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Status History

	Age	Notes
Green	3 years	Graded not that long ago, apart from the causeway at Glenbrook end being closed to cars and getting wet feet, the trail is in excellent condition.	view
Green	6 years	Back open again. Nil issues.	view
Red	6 years	Park was closed this morning at Glenbrook rangers hut due to fire.	view
Green	7 years	Rode up from the car park via Euroka and Bennett's Ridge to The Oaks and back down the sniggle (plus a detour via Pisgah Ridge FT). All very dry, a few trees down on Bennett's but would only be a...	view
Red	7 years	HRB in the Campfire Creek area. NP gates look like being closed for the weekend.	view
Green	7 years	All good. Nice and dry	view
Green	7 years	Rode the fire trail today in the W2G. Dry and now with a very clean traffic line all the way down to Bennetts Ridge FT. Didn't do the sniggle.	view
Green	7 years	Rode from the NPWS carpark at Glenbrook up to the start of the single track via Euroka Campground / Bennetts Ridge Firetrail / Nepean Lookout. Firetrails obviously fine and dry - the single track...	view
Red	7 years	Was looking to ride there tomorrow and saw it is officially closed due to heavy rain...	view
Green	7 years		view
Amber	8 years	Only applies to this one stretch, but, NPWS have closed the single track section at due to fears over asbestos contamination. See:...	view
Amber	8 years	Glenbrook - Single Mountain bike track closed for track upgrade Closure - 17th June to 8th July 2016, Monday to Friday Only. The Oaks Single Track from the Iron Barks to the Car...	view
Green	8 years	Great condition. Get out there and do some hill repeats!	view
Amber	8 years	Road it the first time in 12 months. Indeed, the main firetrail from Woody is like a highway. Great for social rides, having a chat side by side...	view
Amber	8 years	Rode up from Glenbrook to the Oaks via Euroka and then back down the single track. Fire trails are all good, though they have had a scouring from the heavy rain. Sniggle is a bit eroded at the...	view
Red	8 years	Totally sodden today! Lower section of single track held up well but everything else was drenched. Should drain quickly though.	view
Green	8 years	The fire trail is currently in very good condition. Both upper and lower sections of single trail are also very good. A couple of small puddles here and there but nothing of concern from a...	view
Green	9 years	The water at the top gate taste like Betadine throat gargle but other than that, the trail is smooth as...	view
Green	9 years	All good. A bit wet due to the rain, but nothing that will be much of an issue.	view
Green	9 years	rode it today. Track is good, has been back burning along the left side of the tracking going down from woodford.	view
Red	9 years	Oaks and Red hands Cave closed due to hazard reduction burn. ...	view
Green	9 years	Recent rain has tempered the sand perfectly, but in the traffic today eye protection was still highly recommended.	view
Amber	9 years	Fire trail from Glenbrook to the helipad is in great condition, from then on it's quite sandy. It's hard packed mostly just watch for washing out in some loose corners. Eye protection is highly...	view
Amber	9 years	The Oaks Fire Trail has undergone a radical grooming and widening with barely a loose rock to be found between the trail head and the single track. It was described by one rider as being a...	view
Amber	9 years	National Parks & Wildlife Service Blue Mountains National Park at Glenbrook Maintenance to Woodford Oaks Mountain Bike Trail - section CLOSED - diversion in place From:...	view
Amber	9 years	Rode 3/5/15 - Causeway at 65cm (ridable!). Open on weekend but closed weekdays. See national parks website for info. Track fine for riding top to bottom.	view
Red	9 years	Glenbrook is closed http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/alert...	view
Amber	9 years	I'll say amber as it was pretty wet and drive train destroying	view
Green	9 years	Only a few puddles on the single track but otherwise all good	view
Green	9 years	Ridden 3x in January - in pretty good condition overall. Sandy in places, long & deep enough to catch out the unwary. Single track between the gate & the new realignment becoming...	view
Green	10 years	Rode The Oaks this morning - In top condition.	view
Green	10 years	Dry on Saturday	view
Green	10 years	Green... some bits are sandy.	view
