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Ranger response to manly Dam feedback
It seems like Council has to some extent taken on board the feedback we've given them regarding recent "improvements" to Manly Dam trail.
I rode the descent to the Hydraulics Lab on Saturday for the first time since my OTB last March ( 
), and noticed some changes since I walked it about a month or two ago.
1: The section of trail near Allambie Heights Public School that runs into 19th Hole appears to have had two of the awkwardly spaced logs we complained about removed, and I had no trouble negotiating it.
Linden Ridge
I asked a nice question and I got a nice reply.
so excellent.
The map SCA map of Woodford Dam shows Glossop Rd Linden marked in red too.
Sections of Glossip Road fall within the Woodford Special Area that has recently been opened to allow for walking and bicycling access. Access beyond the locked gate is permissible to access Linden Ridge and the associated fire trails. Access to the areas behind the chain wire fence such as the old water treatment plant and the access track to the dam from Glossip Road are still prohibited.
Northbridge BMX track Sailors Bay Rd, (near golf course & tennis courts)
Hi all, please give your support ...
I am currently involved, along with a few other locals, in transforming the BMX dirt jump track to a "Pump" track.
At present the track is in a state of disrepair & neglect due to lack of maintenance, therefore not completely safe or practical for general use, especially for younger children.
There is already a Dirt Jump track at Castle Cove, nearby.
We have had a meeting with the "Parks & Reserves Co ordinator" from Willoughby Council to discuss converting this space to a "Pump" track which will cater for the local community to provide a safe, practical working bike track for people of all ages, skill & ability.
The "Parks & Reserves Co ordinator" has asked us to drum up as much support as possible by sending him an email, outlining benefits of a Pump track.
Manly Dam Feedback
LETTER I SENT TO WARRINGAH COUNCIL (29/09/09):
"I fully support recreational mountain bike riding. Could you please look into reducing the amount of sealed road that the Manly Dam trail follows.
Also, riding fire trail lends itself to faster speeds than narrow trail. Could you please run narrow, slower and more interesting single track along sides the fire trails in Manly Dam. Just off-set it by say 5-10m.
Maybe we don't need so many fire trails, let them grow back over once the single track is in."
LETTER BACK FROM WARRINGAH COUNCIL (15/10/09):
HSMBA Letter to Hornsby Council
Hey all,
i recently received an e-mail from HSMBA suggesting that we keep writing to Hornsby council to show our support for MTB trails. If you're on their mailing list you will get the e-mail at some point. They are staggering the e-mails so that Hornsby council doesn't just get one big influx of e-mails, but rather gets a steady stream of e-mails spread out over time. It's simple to do, if you're too lazy to think of something to write, i have attached below what i wrote, just copy/paste and change any relevant bits.
Cheers.
Dear Hornsby Councillors,
Mr Mountainbiker rides but this time STACK big time at 19th hole at Manly Dam
hi mountainbiker here just showing you a new video i did today at manly dam the 19th hole b-plus line MASSIVE STACK
and check out: http://nobmob.com/node/10397 about mr mountainbiker (me)
Manly Daily reporter meeting
Went down today at 2pm, ended up just being the photo side of the reporting for a new article in the MD, was about 15 mtb riders there for the photo,he took about 100 shots so should be an allright photo when the article goes to print,asked him to contact robin for any questions,and he said that he has.
cant wait for the article...front page?
Notes from LCNP Stakeholder Meeting 16 Jul
So, I went to a LCNP stakeholder meeting with NPWS last night. Here are a few notes that people here might be interested in...
There were maybe 35 people there. Mostly they were the from the more mature park patronage age group. The only recreational pursuits represented (by 4 people) were kayaking, MTB, trail running. There were a few officials from local councils, RTA, etc. and the rest of the group being from more conservation based groups.
Report gone to Minister for Sport & Rec
Well, after all the work various people put into our response to Oxford Falls POM it only seems right that we bring some of it's findings to the attention of various pollies.
It's not that this information is anything new to us, but it's never been written in a bureaucrat friendly way before.
Still no plan for SCA access
Last week I sent a mail to SCA asking how they were going with their review of bike access. Yesterday I got the reply:
Dear Robin
Thank you for your query regarding the timeframe for the review of the mountain bike access in the Special Areas.