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Anywhere rideable Glenrock, Awaba, Ourimbah
Trails updates today ???
Heading back to Sydney from Newcastle. Is there anywhere rideable today Glenrock Awaba Ourimbah ?
Any locals who could provide an update would be appreciated.
DH track
I went to MuniBung Mt today (just behind Macquarie hills and next to Lake lands) it has a very good potential for a "Snakes & Ladder" type climb and an awesome single track Downhill.
Mt Royal NP training ride
Did this ride yesterday with a couple of mates, planning on doing a weekender up there setting up camp at the camp grounds and doing a bit more exploring. Trail is mainly dirt forestry roads with some fire trail/double track thrrown in. Heaps of good views down to lake St Clair and west towards Rouchel. Some very big hills to get the legs working, especially if you start at the bottom where we finished. photo is from a ride I did up there 2 years ago, the dam is full now and the grass is very green.
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/395090
Singleton XC track
Howdy I rode the singleiton track for the first time on Saturday. It was a lot of fun but I picked the wrong time of the day to do it (afternoon when it was hot). Anyway thanks to the rider who pointed out there were trees down across the track as I turned up. Not sure if it should be updated in the trail status but there were quite a few trees down. One set was 2.8km in to the ride according to my garmin. The other set were within a kilometer of the turn off where is says 4km to home one way 3km to home the other way along the 4km route.
Nice work Glenrock Trail Alliance
http://soulstream1.sptel.com.au/NBN_News//glenro...
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glendale-wallsend
Not sure if this area has been talked about on here before as i have only been a member for a month or so, but the area between glendale,edgeworth and wallsend has a boatload of potential for some really good trails. there is already a few good singletrails in there, heaps of firetrail to link it all up, and plenty of room for new builds, not sure who owns the land but seeing as though there is a cycleway through there now, i thought it would be ideal.
Draft Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan
Not sure if people are aware, I wan't until NPWS showed me, that Newcastle Council has its draft Cycling Strategy out for comment at the moment.
The plan can be viewed at
http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/communit...
Green Point
Does anyone have any information about the trails at Green Point? My wife has ridden there a few times with a local women ride group and she took me out there to show me the trails on Sunday. I did not expect much to be honest but I was pleasantly surprised and there were some fantastic short technical climbs that had me blowing pretty hard. Firstly, I was wondering if these trails are legal to ride and secondly, if they are, does anyone have a map? With a bit of knowledge I reckon that one could make a pretty handy ride loop.
Are there any decent fire trail networks around Newy?
ok, there are times when I need a break from the roady but keen to clock up similar sort of riding on the mtb.
So I am hoping someone could suggest somewhere reasonably local (ie 0.5hr drive) that has a good network of fire trails where I could cobble together 50-100k's without going round and round in circles.
Google Earth suggests a few areas of potential - seems to be a big forest area up near Karuah, south of Caves Beach, Sugarloaf down to Lake Mac.
Any suggestions?
Wallaroo NP Advocacy Thread
Don't know how many people here ride the Wallaroo NP north of raymond terrace, those from Raymond Terrace and Medowie probably do.
Anyway, NPWS are interested in discussing the potential for the park as a mtb destination. The park has 2500Ha on offer and currently has an extensive network of management, 4wd and moto trails.
I've had preliminary contact with NPWS and we are meeting tomorrow to talk further about it. A group of riders from Medowie and Raymond Terrace has also been kept in the loop so far with a view to forming a group similar to the GTA, for the Wallaroo NP.