Green	10 years	Rode it again after 13-14 or so years. All green !	view
Green	10 years	Rode it Friday 12th. 10am start in very light drizzle but fire road not effected. By the start of the single track the rain had stopped. Single track was brilliant and only a few puddles towards...	view
Green	10 years	Rode on Sunday 7th. Some wet sand sections on Woodford-helipad section, but otherwise all good. Old and new single-track good, but a few puddles on old part.	view
Green	10 years	Rode it this morning and was all good, a couple of tiny puddles on some of the old singletrack, but nothing you can't ride around	view
Green	10 years	The proposed hazard reduction burn in The Blue Mountains National Park at Glenbrook has been cancelled. Thanks to Ken and Giles for the updates.	view
Amber	10 years	The Blue Mountains National Park at Glenbrook is CLOSED on Saturday 9 August 2014 for a hazard reduction burn. ...	view
Green	10 years	Rode the bottom loop, great condition and the new single track rocks!	view
Green	10 years	confirmed that the two trees on bennetts ridge have been cleared by national parks today.	view
Amber	10 years	Two trees down on Bennett's Ridge Glenbrook National park. - Track detail here http://bmorc.com/node/9004 If coming...	view
Green	10 years	This update is for 21/6	view
Green	10 years	This update is RE 15/6 though!	view
Green	10 years	Dry. Grippy. Buff. Only one or two puddles in the singletrack, easily avoided. Enjoy!...	view
Amber	10 years	The NPWS crews have been cleaning out the water culverts along the trail so at each culvert there may be a sand trap. The sharp left hand corner (I've always know it as Deadmans Corner) just down...	view
Green	10 years	Oaks Singletrack is open as of 5pm today ready for the weekend. More details available here.	view
Green	10 years	The Oaks is nice and dry at the moment - fastest I've seen it for a while. All good.	view
Green	10 years	The sandy sections are starting to show fatigue from all the Easter traffic. Some sections are becoming soft and care for beginners is needed. The up-hill sections (Woodford - Glenbrook direction...	view
Green	10 years		view
Amber	10 years	The main Oaks fire trail is fairly dry. There is a bit of water on the single track but still OK to ride. Technical section of single track will be closed until May. Bennett's Ridge fire trail...	view
Amber	10 years	Trail is good even after recent rain. Technical section of the single track is closed due to maintenance work. [Mod. that makes it amber]	view
Amber	10 years	The single track is blocked by a log 450 metres east of Bennett Ridge.	view
Amber	10 years	National Parks & Wildlife Service Blue Mountains National Park at Glenbrook Upgrade works to Woodford Oaks Mountain Bike Trail - section CLOSED - diversion in place From...	view
Green	10 years	All good	view
Green	10 years	Firetrail on the way up is good now - had some rain and vehicle traffic	view
Green	10 years	All good and no longer a sand pit	view
Amber	10 years	Firetrail from the Tarmac in Glenbrook to the Middle gate has been graded and currently a massive sand pit. This can be avoided if travelling from woodford and then riding the single track from...	view
Green	10 years	The road to the first gate has been graded and is really soft and horrible to ride otherwise all the rest is good	view
Green	11 years	All good. There is a tree down but its only covering a bit of the track	view
Green	11 years	Was on the track at first light 5:30am. Dry and quick all the way. Very cold, only around 6c. Also a bit blinding on some corners with sun coming up. Great view over Sydney with sunrise.	view
Green	11 years	Nice and dry today - some sandy patches to catch you out!	view
Amber	11 years	Watch out for a tree across the Single track about 300 metres down from the Red Hands road crossing. There are still a few smaller branches around too. Bennetts Ridge has a tree down just out of...	view
Green	11 years	Nice and dry!	view
Green	11 years	The trail is nice and dry!	view
Green	11 years	An excavator was on the firetrail today laying roadbase in various areas.	view
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Green	11 years	A bit smoky down at the gorge from yesterdays back burn but other than that, nothing to report. Riding from Glenbrook to Woodford and back was probably the most boring ride I've done!	view
