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Status History

	Age	Notes
Amber	5 years	Pretty wet, but rideable. Lots of ride lines washed away.	view
Green	5 years	Good	view
Green	6 years	Good condition. A couple of small puddles. Sand traps a bit firmer	view
Green	6 years	A few bits of dead banksia have come down in the wind over the last few days. Cleared a few that were blocking the trail or the traffic line but there are a few still there.	view
Green	6 years	All good. Getting a little sandy along the top but no dramas.	view
Green	6 years	Water in most of the water bars on Duckholes. Some water along the ridge top on TH.	view
Green	6 years	All running well. Sand still nice and firm and hardly any standing / running water.	view
Green	6 years	A bit of running water on the sniggle down from MV Rd this morning, and a few puddles on Duckholes, but generally pretty good.	view
Green	6 years	Not much water on the track. Sand traps firm. Perfect really. Well before the rain anyway...	view
Green	6 years	All good. The sniggle down from MV road to the old gate is fine too.	view
Green	6 years	All good, surprisingly dry after a bit of rain earlier in the week.	view
Green	6 years	Dry and a bit loose but no problems.	view
Green	6 years	All dry and a bit sandy in places, but otherwise fine.	view
Green	6 years	A couple of puddles on the uphill side of a few water bars late this morning. Probably gone by now. Good conditions.	view
Green	6 years	All good.	view
Green	7 years	Good	view
Amber	7 years	A lot of water in the usual stops on Duck in front of the water bars	view
Green	7 years	In great condition. Sand is firm. Recent National parks trackwork has widened the trail & improved surface.	view
Green	7 years	Mostly dry, but with some large unavoidable puddles	view
Amber	7 years	Still big unavoidable puddles collecting at the water bars.	view
Amber	7 years	Quite a bit of water still on the track – especially along the flat section at the top. Even so, discernible riding lines are available without needing to get to amphibious.	view
Amber	7 years	Rode here yesterday. Very wet with some deep puddles. Otherwise ok	view
Green	7 years	Amazingly dry considering all the storms recently. Only a couple of puddles. Many of the riding lines are washed out though	view
Green	7 years	Open again from this morning. Track is in pretty good nick, a little loose on the descent to McCarrs Creek.	view
Green	7 years	Only one puddle – but otherwise good to go	view
Green	7 years	All good. There is still quite a bit of material (read derailleur killers) on the track in places from where RFS have brush cut a few weeks back, but it was also graded in many places then making...	view
Green	8 years	The odd puddle but nothing serious.	view
Red	8 years	Duck was closed on the weekend due to back burning	view
Green	8 years	Good condition - some work has recently been done by National Parks to cut back bush either side if the trail so its now wider, but they have scattered loose sticks & vegetation on the trail...	view
Green	8 years	Pretty loose and rocky on some of the slopey bits, but otherwise fine.	view
Amber	8 years	Wet and boggy at the top (also a bit overgrown with small trees etc) then dries out further down the hill	view
Green	8 years	Rode here yesterday. Much drier than I was expecting. A handful of unavoidable puddles (one quite deep). The recent rains have exposed lots of large loose rocks in a couple of places.	view
Green	9 years	The odd puddle here and there. Any more rain and might be in trouble.	view
Green	9 years	Little bit of water still standing, but will dry out in no time in this weather. Going to be quite sandy in places when it does...	view
Green	9 years	Puddles in the usual spots	view
Green	9 years	Few puddles here and there but mostly dry now.	view
Amber	9 years	Still quite a lot of water about. It is rideable but you and bike will get wet and sandy	view
Green	9 years	Trees blocking the trail have been cleared. Some large puddles that are unavoidable, but otherwise ok	view
Amber	9 years	A couple of trees down across the track towards the RFS end - you will need to dismount. Some badly washed out track - especially near the RFS - keep your eyes open! A few more large rocks around...	view
Green	9 years	Perfect trail conditions.	view
Green	9 years	A little bit of water in the usual places. Not too bad really considering the rain. There is a really large tree down across the track at the RFS end. You can walk around it without too much...	view
Green	9 years	Fine, but the very odd puddle at the water bars towards the bottom of the steep section, some standing water along the middle flat section at the top and some soft/muddy areas behind the houses...	view
Green	9 years	nearly dry	view
Amber	9 years	There's a bit of standing water at the water bars and also along the top	view
Green	10 years	All good	view
Green	10 years	a bit of water but all good	view
