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	Age	Notes
Green	5 years		view
Green	7 years	In top shape over the weekend. Just Lava Flow to open (soon??) and we'll have the whole place back to its former (improved) glory...	view
Amber	7 years	Rode the new / modified section down from the swimming pool today for the first time. Could only access the green loop and the dark blue loop off the back of it. Green is fine, although quite a...	view
Green	7 years	All open trails were in great shape today - Jumps area is closed. A new trail head has opened up in Hornsby Park next to the kids playground giving access to a further 1.5km (ish) of green trails...	view
Green	7 years	Stage 1 open and dry. Dirt jumps closed.	view
Red	7 years	Gate was locked Saturday afternoon, presumably due to some light rain	view
Amber	7 years	And now for some big news - the first stages of OMV 2.0 have opened - partially. After 1pm on Saturdays, and on Sundays only, as trucks use it during the week, according to the SNORC website....	view
Red	8 years	CLOSED UNTIL OCTOBER	view
Red	8 years	Hornsby MBT @HornsbyMBT Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail area is now a construction site and is closed to the public until later this year. Per council website and Twitter.	view
Red	8 years	Trail still officially closed. Spoke to the council they said they'd look to open it for the long weekend.	view
Red	8 years	Stay off until it dries up - the track is currently a river.	view
Green	8 years	great	view
Green	8 years	All good. Great riding surface all over	view
Amber	8 years	Top sections are damp and tacky (grip is phenomenal), but as usual avoid lava flow for a couple of days.	view
Amber	8 years	Top sections are damp and tacky (grip is phenomenal), but as usual avoid lava flow for a couple of days.	view
Green	8 years	Misty morning. A couple of damp patches down on the lower tracks, but nothing too bad.	view
Green	8 years		view
Red	8 years	Closed as per Hornsby Council's website and Twitter feed.	view
Green	8 years	Hot, Dry and Dusty!	view
Green	8 years		view
Green	8 years	Lava Flow is open and though a bit muddy in a couple of spots, is mostly clearing out nicely.	view
Amber	8 years	Trail was in great shape this morning, almost completely dry, but Lava Flow is still closed.	view
Amber	8 years	Was there on yesterday (Friday) afternoon, and bailed as it was wet in many places after the massive downpour. I'd assume it's a bit better now but would advise caution, particularly on the Lava...	view
Green	8 years	Rode here last night. Pretty much all dry. Few small puddles, but nothing major. Trail was in good condition.	view
Amber	8 years	Wet, wet, wet. Full of puddles all around, though not officially closed, I‘d stay off till it settles down.	view
Green	8 years	Trail is open - a few small puddles and damp/ slippery sections, but good to ride. (I didn't ride it today - just stopped at the trailhead, walked a small section and spoke to a couple of riders...	view
Green	8 years	Per official Twitter this morning	view
Red	8 years		view
Green	8 years	Twitter Feed States Open, note: be careful some slippery sections may exist.	view
Red	9 years	Closed due to wet conditions as per Twitter feed	view
Green	9 years	First time there and the trail is in great condition. Good fun	view
Green	9 years	Twitter: Hornsby MTB trail is open. Please be aware there may be natural hazards on the trail such as storm debris. Happy holidays, ride safely.	view
Red	9 years	Twitter: Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed due to wet conditions.	view
Green	9 years	All dry today despite yesterday's rain. Trail is in great nick. Get out there!	view
Green	9 years	All good out there.	view
Green	9 years	Some drilling work going on on the fire trail link to the start of Lava Flow and the ascending trail. Lava Flow can be accessed via the lower fire trail, but the ascending trail (newer bit) is...	view
Green	9 years	All open Sat morning	view
Amber	9 years	Friday morning the firetrail/road in the valley north from the seats/sign was closed off due to Northconnex activity. Access restricted to top entry of Lava Flow entry and to the lower section of...	view
Green	9 years	All good last night, just a few very small puddles. Which will be gone pretty quickly today.	view
Amber	9 years	Latest from Twitter: Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is open. Enjoy the OMV Bike Festival. Lava Flow descent will remain closed until this afternoons event.	view
Red	9 years	From Twitter: 'Hornsby MTB Trail is closed until wet conditions ease.'	view
Green	9 years	Did a couple of laps in the middle of the day. Only a handful of small wet spots on Lava Flow, otherwise all good. Should be just about all dry by late arvo. Not keen on the smell of privet trees...	view
Green	9 years	All good.	view
Green	9 years	Been there earlier - great condition, fully dry. Fairies worked on it and trail is smooth and nice. Have fun!	view
