NPWS Pilot Trail Study - Members conducted site visit to provide feedback to NobMob, TrailCare, MWMtb and to also represent IMBA at Stringy Bark Ridge – Berowra Valley Regional Park. This was the first inspection with the rest of the Northern Sydney MtB Stakeholder Advisory Committee.

The site looks promising for XC loop. Some areas will be challenging to ride up and may require a hike-a-bike.

11th December 2011 - Began reviewing NPWS Review of Environmental Factors (REF) which is a detailed environmental and heritage study aimed at determining if new trails at Stringy Bark Ridge or Bantry Bay would present a significant impact.