A guy on Farkin posted about the huge number of riders at Menai yesterday. I replied that it was us. Anyway, he lives nearby and knows the area very well and he said that the area is awesome and next time we're there, he'd be happy to lead us around some of the best loops in the area. I like the sound of that.

Some good technical XC loops that follow along side of a creek.
XC loops range from 10ks to maybe 25ks

Also a few short free ride trails (but no shuttle access, so your pushing it back to the top)

Park oposite the nuclear reactor entrance on New Illawarra Rd,
The main trails start just down the gravel embankment on the western side of the road,

Watch out for dirtbikes, they wont give way...

I regularily do a ride from Cheltenham up to Thornleigh on back streets, down the Comenarra parkway then right onto browns road. About 50 metres down browns road is a sign on the left saying kuringai national park. Follow the single trail for a few hundred metres and down some stairs and your on the firetrail. Turn left and after a sweet downhill run you come out onto the end of beltana place. Head to the right down another firetrail for more downhill and then past some old stables.

Hi All,

This is my first post, got a MTB early this year. I like riding fairly flat ground without massive hills. In 2008 the train stations on the new Epping-Chatswood line will provide a great return trip (Maquarie Uni -> Pennant Hills) to the top of Pennant Hills. It's going to be a like a ski lift.

Noel