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Status History

	Age	Notes
Red	4 years	Kiwarrak State Forest (inc MTB trails) is closed until further notice due to the recent bushfires. It is regarded as very dangerous to enter and ride there due to constant falling trees. ...	view
Green	5 years	Good.	view
Green	6 years	Tracks in great condition - generally nice and firm. Some loose corners. Some timber features have been burnt by backburning operations - check before you launch. Water in creeks, lots of...	view
Green	7 years	Trails are in good condition and are tacky after recent rain. The odd puddle remains.	view
Green	7 years	Generally the trails are in good condition. There's still a few puddles and soft spots in lower areas after last month's heavy rain.	view
Green	7 years	The trails are dry and in good nick, ready for the holiday season.	view
Green	8 years	The trails are generally dry with only a few puddles remaining on very low lying trails. So they'll be in great condition for this weekend's events which include the PBM Hardrock 6hr mtb race...	view
Green	8 years	The trails are looking and riding great! Only a few puddles remain from the recent rain.	view
Green	8 years	The trails are looking and riding great! Only a few puddles remain from the recent rain.	view
Amber	8 years	Forestry's hazard burn was completed last week but some timber continues to smoulder. Please ride the trails with caution: some of the structures have been damaged or destroyed altogether...	view
Amber	8 years	State Forestry commenced a hazard burn on Wed 18 May. The burn itself is only expected to last a few days, but they recommend avoiding the area for an additional few days while burnt/dead trees...	view
Green	9 years	The trails are now dry and are great flowy fun.	view
Green	9 years	Rode over Anzac weekend and trails were in great condition with only the rare puddle.	view
Amber	9 years	Very rideable but some greasy patches in the corners so keep your eyes peeled.	view
Green	9 years	Had the place to myself this afternoon. Flowy, chocolate foot loop single track fun. The singletrack is in prime condition, some of the fire trails had sections of standing water easily...	view
Green	10 years	Green az bro... Choc foot loop well bedded in. Other trails were in super fast nick too. Cheers to the regular trail fairies.	view
Green	10 years		view
Green	10 years	All good	view
Green	10 years	Kiwarrak (apparently pronounced Kye-warrick) is currently in good nick. Damp from the odd shower/thunderstorm but should be ok for the upcoming Singletrack Mind Series on the 18th bar the shower...	view
Green	10 years	Dryer than expected. Awesome as expected.	view
Green	10 years	These trails are amazing! Only a few puddles here and there, including Moab.	view
Green	10 years	After a few light showers overnight the trails are in great condition, very grippy with only two small puddles in gullies that I saw. Did the chocolate foot and some of the red and green loops....	view
Green	10 years	What can I say Happy new year Kiwarrak did over 25 kms of riding there yesterday nice and dry and dusty , this place needs signage , we ended up trying to follow most of the chocolate foot...	view
Amber	11 years	Fires raging at Purfleet have closed the Pacific Highway a couple of clicks east. Even if you could get to the trail I'd suggest it would be unwise to be in the vicinity.	view
Green	11 years	A little looser today after having dried out... Tuesdays ride had very light "spitting" drizzle like it was wanting to rain but couldn't. Did three laps but had to pull the pin when the...	view
Green	11 years	Green as it gets. Rode the Chocolate Foot course x 2 today, and it was groomed, bermed, flowy hardpack awesomeness. No leaf litter! Best fun I've had up here since ... since last time....	view
Green	11 years	All good. Few odd puddles. Trail fairies were out with leaf blowers god bless 'em. Biggest issue are the mozzies. Millions of them. So take some Aeroguard!	view
Red	11 years	Front has now come through as I was on the trail. Very wet as I left. The trail as well as me! Def Red.	view
Green	11 years	Perfect conditions with the odd puddle here and there.	view
Green	11 years	Rode western end of XC circuit, Up River, Son of skull. Nice and tacky on the soil although timber features and leaf litter on track was very greasy after being dampened by light drizzle...	view
Green	11 years	Rode western end of XC circuit, Up River, Son of skull. Nice and tacky on the soil although timber features and leaf litter on track was very greasy after being dampened by light drizzle. Some...	view