Green	11 years	The Oaks trail is now open. If you are planning on camping there are camp ground closures ...	view
Amber	11 years	Hazard reduction burning was done yesterday, they are probably going to re-open the park this afternoon. Unless for some random reason a fire gets totally out of control in which case it'll say...	view
Red	11 years	NPWS are conducting a hazard reduction burn over the next couple of days around the St Helena track, Toby's Glen area down to Glenbrook creek. The Oaks firetrail will be closed until Easter....	view
Green	11 years	All good apart from a large branch half way down Redwire on the right hand side half blocking the trail. Hardly worth an amber rating, but worth a mention.	view
Amber	11 years	After not riding for 2 weeks in a row I NEEDED to get out for a ride yesterday regardless of rain. I figured the Oaks fire trail would be a good option. I spoke the ranger on arriving at the...	view
Green	11 years	The single track is dry and a little sandy in some places. There's still a few branches and sticks on the track in places.	view
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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...	view
Green	11 years	reopened after extreme fire conditions closure Note: St Helena Crater area closed for weed spraying (Ends Saturday 2 February) St Helena Crater area will be closed for weed spraying...	view
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...	view
Green	11 years	Was a bit wet this morning but cleared up and ended up being a great temp to ride in. The bit of rain also seems to have taken the edge of the dust and sand as it wasn't to bad today although...	view
Green	11 years	All good. Still quite sandy on firetrail between the tar and Oaks picnic ground, but otherwise fine and very dry.	view
Green	12 years	The single track is good, some of the mud puddles are mostly dry from the rain earlier this week. If you are doing the Glenbrook coat hanger, Euroka and Bennetts Ridge are great, the road...	view
Green	12 years	Rode Sunday 28/10/12 There is a tree down on the single track about 4km down from the gate. Otherwise all good.	view
Green	12 years	Rode the Oaks via Euroka on Sunday including the single track at the end, and it's in good condition.. Less standing water (none?) than the previous weekend	view
Green	12 years	The single track has the usual mud puddles after the rain during the week. Bennetts Ridge Firetrail is okay too.	view
Green	12 years	The fine dust muninjitsu reported last week seems to have been swept away for the most part, and there are some lines forming. Some corners still have coarse gravel the size of 5 and 10 cent...	view
Amber	12 years	The main fire trail from the Oaks down past Bennetts Ridge turn off has been topped in fine dirt. This is a hazard to ride through, not to mention the dust you suck in as a result. Take care as...	view
Amber	12 years	Tree still down just west of the Oaks gate. Single track is open but there are still some obstructions that haven't been cleared. One blocks the track but has a new path growing around the left...	view
Green	12 years	There is a tree down around 100metres from the single trail on the long downhill stretch. Other then that it's high and dry!	view
Amber	12 years	Large tree down right across the firetrail about 1 km west of The Oaks gate. 2 trees down across the single track blocking it. A few branches down on the single track partially blocking it, some...	view
Green	12 years	Rode Bennetts and the Oaks single track tonight. It's dry and little dusty.	view
Amber	12 years	Hazard reduction burn at Glenbrook. See image for details. I'll see if I can get some better information and update the status.	view
Amber	12 years	Partial Closures Saturday and Sunday Would recommend riding the Oaks another weekend From the NPWS site: Kathmandu Multisport Event - Saturday 4 August and Sunday 5 August...	view
Green	12 years	Perfect day for it! Dry along the fire trail and only a couple of puddles on the single trail.	view
Green	12 years	Great condition. Just a couple of small puddles on the single but base is nice and firm if you go straight through the middle.	view
Green	12 years	All pretty good today. The clear weather seems to have mostly dried out the puddles on the singletrack.	view
Amber	12 years	The Twitter trail has 35 foot puddles in it at the moment, the problem with these are that the canopy doesnt allow the puddles to dryout and riders tend to ride around the obstacle instead of...	view
