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Status History

	Age	Notes
Green	10 years	Handled the rain well last week. Almost no puddles.	view
Amber	10 years	Track is in great condition with plenty of people riding. Only amber because of the official status.	view
Green	11 years	Rode Appin yesterday and the track was fine. Nice n dry. A dirt bike had made done some of the track, which made it loose in some corners..	view
Green	11 years	Not sure on "official" status, but I did a couple of laps this morning and it was in good condition. There were signs that moto's had been on the trail but had kept to the sides and not gouged...	view
Red	11 years	Since November last year the Wollondilly MTB Club has been working towards getting the Tharawal-Appin area formailsed for mtbing again. If you're interested in helping out the two best ways you...	view
Green	11 years	I live in Appin, and everyone is still riding it. Multiple cars every day at the trail head..	view
Red	12 years	From WMBC... APPIN MOUNTAIN BIKE TRACKS The Wollongong Mountain Bike Club was formally advised this week of the outcome of the latest Board Meeting of the Tharawal Land Council. The...	view
Green	12 years	This is from WMBC facebook page "Wollongong Mountain Bike Club:You are able to ride the track at this point, we are just unable to hold any races there" Great news ! I'm not sure on...	view
Red	12 years	Grrrrrrr bloody hell -...	view
Green	12 years	Very dry and sandy in a few places. I definitely recommend a dry chain oil or wax. The new sections have track have bedded in well since I last rode there at The Rock Wallaby. A well...	view
Green	12 years	Rode Appin on Sunday morning. Similar to report from 21st - track was dry, firm & fast; sandy in some of the corners. Excellent.	view
Green	12 years	Rode Appin for the very first time on Sunday. The track was dry, firm & fast. This has to be one of the best tracks around because it offers so much. Very challenging in parts with some...	view
Green	12 years	Excellent riding.	view
Amber	12 years	A bit muddy in 2nd half but all n all pretty good .	view
Amber	12 years	At best I'd describe the Appin area as having some issues. The regular club race loop is good for the first half, but the second half is very wet in some sections. The Lost Track should...	view
Red	12 years	Rain,rain & more rain, that's been The weather out this way. Can't see the track being rideable for the rest of week.	view
Amber	12 years	This weekends XC Club race has been cancelled.This has been at the request of the Traditional Owners of the land, the Dharawal Land Council, to not to use the land. This covers 80% of the track....	view
Green	12 years	Was awsome tday ! rode race & harrops loops ,new downhill section still needs bedding in & has a small mud bog half way down but all good .Didnt like the new downhill section at first but...	view
Amber	12 years	I did a long lap this morning taking in the Lost Track and the complete race loop plus some extra stuff. There were a few other people out there too. If more people were nice to their mothers...	view
Amber	12 years	I did a long lap this morning taking in the Lost Track and the complete race loop plus some extra stuff. There were plenty of other people out there too. The Race Loop is amber. It is...	view
Red	12 years	I did a few laps this morning and it could be classed orange if folks didn't ride round wet areas and widen the track...	view
Red	12 years	After checking it out today it's still wet. If we get rain tonight you'll feel much better about yourself if you attend a track work session instead! 8am in the Appin carpark. ...	view
Red	12 years	It's been raining, hard. The track is wet. Give it a chance to dry out. However, with the wet weather forecast to continue for the rest of the week, what better way to spend a Saturday than doing...	view
Green	12 years	Nice and dry. Lost track has a couple of boggy bits but the rest is great.	view
Amber	12 years	Most tracks are now dry. The yellow arrowed race track has no issues, although the lost track has almost dried out and a lot of the damage caused by the Moto X riders has been fixed, there is...	view
Amber	12 years	still pretty wet in places & rutted out but generally not too bad .	view
Red	12 years	Lost track is ride able, there are some very soft spots in the first half of the track but mostly firm.The lower parts of the track have become boggy and the softer parts are now rutted (deeply...	view
Red	12 years	The ground had firmed up a bit during the week but the most recent rain has softened things up again. Rutts have formed at some points because people won't stay off the tracks. I was a bit...	view
Red	12 years	Went out and had a look yesterday evening (12th March). The track is still very wet and i would recommend that it is not ridden until it has dried out a fair bit more. There has been some...	view
Red	12 years	I went out for a walk to flag the reroute this morning and do a little more work on some other sections. Plenty of riders out. Mostly they appeared new to the sport and were riding Appin...	view
Red	12 years	I went out for a walk to plan a reroute this morning. Might go out to flag it tomorrow. Plenty of riders out. Apparently they didn't think it was going to be wet is the response I got when...	view
Red	12 years	If the club is cancelling a race, please don't go out to ride the track anyway! From the WMBC facebook page... "Race Cancelled Sun 11th March Sadly the rain has taken its...	view
Red	12 years	I walked the track to trim back the overgrowth on Monday and this afternoon. It is red. The first creek crossing is up and flowing fast. There is lots of standing water on the track and a good...	view
Amber	12 years	I rode the track this afternoon to check out our handiwork from Saturday that I hadn't ridden yet. The first creek crossing has risen since Saturday with some bit over hub deep to get across. In...	view
Amber	12 years	At best today the track is amber. It is amber for those riders who know enough not to ride around puddles and widen the trail. There are some rutts starting to form. People are riding around wet...	view
Green	12 years	I rode this morning. There's quite a bit of water on the track and puddles on many corners but nothing too deep. Riding may damage the track in it's sodden state.	view
Green	12 years	A few sections with some standing water and the creek is up slightly but overall really good. Motos have been through the race track and some other bits. A lot of people out there this morning...	view
Red	12 years	It's been raining steadily, heavy at times, all day. Best for your bike and the track not to ride there tomorrow. With no rain tomorrow it should be okay, but not great, for the weekend.	view
