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Wrights Creek road access ?
Does anyone know if it is legal to ride the first big hill (from Wrights Creek road up to the ridge top) other than on race day ?
I thought I read somewhere that it was on private property but not sure if it was my imagination.
I'd love to do the first loop as a training run but obviously only if it's legal, moral and low fat....
CB

Tree Top Adventure @ Ourimbah
Have just updated the Ourimbah page with the info below but thought it worthy of separate note. This is a great idea by State Forests to get more families out and visiting them.
In January '09 we noticed that a Tree Top Adventure Park has opened where the lower car park used to be. This appears to have some temporary amenities right now, but no doubt something more permanent will come.

Ourimbah track conditions after rain?
Hi Guys
I'm wanting to go up to Ourimbah this weekend for a look at the course and get some training in for the Fat Tyre Festival coming up. However, having never been there before I was wondering how well it would've coped with this rain we've just had?
Thanks in advance
Phil
PS Have looked at the Nobmob weather page

Convict trail/Wiseman's to Mangrove Mountain
Hey all,
I probably should have planned this earlier, but am considering doing some rides around the convict trail(possibly from Wisemans) on Sunday and Monday. I'm wondering whether a topo map is advisable, as I've never done it before. Or are things generally pretty clear if I follow instructions from this site?
Cheers.
Mark

ourimbah state forest xc course
i know how to get to red hill road but where in the state forest does the xc course start

Get Lost, got lost
I'm planning a weekend trip to Ouriumbha with me bird and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on not getting lost.
Since i've been here i've been to cascade, manly dam, oxford falls, narrabean lake (although ended up in oxford falls) and the place down south campbell town with the xc course, and every time i've been completely lost.
Now it doesn't help that i get lost walking to the shops or driving to work, but i was wondering if anyone can recommend any maps (and where to buy them), techniques, sat nav (i have a garmin for my car) or otherwise (bread crumbs etc) to assist.

Family-friendly trails near Ourimbah / Central coast?
Do you know of any family-friendly trails near Ourimbah / Central coast area?
I'm planning to take my wife and our 3 boys (7, 10, 11) to a friend's farm near Ourimbah SF / Yarramalong / Dooralong Valley in a week or so...
Any recommendations for any family-friendly (easy) trails near this area?
Anything within an hours drive (e.g. Watagan Mountains) is OK.

Ourimbah update
I rode Ourimbah XC on Saturday morning. Great ride. It has been shortened quite a bit. Down to about 8kms per lap.
To note - the drop-in before Jurasic Park has been cordoned off.

Nobmobbers discover ancient Egyptian artefacts...!
MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY! The Trail of the Pharaohs...
Don't you love to discover the unexpected on those new rides....
Thanks to guidance by local "coastie" Andrew and (office-bound) Kurt we found ourselves in the deep valleys of Brisbane Water NP.
By means of a late intervention and cryptic descriptions by Kurt (PM'ed 20 minutes before the ride) plus Andrew's excellent hand-drawn maps...we made our way to what was described as the "Secret of the coast"

GNR Weather conditions
Hi
I'm off to do have my first crack at the GNR tomorrow. Does anyone know what it would be like after all this recent rain we've had?
Thanks
Phil