Clarification on trails west of Wakehurst

All the trails entrances accessible from the western side of the Wakehurst Parkway fire trail are out of bounds. Please honour the agreement with NPWS and stay off them. Our credibility and chance of getting additional trails is put at risk by people continuing to ride there. (Specialized Chatswood, I'm looking at you.)

The Engravings Trail entrances have had cameras on them for some time. The exit used to be through where that Chinese-owned development site is now growing weeds.

The Gahnia trail heading southeast, accessible from the fire trail running off the southwestern corner of the soccer pitches at Bantry Bay (Grattan Crescent) is legit if you have the skills to ride it (I don't). It exits onto the Wakehurst Parkway fire trail south of the closed Engravings Trail entrance.

Possums and KC are *east* of the wakehurst parkway fire trail, and not on NPWS-managed land.

Well, to be more accurate they run off the eastern side of Bantry Bay Road into the strip of RMS road reserve between BB road and Wakehurst Parkway.

I'm just saying to anyone who may be looking at this thread, don't be a selfish moron and continue to ride the closed Engravings Trail, you are seriously setting back trail advocacy that has taken almost a decade of effort if you do. The good news is almost everyone seems to be heeding this request.

Riding Gahnia is also, of course, perfectly fine. However it *exits* onto the Wakehurst Parkway fire trail. The *entrance* runs off the fire road as described above. It is a one-way trail.

Making sense now I hope ?

I don't think the trail referred to by the OP is the Engraving trail single track that exits on to the housing development. Rather it is the walking trail that starts at the southern terminus of the Wakehurst Pwy fire trail and that takes you to Bantry Bay Oval. it

This trail is a walking trail and therefore probably illegal to ride. but I don't think it has any of the sensitivities of going over/near engravings.

Ah, my bad. Of course you're right Gareth. I misread that completely.

I have a thought that the trail may actually be a continuation southwards of the fire trail, simply overgrown, but would need to confirm. I would also expect there to be far fewer sensitivities about riding it. From memory, erosion gullies did make it a bit of a pain to ride, but that was quite some time ago.

Thanks for the replies everyone.
I am indeed referring to the trail that continues from the bottom of BB fire road. And from these posts it look like I am not alone in being a bit unclear about it.

There is actually a split about half way along with the left split a short path up to the parkway (opposite the road that leads to the bowlo) and the right split heading down a gully and then to Seaforth oval (which is as you say Hawkeye is full of erosion gullies).

If you take that left split then this track allows you to get back to North Balgowlah from Possums . Gahnia etc without having to go back down the parkway death trap. No signs either end either. But looks like I should reconsider riding this bit.

that will be a few decades away. I'll be on my mobility scooter well before then.

Whoa there Nellie, won't we all be thrashing about on electric mtbs by then with active suspension, ABS and traction control? No mobility scooters for this generation mate.