Amber	10 years	Water lying around. You'll need to clean your bike	view
Green	10 years	Usual muddy/wet spots otherwise good.	view
Green	10 years	Some water in the usual places but otherwise good	view
Green	10 years	All good	view
Green	10 years	Green as. A good clean line down through the steep waterbars section.	view
Green	10 years	Rode this morning. One large tree down across the track so expect to lift your bike over. Otherwise very good conditions. Almost completely dry	view
Green	10 years	Even after the recent heavy rain this trail is very rideable, no issues. Enjoy!	view
Green	10 years	Nice and tacky on the riding line, but heaps of loose baby head rocks scattered all over.	view
Amber	10 years	A tree is down near the RFS end. Some puddles across the top but otherwise good	view
Green	10 years	Rode today. Just a bit of water in places otherwise good.	view
Green	10 years	Has dried out quite well. Damp here and there but no issues. Amber alert for wallabies, the usual near misses from wallabies bounding in from the acreage estates.	view
Amber	10 years	Rode it thus arvo as the rain stopped. Holy crap it was wet! The first 400m I was an actual river! At the 3km mark there was even a spring popping up in the middle of the trail, ejecting an...	view
Green	10 years	A couple of the downhill sections (heading from Terrey Hills to McCarrs Ck) are getting a bit sketchy, but should only be an issue if you're heading out with kids or some newbies. Someone has...	view
Green	10 years	all good	view
Green	10 years	Green! Sandy in spots, with lots of babyhead rocks on the back end of the steeper water bars.	view
Green	10 years	Green! Sandy in spots, with lots of babyhead rocks on the back end of the steeper water bars. The rain this morning settled the sandy bits a little.	view
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	view
Green	11 years	Beautiful ride today! Even set a PB!	view
Green	11 years	Most Sydney region parks will re-open morning of October 26. See: ...	view
Red	11 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...	view
Green	11 years	The NPWS total fire ban closure has now been lifted. See: ...	view
Red	11 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...	view
Green	11 years	NPWS extreme fire danger closure has been lifted. See: ...	view
Red	11 years	Closed due to extreme fire danger. See: ...	view
Green	11 years	Dry as! Lots of sandy patches to catch the careless out.	view
Green	11 years	a little bit of water but still all good	view
Green	11 years	Nice and dry yesterday (Sunday 11. August)	view
Green	11 years	All good	view
Green	11 years	Still a bit wet but not too rideable and only a few squishy bits.	view
Amber	11 years	Plenty of standing water along the ridge top area and each water bar on the way down to McCarrs Ck has it's own little moat. The steep bit near the RFS depot is a pretty cut up by water.	view
Green	11 years	A bit of surface water, but the track is firm and holding good traction. Treat the water with respect and you won't have any problems. I rode it both directions end to end. There is a tree...	view
Green	11 years	All good	view
Green	11 years	Rode 16th Jan, all good	view
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		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	Damp and sticky. Motos have been through this morning.	view
Green	12 years	Hardly even damp... maybe 3 puddles...	view
Green	12 years	I thought the light rain would have settled the sand, but there are many sandy bits to be navigated. Lots of little rocks on both Duck Holes and Centre track, but nothing major. Overall pretty...	view
Green	12 years	Rode up from McCarrs Ck, so not a good guide on how it's working in the other direction. Seemed pretty dry and loose so be careful if you're hitting up the water bars.	view
Green	12 years	Tacky and fast. Actually in better condition than last weekend, despite last night's rain.	view
Green	12 years	Mostly dry, and fast. Coupla puddles on the top side of waterbars, but otherwise excellent and good traction. Set a few PBs today according to Strava. Some of that was helped along by the...	view
Green	12 years	This and centre trail were good riding this morning! Very dry.	view
Amber	12 years	There is water around as expected but easy to ride around. Good fun	view
Green	12 years	Good	view
Green	12 years	Fire trail section was quite good today. I'm just posting an update to sskipper_nz's update to mention that about halfway down the middle Duck Holes steep descent section is a monster hole...	view
Green	12 years	The single track in duck holes has one nasty washed out section, the rest is wet but rideable. firetrails are pretty dry	view
Green	12 years	Wet in patches, but happy to call it green.	view
Green	12 years	Sketchy in places. Odd puddle here and there.	view
Green	12 years	Dry but heavily eroded after the last month's rains. Very sketchy in places. Odd puddle here and there.	view