Green	9 years	Reopened on Monday per https://twitter.com/HornsbyMBT/status/...	view
Red	9 years	Closed as per their Facebook page	view
Green	9 years	Not just green, I'd call it hero dirt this morning. Three small muddy spots on Lava Flow and that's it. Stay on the main line through those and your bike stays spotless.	view
Green	9 years	All trails open again.	view
Amber	9 years	Hornsby Mountain Bike Trails are now partially open. Please observe signs.Lava Flow and outer rim are closed.	view
Red	9 years	Closed as per official twitter feed.	view
Green	9 years	Avoid Lava Flow. Beyond the rock armored corner the trail is pretty slippery but the climb out is far too wet. There are a number of muddy puddles but for almost the entire climb the trail has...	view
Green	9 years	All good today - Lava Flow is still a bit slippery in a few places but has mostly dried up.	view
Amber	9 years	Council website says "open" but Lava Flow is very wet in places and in my opinion should be closed. I'll be staying off it for the next few days. All other trails are dry.	view
Amber	9 years	I rode OMV today. It is very slippery where the sun hasn't been able to dry out the shaded trails. The bridges are quite slippery too. If it doesn't rain tonight then the sun and wind today...	view
Green	9 years	per twitter	view
Red	9 years	Closed due to wet weather as per Twitter post 16th June	view
Green	9 years	All sections dry, no puddles. The clay is quite tacky though.	view
Green	9 years	Open 24 May - https://twitter.com/HornsbyMBT/status/6020578543...	view
Red	9 years	Closed as per official Twitter feed @HornsbyMBT Hornsby Mountain Bike trail is closed due to wet conditions. ...	view
Green	9 years	Sexual chocolate!! Tracks couldn't be better, get some.	view
Green	9 years	Officially open so I hear. Rode it today and apart from a little dampness, trail was mostly fine. A few damp sections in Lava FLow, but not enough to risk damage to the trail. There...	view
Green	9 years	Rode it today. Little bit muddy in low bits of lava flow. Otherwise all good. Plus some new work on hill climb which is awesome.	view
Green	9 years	Haven't been to the trail but announced that it has re-opened ...	view
Red	9 years	Trail Closed as per official Twitter feed @HornsbyMBT due to wet weather.	view
Green	9 years	All good today - in awesome condition. A bit of trail work going on on the uphill section above the road but still rideable.	view
Red	9 years	It was closed on today: Easter Sunday	view
Green	9 years		view
Amber	9 years	Officially it's open however it's very slippery out there this morning and a few small puddles just after Turkey Royale. Lava flow is pretty damp, I'd give it a day or two to dry out and do some...	view
Green	9 years	Open except for Lava Flow (Stage 2 blue downhill/flowy section).	view
Red	9 years	Closed as per web page:...	view
Amber	9 years	There's no 'official' status for this track but given the rain last couple of days I'd imagine the track is in no state to ride.	view
Green	9 years	Rode OMV for the first time ever yesterday. What a great track. Plenty of variety packed into a small area. Well worth the 100+km drive each way.	view
Green	10 years	In pretty good nick considering it looks like it's getting a hammering. Rode the "new" bits for the first time - very swoopy / flowy on the bottom section. The new section of ascent is very...	view
Green	10 years	Trail reopened on Saturday 13th. There were just a few damp patches remaining this morning, but it was mostly dry.	view
Red	10 years	CLOSED according to Twitter	view
Green	10 years	Opened this morning via official twitter page	view
Red	10 years	Closed since December 2 according to the website.	view
Green	10 years	Rode this on Monday after work (24th Nov). Had that storm rain pass through after lunch so I went there half expecting not to be able to ride it, but it was fine - wood sections showed a bit of...	view
Green	10 years	Rode today after the rain, not even a puddle. (didnt ride the lower blue sniggle or climb out of the valley) but everything seemed pretty dry from the heat.	view
Green	10 years	Dry and fast, and buffed clean. Rain forecast for Sunday 10 November though....	view
Green	10 years	Dry and fast, and buffed clean. Went up there to practice on the 26er that I'm taking to Rotorua, whch turned out to have contaminated brakes. Fortunately the Trek test ride day was...	view
Green	10 years	Sensational! Rode it on the 29th, it was dry,dusty and fast. What a hoot! a few track improvements in stage 2, thanks trail builders/maintainers.	view
Green	10 years	Reopened this afternoon, just in time for the weekend.	view
Red	10 years	Closed due to this week's rain.	view
Green	10 years	Glorious day out there today. So much better with the extended sections. Took a big group of kids down ages 8 to 11, and just hung out down the bottom all morning, riding without having to climb...	view
Green	10 years	All good today	view
Green	10 years		view
Red	10 years	Trail Closed signs up this afternoon. Shame there was no tweet to report this...	view
