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Knapsack Build Day - Jan 16th

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When: 
Saturday, 16 January, 2016 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Meet at the Knapsack soccer field gates.

-33.7614737,150.6262566

All are welcome!!!

Start at 8:00am at the Knapsack soccer field gates.

Plan of works: Upgrade and complete the trails around Knapsack Oval.

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

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Knapsack XMAS Build, BBQ & Ride Day - December 12th

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When: 
Saturday, 12 December, 2015 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Meet at the Knapsack soccer field gates.

-33.7597904,150.6263003

All are welcome!!!

Start at 8:00am at the Knapsack soccer field gates.

Plan of works: Upgrade and complete the trails around Knapsack Oval.

A BBQ Lunch will be available.
Bring your bikes as we'll be going for a ride to finish off the day.

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

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Knapsack Build Day

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
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When: 
Saturday, 28 November, 2015 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

A small area for parking is available opposite to the gate across the road

Knapsack Meeting Location - Southern end of Barnett St

-33.7638288,150.6258996

All are welcome!!!

Start at 8:00am at the southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

Plan of works: Upgrade and complete the trails around Knapsack Oval.

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

We will be trying to finish the new bit of trail we started last build day, with this complete we will then close the parallel trail that runs through the muddy bog.

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OMV Trackwork Day

When: 
Saturday, 3 October, 2015 - 14:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Old Man's Valley
Meeting Point: 

End of Quarry Road, Hornsby - Parking is well signposted, directing cars to park at the END of the road. If this is full, park in the Dural Street carpark.

-33.702914,151.096574

To keep Sydney's most popular MTB track in its best condition, it needs a bit of TLC each month, and that will be on Saturday. Meet at the trackhead, and the tools will all be provided. A good opportunity to mix with other MTBers!

The more the merrier!

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Knapsack Build Day - August

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
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When: 
Saturday, 29 August, 2015 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

A small area for parking is available opposite to the gate across the road

Knapsack Meeting Location - Southern end of Barnett St

-33.7638288,150.6258996

All are welcome!!!

Start at 8:00am at the southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

Plan is to finish the trail we started in June.

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

We will be trying to finish the new bit of trail we started last build day, with this complete we will then close the parallel trail that runs through the muddy bog.

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Knapsack Build Day - July 11th

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
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When: 
Saturday, 11 July, 2015 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

A small area for parking is available opposite to the gate across the road

Knapsack Meeting Location - Southern end of Barnett St

-33.7638288,150.6258996

All are welcome!!!

Start at 8:00am at the southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

We will be trying to finish the new bit of trail we started last build day, with this complete we will then close the parallel trail that runs through the muddy bog.

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Yellomundee Track Maintenance

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When: 
Saturday, 13 June, 2015 - 08:15
Ride Database Entry: 
Yellomundee Regional Park
Meeting Point: 

There's a car park (click for foggy picture) on Springwood Road - just down the way from Hawkesbury Heights if you're looking for a suburb name.

-33.663669, 150.656361 (Hawkesbury Rd)

Yellomundee Track Maintenance morning
this Saturday 16th May, 8am start. All welcome!

Our next scheduled club Cross Country round is on this Sunday the 14th June. We need to give it another quick tidy up to make sure we are ready to race.

We need helpers with cutters, line trimmers, shovels, wheel barrows etc.
For safety, please wear boots, long trousers, gloves and a hat.
Hope to see you there for a few hours, aiming to have things wrapped up by 11am.

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Knapsack Build Day - June 27th

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
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When: 
Saturday, 27 June, 2015 - 08:30
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

A small area for parking is available opposite to the gate across the road

Knapsack Meeting Location - Southern end of Barnett St

-33.7638288,150.6258996

Start at 8:30am at the southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

***EXTREMELY IMPORTANT***
Council and Synergy need to know in advance the number of Volunteers that will be coming. With a bigger turn out means Council and Synergy will hire more staff for the day which also means we can get more done.

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Yellomundee Track Maintenance

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
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When: 
Saturday, 16 May, 2015 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Yellomundee Regional Park
Meeting Point: 

There's a car park (click for foggy picture) on Springwood Road - just down the way from Hawkesbury Heights if you're looking for a suburb name.

-33.663669, 150.656361 (Hawkesbury Rd)

Yellomundee Track Maintenance morning
this Saturday 16th May, 8am start. All welcome!

With our next scheduled club round for this Sunday 17th May, and with the recent weather giving the track a hard time over the past 2-3 weeks ..... We need to give it another quick tidy up to make sure we are ready to race.

Starting a little earlier than normal (so that everyone can meet their other commitments) and we need helpers with cutters, line trimmers, shovels, wheel barrows etc.
For safety, please wear boots, long trousers, gloves and a hat.

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Knapsack Build Day - May 23rd

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
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When: 
Saturday, 23 May, 2015 - 08:00
Ride Database Entry: 
Knapsack Reserve
Meeting Point: 

Southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

A small area for parking is available opposite to the gate across the road

Knapsack Meeting Location - Southern end of Barnett St

-33.7638288,150.6258996

Start at 8:00am at the southern end of Barnet St, (below the oval).

Plan is to try and complete the new track we started at the last build day. With enough volunteers we could also start the new alignment for the last closure we did last year. This will help establish the mapped XC circuit.

Blue Mountains City Council have hired Adrian from Synergy to lead the Maintenance days.

Trail maintenance will only run for 4hrs. To get the most out of it, please arrive early and be ready to start.

***EXTREMELY IMPORTANT***

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