Green	12 years	Dry, but heavily eroded. Beware the large loose rocks downslope from all the waterbars - sight your landing before you let yourself get airborne.	view
Green	12 years	Mainly dry, just one or two puddles which can be avoided.	view
Amber	12 years	The Duckholes Trail is a mess. Best to give it a miss Centre Track is in better shape	view
Green	12 years	pretty dry, few puddles on waterbars but thats about it!	view
Amber	12 years	suprisingly better that same day last week ! still a few big puddles & lots of wet spots but no real boggy sections .Duckholes & centre track .	view
Red	12 years	The Perimeter Track and Long Trail were a total mess. One water bog after another. Will need at least 3 - 4 days of no rain before worth riding again.	view
Amber	12 years	Bit wash out at the start. But relatively dry. Don't thing we will be saying that in 2 days time.	view
Amber	12 years	Sunday Evening 26th Plenty of water lying around. Sketchy in places so ride carefully folks. Beginning by Coal & Candle Fire Station will need some serious grading if they intend to get...	view
Amber	12 years	Still holding water in the usual places. The start is quite rocky and eroded now. Generally not to bad. Saw a nice Python catchings some rays down near the McCarrs creek Road gate.	view
Amber	12 years	Still abit a of water on track. A few large rocks been washed out on the final downhill.	view
Amber	12 years	Very wet - worst I've seen it. Marked erosion at the entrance next to Coal and Candle Creek Rural Fire Service, lots of standing water along the ridge line, and some erosion gullies and lots of...	view
Green	12 years	Very wet, but hey... it's a fire trail. Still eminently rideable, ploughing through the middle of the puddles offers the firmest line. Take it easy on the descents, lots of loose rocks scattered...	view
Green	12 years	A little bit of water but all good	view
Green	12 years	Good to go.	view
Green	12 years	The track has dried out pretty well. A few small puddles here and there. Lots of loose rocks.	view
Amber	12 years	I rode Duckholes, Waratah and Centre Tracks today.All wetish with some puddles and some standing water. All rideable but bike needs some TLC afterwards.	view
Green	12 years	Bewdy bonza, as close to ace as Ventura. POI, saw a 1 m snake near the bush fire station on exiting the track & heading up the access road. Looked it up & seems to be an Eastern...	view
Green	12 years	Fine	view
Green	13 years	Dry (ok maybe 3 damp sections) with lots of small loose stones. Beauuuuudiful.	view
Green	13 years	Fine......trail was in pretty good condition!	view
Green	13 years	Nice! A few small puddles here and there.	view
Green	13 years	There's a few puddles to jump over or splash through, but the rest is mostly dry. The descents have a few loose largish rocks and the start beside the fire station is pretty rough. ...	view
Green	13 years	Slowly drying out - Very rideable! Better than last week even though the area has had close to 10mm over the week. Still lots of rocks as you would expect. Arrived at the bottom with a...	view
Amber	13 years	Slowly drying out - Very rideable! Be prepared to clean your bike - Sand sand sand. Lots of rocks and ruts.	view
Amber	13 years	Slowly drying out - Very rideable! Be prepared to clean your bike - Sand sand sand. Lots of rocks and ruts.	view
Green	13 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 ......	view
Green	13 years	Tues 12 July - Good to go. Mostly dry with the occasional running puddle. No drivetrain damage here.	view
Green	13 years	Rode saturday and it had a few wet areas but was pretty good overall	view
Amber	13 years	Wet Wet Wet .... lots of standing water and some of the clay areas are very slippery.	view
Amber	13 years	Sat 25th June - PM Rode Duck Holes/Waratah/Center Some puddles still on Terry Hills/Duck Holes and generally water uphill of the water bars. Surface is otherwise damp. The...	view
Amber	13 years	Pretty wet on top - lots of standing water - firetrail but not great for the bike at the moment	view
Green	13 years	Rocky from recent rainfall erosion. Standing water here and there. The water bars are still fun... Centre track damp - standing water on occasion on the top sandy section. But hey -...	view
Amber	13 years	Rode these trails today ......found the DuckHole Trail to be still wet with some standing water,plenty of small puddles and top soil washed out in some sections whereas the Centre Track was dry...	view
Green	13 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...	view
Amber	13 years	Few puddles and a little standing water on top - drying out quickly though. get out there !	view
Amber	13 years	WET ! but if your desperate like me it's better than sitting around the house. Some big puddles up on top.	view
Green	13 years	Little wet - but all good as at 22/4 - may be not quite so good after the rain today...	view