Green	10 years	Reopened on Tuesday arvo per the official twitter page.	view
Red	10 years	Use your common sense. With the amount if rain we've had over the last few weeks it's going to take at least a few days of wind and sun for Sydney trails to become rideable again. Fire trails are...	view
Red	10 years	""Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed due to wet conditions and is unlikely to reopen for several days." Per Council Website. You can get the tweets directly from council if you choose. We...	view
Green	10 years	It's all open, including all of stage 2. The new section that had been damaged now has rock armouring and will hopefully drain well. I had the whole place to myself this morning - the new blue...	view
Green	10 years	Rode this morning. All open except one small section at the end of the stage 2 blue loop which was being worked on. Trails in great condition.	view
Amber	10 years	All open apart from the new stage 2 dark blue track which is undergoing more work. Despite there being signs and bunting closing that track is was sad to see someone riding it today....	view
Green	10 years	Rode there today. Ranger was down there and removed pretty much all the signs and tape, just keep and eye out for any signs.	view
Amber	10 years	Latest update from Hornsby Council: Most stage 2 trail areas are closed. Please observe closure signs and barrier tape. The rest of the trails are open (about 4 km).	view
Red	10 years	I've just been told OMV is closed today. Apparently there are "Closed" signs up all over.	view
Amber	10 years	The 2nd half of Turkey Royale from the big left hand berm to the start of Stage 2 is closed due to earth moving equipment being used down there this morning. Everything else is open and in great...	view
Amber	10 years	The upward section is closed - probably for some last minute maintenance. But the rest is open!	view
Green	10 years	The signage blocking the second stage is now up and all the barriers are down, so this would make me assume that it's unofficially open for the time being. Really excited to have more...	view
Amber	10 years	Rode this morning, tried to beat the rain but it was getting a bit tacky in some areas with water starting to pool so pulled stumps. Recommend letting it dry. Trail maintenance is happening at...	view
Green	10 years	Open and very dry	view
Green	10 years	Open and very dry considering the rain we've had!	view
Red	10 years	Closed according to @HornsbyMBT twitter	view
Amber	10 years	Doesn't appear officially closed but the track is wet in places so probably best to keep off until it dries out properly.	view
Green	10 years		view
Green	10 years	I haven't ridden it but Hornsby MTB says open as of Tuesday morning	view
Red	10 years	Closed according to the Hornsby MTB twitter feed.	view
Green	10 years	Back open...	view
Red	10 years	Heavy downpour last night and trail closed today according to the official twitter feed.	view
Green	10 years	I've not ridden it, but it was declared open by the Hornsby MTB twitter account earlier today. There was also a polite reminder to stay off the stage 2 trails while they are being constructed...	view
Red	10 years	Giving the amount of rain we have had I would avoid riding OMV.	view
Green	10 years	Dry and no longer tacky though that may change this arvo if...	view
Green	10 years	Dry and tacky. Plenty of people out on their bikes today.	view
Green	11 years	All good today.	view
Green	11 years	Hot and dusty but always great.	view
Green	11 years	All good, very busy this morning.	view
Green	11 years	1st time here. Did 6 laps then went to do manly dam! This place will be pumping when the new trails are done. Did see a black snake but not on the track thank god! Track is nice and dry.	view
Green	11 years	Punched out a few laps here today for the first time many months. Track is firm and a little tacky and all round its in fantastic condition. Look forward to the extensions next year.	view
Green	11 years	A couple of wet spots but nothing too serious, seems to be a fair bit of scattered glass on parts of trail, particularly uphill blue line and black top section.	view
Green	11 years		view
Red	11 years	Hornsby MBT @HornsbyMTB Trail closed, some sections of the Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail have had storm damaged. Also dangerous trees over the trail, please stay off. After the recent...	view
Red	11 years	Hornsby MBT @HornsbyMTB Trail closed, some sections of the Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail have had storm damaged. Also dangerous trees over the trail, please stay off.	view
Red	11 years	@HornsbyMBT: Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed. Heavy rain has softened trail areas too much for riding today. Stay tuned for updates.	view
Green	11 years	Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Blue and Black Trails of Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail are open (the Green beginner trail is closed and likely to open tomorrow).	view