Green	12 years	Brilliant condition.	view
Green	12 years	Completely Perfect!	view
Green	12 years	trails are in great shape and mostly dry. Only a few of damp spot and muddy corner to dry out.	view
Green	12 years	Pretty much perfect	view
Green	12 years	A couple of muddy patches on the Green loop, but otherwise excellent ...	view
Green	12 years		view
Amber	12 years	Still a few muddy spot and damp trails, but otherwise pretty good.	view
Amber	12 years	Lots of rain all day Saturday tracks are clean but very wet for this weekend	view
Green	12 years	Friday; The forest is drying out nicely most of the tracks are in great condition pretty dry with very little mud even in the lower single tracks. The creeks are the lowest they’ve been in months...	view
Amber	12 years	Heavy rain this morning and steady rain all day (Friday) The tracks were wet but not too mad this afternoon. Most tracks are clean but very wet.	view
Green	12 years	Fantastic ride today I was so lucky to get ride in on a day like today. Most of the tracks that I rode have been cleaned and are great. Job well done on the cleanup...	view
Amber	12 years	The trails are pretty good besides a few muddy corners, some soft spots, creeks cutting a few trails and trees fallen over some trails. Its mostly dry and no longer has water running down trails...	view
Red	12 years	Some trails are near bone dry, others still have water flowing down them or large pools of water in low spots. Most creeks are still flowing with a large amount of water. A Large amount of trees...	view
Red	12 years	Today : Mud mud mud slide then more mud then slip and water and mud then slide left then slide right then slip and slide wow saved and again oh crap more mud deep creeks no brides just mud and...	view
Red	12 years	Extreemly wet with flash flood warnings	view
Amber	12 years	Still very wet tracks with a fair bit of mud in places especially the new tracks not bedded in yet so you will get wet and muddy...	view
Red	12 years	The tracks are rivers with all bridges washed away	view
Green	13 years	Trails are sweet but very dry. Now whoever has the club leafblower could you please stop blowing your driveway and blow the leaf litter off the trails...	view
Amber	13 years	.	view
Amber	13 years	Due to the wet weather we've had the tracks are extreemly wet and muddy some tracks are like little rivers. The creeks are overflowing on to the tracks. It will take a few days of warm dry...	view
Green	13 years	The forest is just about bone dry at the moment. This hot weather has dried everything but the most stubborn patches of mud. The red track is good all the way round with the exception of foreva...	view
Green	13 years	The muddy patches from last week have dried out. The track is almost dusty! The XC loop is nicely bedded in - the old school routes and tracks need "Daves blower" for a bit of TLC. Otherwise -...	view
Amber	13 years	Similar conditions to Kazams last post last week thanks to recent sudden downpours. Both the red and green tracks have a few places where its quite muddy but but still rideable. Muddy and...	view
Amber	13 years	The red track has a few places where its quite muddy but but still rideable. Muddy mainly in the lower areas where the tracks cross creeks. Divine bridge is down again but the other bridges...	view
Amber	13 years	With all this rain in the last 2 days its a tad muddy in places so watch out for that sharp corner! If the rain backs off it might be good for the weekend but it doesn't look good for the next...	view
Green	13 years	The red(15k) race track today was awesome very dry and fast on high ground with some lower tracks(eureka) having slight mud in lower sections. Recent rain has had minimal effect to the forest. I'...	view
Green	13 years	Very well maintained place, Hate motor bike riders though. very annoying.	view
Green	13 years	Most of the single tracks have been cleaned, repaired and drained. Had an awesome ride today on the red(15k) race track great job on the tracks guys! Some of the lower tracks still have some...	view
Amber	13 years	Its still very slipery and muddy in places most tracks are still affected by all water we've had specially the lower tracks, with some bridges washed away. Just as well we are having a working...	view
Amber	13 years	We've had lots of rain and its very wet! some tracks are well and truly flooded. Doesn't look like its going to improve by the weekend...	view
Amber	13 years	99% of the tracks are fine now and all dried up with the exception of a few lower tracks that cross creeks but if you stick to the new race loop marked with green signs 10km you'll have a fast...	view