Amber	12 years	The firetrail is mainly dry. The single track is OK, with a few muddy puddles here and there.	view
Amber	12 years	Rode it at lunchtime today and it was ok. The firetrail part was as dry as always, just watch out for a few sand bars and fist sized rocks where water has run across the tight corners. The...	view
Green	12 years	The main fire trail is dry, however there are few puddles here and there on the single track. Pretty good overall.	view
Amber	12 years	Fairly dry on the main fire trail. A bit of mud on the single track. The technical section is still pretty wet. The causeway is closed to vehicles but easy to cross on a bike.	view
Amber	12 years	Road The Oaks today, no train service when we went due to some electrical failure. The Glenbrook Causeway was still closed to vehicle access. The causeway was passable by foot although you will...	view
Red	12 years	The Glenbrook Creek causeway is flooded. The water level as at 6pm tonight is 1.0 metre, which is down from 2.0 metres last night.	view
Green	12 years	This trail rode beautifully today, 99.5% dried out and certainly nothing that will bog the bike down. Both fire trail and single track are good to go. Enjoy!	view
Amber	12 years	The large puddles are back on the single track from the rain overnight. The last rocky section between the Ironbarks and the causeway car park should be avoided if you don't like badly eroded...	view
Green	12 years	Rode The Oaks today. All good! Just one thing, to the people (not necessarily riders or people on this site) who leave rubbish all through the National Park... STOP IT! Chip packets,...	view
Green	12 years	All good with The Oaks. Watch out for snakes - Saw a big red belly black snake catching some sun on the trail!	view
Green	12 years	Rode The Oaks yesterday. Both the fire trail and single track are in pretty good nick. There's a little bit of mud here and there on the single track and the technical section has dried out heaps...	view
Amber	12 years	The area at the log jumps is very chopped up and mushy, riders should avoid this section of single track and stick to the main fire trail.	view
Green	12 years	Rode the Oaks in reverse yesterday. Causeway water levels low enough to ride across with no problems. Firetrail is firm and dry all the way up to Woodford, with some damp muddy sections on the...	view
Amber	12 years	Rain day before but clear the day of this report... Upper fire trail to picnic shelter mostly 'dry' - or a bit damp. Steeper sections a little more rocky and eroded than usual due to...	view
Amber	12 years	The section at the log jumps is very muddy, suggest exiting at the end of the first section which is fine.	view
Green	12 years	i did the oaks yesterday after coming down andersons. the trail was perfect. yes, some muddy sections but just adding to the fun. i went down the oaks firetrail and then took a detour to the...	view
Amber	12 years	Bennetts Ridge Firetrail, there is a huge gum tree across the trail at the right hand bend where the campsite is, this can be ridden around.	view
Amber	12 years	Glenbrook causeway water level was 1.2 metres and falling at 6pm tonight. Looks like it peak at 2 metres. http://flic.kr/p/botaPj...	view
Green	12 years	I didn't do the last techy section and the single track has a few muddy spots and the fire trail is fine. I'd call it green.	view
Amber	12 years	The single track has the regular mud puddles, which aren't to good for the bike at the moment. The last techy section from the Glenbrook helipad to the car park above the causeway should be...	view
Green	12 years	Fire trail dry. Single track mostly dry - a few damp bits on the lower sections.	view
Amber	12 years	The water level of the Glenbrook causeway was at 1.2 metres and still rising as at 6:00 pm tonight. Be aware that the water level rises rapidly after heavy down pores.	view
Red	12 years	Just called the parks, said the causeway is waist high and moving, didnt recommend to cross it with a bike.	view
Green	12 years	All good. Just a couple of muddy patches on the firetrail and the single track. Causeway path has about 200mm of water over it.	view
Green	12 years	Parking was open, but gate half way down to the creek was closed. Creek was crossable, saw lots of other cyclists getting across.	view