Red	11 years	Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed due to recent and forecast rainfall. Please keep off the trail while wet to avoid damaging it.	view
Green	11 years	Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is open. News - Trailcare volunteers are invited to a BBQ brekfast on site 9am 23 November. RSVP to ph 02 9847 6832.	view
Red	11 years	Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT 18m ago Mountain bike trail closed due to Total Fire Ban	view
Green	11 years	All good, very busy this morning. Lots of people training for the fling perhaps?	view
Green	11 years	Great Condition. Not many riders out though in this heat.	view
Green	11 years	@HornsbyMBT Trail sections all open.	view
Amber	11 years	Second half of the trail going up was closed this morning.	view
Green	11 years	Dry and fast conditions. Track in good order.	view
Green	11 years	All good - and dry.	view
Green	11 years	Great conditions. Trail fairies have made some improvements since I was last here a few months back.	view
Green	11 years	Still in good nick. Dry with one or two small puddles up by the new swimming pool section (construction run-off?). Trail maintenance day on Sat 2:00pm.	view
Green	11 years	Trail Fairies have been out leaf blowing O.M.V for the weekend. Will Sunday be busy or empty like mothers day?	view
Green	11 years	All good folks! Enjoy the weekend riding there.	view
Green	11 years	All good. The recent work seems to have helped out in a couple of the sections which were prone to moistness. Still plenty of people parking around the track head rather than up in Dural St.	view
Green	11 years	Perfect condition to ride.	view
Green	11 years	Perfect. Hardly anyone riding. Few new rock placements making some bits easier and rain/puddle resistant. Great day to ride.	view
Green	11 years	About as good as it gets this afternoon, even the north side near the pool which can get a bit damp was great. I was demo'ing a Trek Superfly 100 AL Elite courtesy of my local LBS. Great...	view
Green	11 years	Trail fairies were out (including myself) preening the track, and all good, though still a bit boggy in the big dipper region of the track, and it's coped with the atrocious weather pretty well....	view
Green	11 years	Have personally checked and trail is OPEN folks. Official Trail Status via Twitter - @HornsbyMBT Official Trail Status via Webpage -...	view
Red	11 years	Sign at trackhead said close due to wet weather. I rode on it (went in the back and didn't realize it was closed) and is mostly dry though and hopefully will be open for the weekend. Hopefully a...	view
Green	11 years	The Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is OPEN. Ride with care. Twitter: Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Council webpage which has the Twitter feed embedded...	view
Red	11 years	It is still wet. Very wet. Consider the trail CLOSED until further notice. Twitter: Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Council webpage which has the Twitter feed embedded...	view
Red	11 years	Just in case it's not bleeding obvious, it's wet. Very wet and while the official Twitter notification hasn't been updated yet, consider the trail CLOSED until further notice. (It's now...	view
Green	11 years	As of 12:00pm Thursday 20 - Trail is NOW OPEN. Twitter: Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Council webpage which has the Twitter feed embedded...	view
Red	11 years	As of 1:30pm Wednesday 19 - Trail is NOW CLOSED until further notice. Twitter: Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Council webpage which has the Twitter feed embedded...	view
Green	11 years	As of 1:30pm Friday 14 - Trail is open. Twitter: Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT Hornsby Council webpage which has the Twitter feed embedded...	view
Red	11 years	As of 2:15pm Wed 12 - Trail is closed off. Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT as of 19:00 The Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed until further notice.	view
Green	11 years	Was riding with Mrs Fatboy when the rain came around 2pm but it didn't last too long and the track held up. It was damp to start with but a credit to it's design, didn't see one bit of standing...	view
Green	11 years	Twitter Trail Status: ‏@HornsbyMBT HSC Website:...	view
Red	11 years	Well, it was outstanding yesterday. Today it's copping a belting by heavy rain. Will need several days to a week of sunshine to dry out. Let's hope this downpour doesn't hang around too...	view
Green	11 years	Outstanding.	view
Green	11 years	Hornsby mountain bike track is OPEN As per Hornsby Council twitter account. Hornsby MBT ‏@HornsbyMBT 30.5.13	view
Red	11 years	Still closed due to wet weather. As per Hornsby Council website and twitter. Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed until further notice. ...	view
Red	11 years	If it isn't obvious. As per Hornsby Council website and twitter. Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed until further notice. — Hornsby...	view