Amber	13 years	Still fairly wet in the lower areas so avoid if possible.	view
Red	13 years	Just in case you were wondering - don't even think about it.	view
Green	13 years	Last week has been really wet, the weekend was rideable but with a lot of water in some tracks. Today's(monday) ride was nice and sunny but there are still patches of water and mud in places.	view
Green	13 years	Nice and dry at the moment, fast and tacky. Potential for rain overnight may change this.	view
Green	13 years	Great condition today, excellent traction thanks to just a hint of moisture in the track surface to make it tacky. Just watch the puddles / 4WD bogs on the fire trail in the NE corner of...	view
Green	13 years	Track is absolutely perfect for tomorrows club race. Let's hope the rain stays away for today and tomorrow.	view
Amber	13 years	Rode the newly marked XC loop yesterday. Brilliant fun! Great work guys, just having to follow the fluoro markings means more flow and less stop-start to get your bearings for us out of towners...	view
Green	13 years	Today the tracks were great nice and firm with the odd patch of wet clay to look out for but 99% dry. For this Sundays Tip Riders Race the forcast is mid 20's so looks like a good weekend as long...	view
Green	13 years	For this weekend the forcast is low 20's with some showers. We've had a few light showers today but its just enough the settle the dust after todays working-b. The tracks are awesome. Perfect for...	view
Green	13 years	For this weekend the forcast is low 20's (perfect!). We've had some rain this week but today (friday) we've had no rain and the tracks are great all dry and plenty of grip up hills. The forest is...	view
Green	13 years	The forest is dry and fast. We have'nt had much rain this week and so this weekend looks to be a perfect weekend for riding here Saturday and Sunday in the low 30's. Also more tracks have been...	view
Green	13 years	Tracks are open and mostly dry with some damp patches in the lower regions even after todays rain. Showers expected for the next few days but the forrest handles small patches of rain really well...	view
Green	13 years	sweet, sweet & more sweet-ready to carve up!	view
Green	14 years	Wow - got my first chance to ride these tracks last week (every day for about 5 days once I got addicted). Conditions are good despite the heavy rain in Taree. The trails are clay based so can...	view
Green	14 years	Conditions spot on. Windy weather over the past week has blown some sticks and leaves onto the track (shock horror) but that's in the process of being cleaned up so all good.	view
Green	14 years	Perrrrrrrrrrfect !! This place has everything. Most fun I have had in ages.	view
Green	14 years	fixed the wall ride on go to 1 and repaired the ramps on horseshoe down. as well as a few little track detours . hid them with conviction. scrub	view
Green	14 years	The track fairies have run the leaf blower over everything so it seriously does not get any better. Tracks are perfect!!	view
Green	14 years	Some tracks have been recently cleaned and with a storm last night conditions will be spot on. School holidays are fast approaching when a lot of activity takes place so get out there!	view
Green	14 years	Rode there today for a few hours and its pure riding bliss as usual.	view
Green	14 years	Kiwarrak State Forest has several new single tracks added in recent months. There are that many tracks here that you can ride during any condition but its best to stay away if we've had rain for...	view
Green	14 years	rode yesterday ( sunday ) in good condition with a few more tracks popping up around the place also. Trails are firm. Only issue is some dugout area's caused by moto's which where in there again...	view
Green	14 years	Awesome singletrack - network now totals roughly 30km, of which I've ridden 18. The locals are passionate about their riding and groom the trails with leafblowers! Best riding I've done...	view
Green	14 years	I was up at grafton recently and was informed about this trail. I was also given a web site about the trails so if you want to see more about the trails have a look, its...	view
Green	14 years	I had a great ride here today, its dry and a bit dusty but that means it great for riding. There is heaps of single track head off in all directions that is begging to be explored. I found...	view
Green	14 years	rode today fire trails are very wet and boggy pretty much impossible to ride through due to clay content, single trails are still quite firm and in good condition but saying this there has been a...	view

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