Trail Closed as per official Twitter feed @HornsbyMBT due to wet weather.

Get out there. I've marked it Orange because there are a few areas where those who are precious about their gear will want to avoid. Overall very rideable and no damage to the trail. More detail below:
*Bangaroo St (Nth Bal) to Seaforth bowlo great.
*The s bends after the bowl slightly wet and that board at the entry is greasy.
*The single trail (sniggle), past the A & B line rock descent are great - dry as.
*There's a puddle just before the rock lookout over the golf course and a few minor puddles along the single trail to the double rock step up.
*Trig trail/cobblestones slightly greasy but fine.
*Fire trail descent to the creek great.
*Creek crossing very muddy - you'll get wet.
*From the creek crossing and up heart break hill are great.
*Rest of the fire trail fine - a few small puddles but very minor.
*The single trail after the fire trail all the way past that small park (19th hole?) to beside the road is fine - you wouldn't even know we've had rain.
*From Allambie to the Hydro lab is great - dry as. Even the boards before the hydro lab are fine.
*Just past Manly Vale School to that short sharp hill there's a bit of water in one place - you'll get wet.

btw - Possums, KC and that descent to the bus stop on the other side of the Parkway are great.

If you want to be super cautious about your drivetrain - do the extended loop and the only worry is after Manly Vale School. For most people the trail is fine - pack away the roadie and get amongst it before we get more rain!
Cheers,

Nerang, Perimeter, Long and Cowan.

Nerang - the "proper" entrance is still a little overgrown but is seeing more use, also a little wet. Once you join up with the old entrance the bog and rock shelf are both very wet but you can ride through it, please don't ride around. On the FT proper things are nice and green from that point until you get back to the bog.

Perimeter - From Nerang is a wet mess, I'd say red and would advise you to stay away unless you want a new drivetrain and enjoy cleaning your bike. More puddles than I ever remember seeing, some hub deep. If you come in at Smiths track then you will miss the worst of it but you will still get wet, I suggest the Jap school entrance for a couple of days yet. Once up on the ridge there are several trail wide puddles, all of these can be ridden through, please do even though people are obviously riding around them, this only widens the trail. The worst of these is where the walking trail meets the horse trail and fire trail.

Long Trail - not too bad with one or too extra puddles than normal but all manageable.

Cowan - The pick of the bunch, no puddles, soil is as firm as that sand can get and it's just rocky good fun.

If it rains tonight, as forecast then I don't think it would take much to turn all of Perimeter in to a running stream.