Amber	13 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.	view
Amber	13 years	Dont bother. Its really wet, muddy and not enjoyable.	view
Green	13 years	Pretty dry today despite the midweek rains, with some puddles on the uphill side of water bars only. The deep sand drift just after the entrance next to the fire brigade is all washed...	view
Green	13 years	Duck holes was great this morning some erosion at the start near the fire brigade and in a few other spots but rideable.	view
Green	13 years	Dry and smooth. Watch the waterbars going down the steeper part of Duck Holes - some loose babyhead rocks strewn across the line in a few places.	view
Green	13 years	not a puddle in sight	view
Green	13 years	Duck Holes/ Center all good. [Mod. Duck Hole and Centre Track have their own status update]	view
Green	13 years	More puddles than last week, but still fine to ride.	view
Green	14 years	Some puddles, but it wasn't too bad. One of the better options after extended rain.	view
Green	14 years	Bit of water in the usual places in front of waterbars. Good to go.	view
Green	14 years	Beachworthy in places ready to slow you down or catch you out. All good though. Get out there.	view
Green	14 years	Some puddles, but otherwise in great condtion. What are you doing in front of a computer? Get out and ride!	view
Green	14 years	Good condition generally. Some water in front of the water bars, but nothing to worry about. Some trail damage from motos on the lower steep descents.	view
Green	14 years	a few puddles at the waterbars but good condition elsewhere	view
Green	14 years	Great condition with just a small amount of water across some of the water bars.	view
Green	14 years	Probably in a very similar condition as when I was last here two weeks ago. Still damp but nothing to stop you riding.	view
Amber	14 years	Quite a few puddles meaning you'll end up dirty and so will your bike. Wet enough to start hearing drivetrain grinding noises by the end of it...	view
Green	14 years	Quite wet but very rideable. This is probably the best northern Sydney riding option today with the recent rains rendering most of the trails sticky and muddy.	view
Green	14 years	Still pockets of of water about. Watch out for a particularly boggy patch on the descent - right hand corner is a mess on the inside.	view
Green	14 years	Probably wetter than last week and still plenty of standing water, but still not that bad.	view
Green	14 years	Perfect	view
Green	14 years	Pretty good here.	view
Amber	14 years	Quite surprised with the amount of water still on the trail.	view
Green	14 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.	view
Amber	14 years	Still alot of standing water around - rideable but results in alot of bike cleaning afterwards !	view
Amber	14 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...	view
Green	14 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...	view
Green	14 years	A few standing puddles but avoidable.	view
Green	14 years	Rode Duck Holes/ Center track this arvo. some small puddles on Duck Holes, Center was dry.	view
Amber	14 years	Went for a road ride today but couldn't resist riding down Duck Holes/Terry Hills trail as I was going past it and heading to the same end point......	view
Green	14 years	Fantastic condition....drains well. enjoy.	view
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...	view
Green	14 years	Track is open, dry and in great condition. Enjoy!	view
Green	14 years	Wonderful season of early mists and mellow fruitfulness! Close bosom-friend of the just-rising sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With blooms the wattles that round...	view
Green	14 years	According to http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id......	view
Red	14 years	Sydney wide total fire ban. See: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/...	view
Green	14 years	All good except for the fly I nearly inhaled and his million mates. take some aeroguard!!	view
Green	14 years	RFS update page shows TFB removed and fire danger decreased: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/...	view
Red	14 years	TOTAL FIREBAN AND TRAIL CLOSURE IN KG / Garigal NP SINCE FRIDAY 20/11 @ 8 AM	view
Green	15 years	All good here!!!!!	view
Amber	15 years	Rode this afternoon and there were a few puddles but barely enough to get me or the bike wet/dirty. There were however 4 wallabies - one of which jumped across the track a little bit too...	view
Green	15 years	All good here.	view
Green	15 years	Dry as a bone. Sandy sections are like the beach.	view
Green	15 years	Couple puddles along the way but nothing much to worry about. Entry by the fire station and top part of descent is pretty rough with plenty of large, loose stones.	view
Green	15 years	A bit muddy entering from the road at North end, and couple puddles along the way but nothing much to worry about.	view

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