Green	12 years	The track is in great condition. It's only wet enough for the water to be holding the sand together. Once it dries out there is going to be a few sandy patches.	view
Red	12 years	I went out this morning on foot to take photos of sections that need some work and it is still wet. While it was raining there was ankle deep water flowing down the trail in some areas and still...	view
Red	12 years	WMBC Round 1 was cancelled this morning because the track was wet. When I was there this morning in the pouring rain water was flowing down parts of the track and the first creek level was rising...	view
Green	12 years	Rode it this arvo,fantastic as usual,dry and fast and a few new bits since i was there last	view
Green	12 years	Good condition, dry, clear.	view
Green	12 years	In great condition.	view
Amber	12 years	some standing water and a bit boggy on a new bit of single track at the end of the loop. Otherwise very good.	view
Green	13 years	Track is in good shape, dry all the way around and not torn up anywhere. On the section where you come out onto the firetrail underneath the power lines they've graded the track and laid fresh...	view
Green	13 years	Rode Appin today. Some small puddles, but generally good. creeks are easily crossable.	view
Green	13 years	Did a couple laps today on the XC loop. First time here for me, so have nothing to compare the track status to. A few wet sections and puddles but nice and tacky for most of the course. What a...	view
Green	13 years	Wet in a lot places this morning, if it gets much more rain it would go to an amber light.	view
Green	13 years	Couple of wet spots but on the whole it's in great condition.	view
Amber	13 years	Rode Appin this morning. After a dry week with a bit of wind I was expecting a dry track. The water seems to be seeping up from the sandstone base below the trail surface and from the top down in...	view
Amber	13 years	Rode this today following reports it was dry. Wrong! Some sections were dry, however it was quite wet in parts, with some muddy sections and quite a few puddles. There were alot of people out...	view
Green	13 years	Rode this earlier today and its good with a couple a damp spots. However, it was raining when I left so this may be amber status soon.	view
Green	13 years	the trail is just damp enough to make it tacky and only 2 or 3 wet spots	view
Green	13 years	Rode this for the first time today - most impressed. A bit wet in patches, but most easily avoidable. The river was too much for me - took the shoes'n'socks-off-and-walk-it approach. Good...	view
Green	13 years	Rode the track this morning. Riding very well, a lot of sand which is slowing it down a bit. The WMBC have been working hard keeping this track in top condition.	view
Amber	13 years	rode this morning, in general the trail is great condition ,however there are a number of pudles and a few sloshy bits, but was improving each lap I rode .so this afternoon the track will be good...	view
Amber	13 years	Appin isn't closed, will be wet but it drains pretty well	view
Green	13 years	The track is dry, the first creek is up a bit but still rideable and there is new single track at the end which means you don't need to ride the fire road on the last bit leading back to the cars...	view
Green	13 years	track is great some good work been done in a few spots ,also a bit of Moto damage	view
Green	13 years	All good here.	view
Green	13 years	Few muddy sections on some of the more technical roll offs so watch your landing - nearly went over the bars once. Otherwise it's in very good condition. On the final section, the...	view
Amber	13 years	On finishing my night lap yesterday ran into the RFS, they were back burning last night and plan to continue on Friday Night and Saturday. These burns could be cancelled if the wind is blowing...	view
Green	14 years	Track was in good shape this morning but I don't know how much rain they've had this afternoon so that may have changed.	view
Green	14 years	Perfect riding yesterday. No issues here.	view
Green	14 years	The track is in great shape. All river crossings are good.	view
Green	14 years	Went for a ride on the xc loop plus some fire trails on the 14june. Not to much damage from the rain other that the wooden bridge at the first creek crossing at the start, but that's from the mx...	view
Green	14 years	Very nice.	view
Green	14 years	As the previous status update said the track is good. There are a few sandy wallows that didn't exist before and it is damp but not muddy in the stretch before the last creek crossing.	view
Green	14 years	All good.	view
Green	14 years	Track is in great nick as of this morning.	view
Green	14 years	A fantastic hidden trail. Hat goes off to the trail fairies that built this. Although its only 9.5km, I was blowing hard by the time i finished. There are sections of short sharp climbs that...	view
Green	14 years	Not as bad as you'd think. Although the track is wet there are only a few places with standing water. The damp makes those roots and some sand patches very slippery though.	view
Green	14 years	Tracks in good condition, more sand than I remember, couldn't believe no one else was there	view
Green	15 years	Great conditions today , just a tad dusty and , as you would expect , no water on the trails . spotted a Little Black Snake scurrying away from us too .	view
Green	15 years	we road here yesterday and again this morning and the track is in good condition, the track has drained very well.	view
Amber	15 years	Saturday 3rd October - Quite a few puddles, nothing too deep but on a fair bit of the single track there are puddles the width of the track and the lines are starting to go wider with people...	view
Green	15 years	few small puddles that are easily skirted around the edge of. Beware the cranky bird attacking your helmet somewhere in the first 2 minutes or so. little bugger!	view
Green	15 years	99% dry. Some damage from dirt bikes riding on the single track and had a minor confrontation with two dirt bike riders (well, PivotMach5 did quite rightly) but otherwise good riding. Recommend...	view
Green	15 years	Nice and dry but watch out for slithery black friends on warm days with a nice little four foot long black snake coming out to play last sunday	view
Green	15 years	Lots of washed out corners with trail bike damage , i was there before the rain and was dry with no standing water , so hopefully they buggered off before the rain came	view
Green	15 years	I was out at Appin today (22/07/09) and the track was in perfect condition. A little bit of water in the usual places near the creeks, but all in well along the track.	view

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