Red	12 years	The causeway was flooded up to the top of the armco railing and the water seemed to be moving quite fast. This was at 1930hrs 2012-01-27.	view
Green	12 years	Rode there yesterday, causeway is open and the single track is dry.	view
Amber	12 years	Excellent. The road to the causeway is 'closed because of flooding', but if you actually go there, you'll see that the water is a mere 30cm deep - you can ride across without getting your feet...	view
Green	12 years	Rode down the track today, Friday the 30 of December; all is well with the exception of the pile of sticks in the puddle as referred by Hathill on the single track near the Bennets Ridge...	view
Green	12 years	Look out for the attempt to fill in one of the puddles (near the Bennetts intersection I think) with sticks. Not a great idea and certainly not IMBA approved!	view
Green	12 years	Dry and in good condition. Just a couple of small puddles on the single track.	view
Green	13 years	Headed into the NP today, half way up Bennetts Ridge I got hammered by the storm, made for an interesting ride.	view
Green	13 years	Looking good, just a couple of the larger puddles left on the single track.	view
Red	13 years	Causeway closed at the bottom of the Gorge, according to NP	view
Green	13 years	Great condition.	view
Amber	13 years	Really green, with only 2 (nearly dry) mud puddles on the singletrack (though it's getting a bit worn in places and some sandpits developing, The firetrail also is a little rougher than usual in...	view
Green	13 years	Okay from the Helipad down to Glenbrook. The single track still has a couple of mud puddles.	view
Amber	13 years	Not Un-rideable but i wouldnt want to. You would have to be desperate, all the clay-ish sections have become slick and "gloopy" enough to clog tread, and the single track is not much better....	view
Green	13 years	All good. Just the regular puddles on the single track.	view
Green	13 years	Open, expect the usual puddles on the single track.	view
Red	13 years	NPWS have announced it closed due to the causeway being flooded. NPWS will reopen when safe.	view
Amber	13 years	Track should be okay. Just smoky at the Glenbrook end today with fire hazard reduction happening just south at Mulgoa. ...	view
Green	13 years	Nice and dry	view
Green	13 years	Dry and fast all the way. Single track getting bumpier all the time though.	view
Green	13 years	The fire trail is very fast. a few puddle on the single track but all good.	view
Green	13 years	Fire trail and single track are both clear and dry. The rocky section at the end of the single track seems to be getting too worn with multiple tracks through the rocks, still enjoyable but a lot...	view
Green	13 years	All good on the Single Track. Just a few tiny puddles left after the rain, they should be gone by the weekend.	view
Green	13 years	The single track from the Oaks gate down to the car park is all clear and dry. It seems to be missing a few small rocks in some sections though....	view
Amber	13 years	some fallen trees on the trail can still get round with out any problems.	view
Green	13 years	The Oaks is dry and fast. The single track at the end ROCKS!! - Look out for the frog in the middle of the track about half way!	view
Green	13 years	Nice and dry very fast The single trail will need some work as is starting to get overgrown.	view
Green	13 years	Nice and dry	view
Green	13 years	All okay from the Helipad down. Just a few puddles on the single track. The Glenbrook causeway has about 50mm of water over the path.	view
Green	13 years	A poket of water or 2 on the single tail but other than that is all good. But you will need to check the Weir as all of the rain.	view
Green	13 years	Members of BMORC assisted NPWS in a pruning day along the single track today. Puddles are still about, hopefully we can start addressing these next month.	view
Green	13 years	Rode : 7th May 2011 Nice Dry Fire trial and single track.	view
Green	13 years	Rode the Oaks this morning. Fire trail section was in good condition. Single track was wet in sections, but generally in quite good nick. The last (technical) section was pretty dry.	view
Green	13 years	Great conditions today. Pretty much all dry. Lots of riders - 200 or more waiting on the platform at Glenbrook for the train to Woodford this morning (Good Friday). Special thanks...	view
Green	13 years	There was a Banksia tree fallen over at the last log step before the final technical section. Plenty of time to take evasive action prior!	view