Green	11 years	Outstanding. First time and loved every second. Well worth the trip. I would like to send a email to the right person on the council to express my thoughts and thanks for building a...	view
Green	11 years	No issues, rode there on Sunday. Forgot my shoes, so had to ride with my crocs...	view
Green	11 years	@HornsbyMBT: Hornsby Mountan Bike Trail is open.	view
Red	11 years	@HornsbyMBT: Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed until further notice.	view
Green	11 years	@HornsbyMBT: 17:00hrs - Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is open. Please ride carefully.	view
Red	11 years	@HornsbyMBT: Hornsby Mountain Bike Trail is closed until further notice. Keep the trail in good condition - "Ride Dirt Trails, Not Mud Trails."	view
Green	11 years	Stunning in the valley early this morning, mist and fog blanketed the lower northern trails and the track was grippy and mostly completely dry. There are two puddles on the northern ascent but...	view
Green	11 years	Hornsby Twitter feed says trail is open again @6pm 8/4/13	view
Red	11 years	The Hornsby MB Trail is STILL closed due to soft surface condition and more rain on the way. Please stay off to prevent damaging the trail. Follow trail status updates via twitter @HornsbyMBT	view
Red	11 years	The Hornsby MB Trail is closed due to soft surface condition and more rain on the way. Please stay off to prevent damaging the trail. Follow trail status updates via twitter @HornsbyMBT	view
Green	11 years	Nice and dry this morning	view
Green	11 years	Still nice and dry. All good.	view
Green	11 years	Nice and dry. All good.	view
Green	11 years	Rode a few laps yesterday (Sun, 10 Mar) evening. The hard pack is getting quite nice, and even though the trail seems to drain quite well, there are some wet spots that have gotten rutted out a...	view
Green	11 years	Re-opened today.	view
Red	11 years	See https://twitter.com/HornsbyMBT for updates	view
Amber	11 years	Not officially closed but due to the amount of rain today, I would say it will be closed.	view
Green	11 years	Now officially open to ride while to weather is good.	view
Red	11 years	All trails are closed until they dry out.	view
Green	11 years	Damp. Tacky. Fine to ride.	view
Green	11 years	Rode a few laps there today in the middle of the day and it was fine. One small wet spot near the start and everything else was tacky to dry. Love that track! Well, the intermediate section...	view
Amber	11 years		view
Green	11 years	Very much green/open as of this afternoon. I think riders had issues this morning when there would have been a bit of due around on the wood sections. I think the trail drains really well as I...	view
Amber	11 years	Very tacky but some mud spots in the corners. Generally it has drained well.	view
Green	11 years	rode it this afternoon. Trail is in great shape, no issues	view
Amber	11 years	It would be accurate to say the trail will be sodden with the amount of rainfall we've received over Hornsby overnight and whilst there is no official notification from Hornsby SC the trail is...	view
Green	11 years	There was some good rain overnight and no sign of any water on the trail. Nice little loop! Some great features and will be great once the extensions go in.	view
Green	11 years	Awesome fun. Plenty of people using it.	view
Green	11 years	OMV is now officially open and the trail good to go. 'Officially' enjoy!	view
Red	11 years	OMV (a.k.a. Hornsby MTB Park) will now officially open to the general public from 12 noon Saturday 9th February - weather permitting.	view
Red	11 years	Official opening has been postponed due to bad weather. This means the track is also closed for the foreseeable future.	view
Red	11 years	Just a heads up... Hornsby Council will have an official opening ceremony for OMV on Feb 2. While this ceremony is invite only, riders are welcome on track that day from midday onwards (I...	view
Red	11 years	OMV is NOW CLOSED for 3 weeks until the official opening takes place. This is the official council notice. Hornsby Shire Council Information Notice 11.01.2013 The Hornsby...	view
Red	11 years	Closed this weekend as per Snorc Facebook update (Council closed due to total fire ban)	view
Green	12 years	dusty and dry but open. how did everyone escape the heat?	view
Green	12 years	What an awesome little trail! Holding up well to the first 10 days of official use. Conditions today were firm but a little dusty. Quite a few cars at the trail head but didn't have too many...	view
Green	12 years	rode yesterday, the extra moisture from all that rain has helped the bed in process a great deal, plus increased riders is seeing it get faster and faster. a few loose corners to watch out for...	view
Green	12 years	Rode it this morning - was in fine condition	view
Red	12 years	Word is this new trail is too wet for riding right now. Sorry folks, just a little longer!...	view

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