Green	13 years	A nice traffic line most of the way now. A couple of the hills starting to get loose again in places. Riding up you get to see closely just how many jagged little rocks are embedded in the track...	view
Green	13 years	Oaks is way fast, plenty of traction and very few squirly bits, lots of loose rocks on the decents, little bit sketch coming down red wire saddle, single track is nice few loose rocks but all...	view
Green	13 years	All good here. They have replaced the water meter at the top so it now doesn't spray everywhere	view
Green	13 years	All good with the Woodford, The Oaks, to Glenbrook via Bennett's Ridge trial as of today, Sunday the 16 of Jan. Took a quick break at Euroka and wondered where have all the kangaroo's gone? Me...	view
Green	14 years	All good, have fun!	view
Green	14 years	Just the usual puddles on the single track and the causeway has about 100mm of water over the path.	view
Red	14 years	The causeway is closed. Technically it doesn't close the track if you start at Woodford and go down then back up. ...	view
Green	14 years	Rode Sunday and all good.	view
Green	14 years	Rode down this morning. Firetrail section is nice & fast from the rain without any major puddles. Some puddles on the singletrack, be cautious to avoid trashing it.	view
Green	14 years	Good condition. A few small sandy patches and maybe a little dusty on the firetrail. The climb out is still good fun....	view
Green	14 years	Nice and dry	view
Green	14 years	Did this today and only about 2 small puddles on the single track so all good...	view
Green	14 years	Rode over the weekend and is in great shape. The recent rains have caused some erosion in places but this has just enhanced the trail making it more fun.	view
Green	14 years	Trail in great condition today Sat 22 May c/w coastal that are wet from rain this week. Only problem was I broke my collarbone near the end of the ride on the asphalt just before the ford!	view
Green	14 years	All good here.	view
Green	14 years	Its open again.	view
Red	14 years	SMH is reporting that NPWS say The Oaks will be closed for, "approximately four to five days": ...	view
Green	14 years	Completely dry, very fast. A few stutter bumps on the long downhill section. Water across the weir only about an inch deep.	view
Green	14 years	Great condition. Fast and firm even in the sandy patches - great racing line appearing. The single track is getting a little bumpy these days and there were about 4 or 5 puddles down there, but...	view
Green	14 years	All good, pretty dry throughout even on the sniggle. There are some trail works going on which means a couple of vehicles and earthmoving equipment on the trail but it is sign posted as you get...	view
Green	14 years	all good no problems crossing the the river, condition of the trail is good ++	view
Amber	14 years	Road the Oaks tonight pretty good given the rain and the water the wash, single track is great, causeway still has a water over but can ride on the edge safely.	view
Red	14 years	Causeway at the bottom of the trail is apparently closed due to flooding. Water has been reported as high as 5 metres. ...	view
Amber	14 years	•The causeway at the Glenbrook entrance to the Park is closed due to flooding. and the Euroka camping area too so you'll be down and upping and wet as at Fri 5/2/10 3.53am	view
Green	14 years	A few puddles off to the side but generally damp not wet and the sniggle was just about perfect .	view
Green	15 years	Last update: 23/11/2009 4:48:00 PM http...	view
Amber	15 years	Last update: 23/11/2009 2:05:00 PM http...	view
Green	15 years	RFS update page shows TFB removed and fire danger decreased: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/...	view
Red	15 years	TFB - Fines apply	view
Amber	15 years	The general condition is great, the issue is there is some work happening at the top end before St Helinas. loaders and tracked earth movers have chopped up and the trucks are parked on the...	view
Green	15 years	Yup, all good nothing of any concern on the main firetrail. The single track is very fast and flowy at the moment it also has a 2-3 largish puddles on it about halfway down	view
Green	15 years	Perfect Nice and fast, no puddles at all. The...	view
Green	15 years	Completely dry.	view

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