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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
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- Variable
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- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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- popular
- less popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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SaveThe wider Sydney basin is home to a wide variety of bushland, waterways and incredible trails. From the start of the Blue Mountains in the west, to the rocky and rugged valleys of the northern and southern coastal regions. Trails ranging from cruisy cross country at Wylde, Loftus and Yellomundee to all-out steep and gnarly tech of the Northern Beaches, as well as a number of BMX tracks, pump tracks, dirt jumps and its own freeride park at Belrose. Head to your local bike shop as shown on the map to get sent in the right direction for you.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
1,014 trails
- E-Bike
399 trails
- Hike
891 trails
- Trail Running
884 trails
- Horse
17 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,118
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,014
- Trails E-Bike
- 399
- Trails Hike
- 891
- Trails Trail Running
- 884
- Trails Horse
- 17
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 8
- Trails Observed Trials
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 756 miles
- Total Descent
- 122,669 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,315 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,316 ft
- Reports
- 10,127
- Photos
- 4,140
- Ridden Counter
- 192,746
Articles
Video: Commencal's Young Guns Shred Sydney
Mar 11, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Hugo Frixtalon and Antoine Vidal hit some trails outside the front door of Commencal's Aussie HQ.
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Appin (10)
- Campbelltown (47)
- Garden Trail (4)
- Heathcote National Park (18)
- Kentlyn (16)
- Minto (15)
- Castle Hill (22)
- Hornsby (178)
- Berowra Heights (32)
- Berowra Valley (24)
- Glenorie (7)
- Lake Parramatta (2)
- Lane Cove National Park (48)
- Mt Colah (0)
- North Wahroonga (14)
- Northrocks (19)
- Old Man's Valley (19)
- Westleigh (10)
- Lucas Heights (30)
- Menai (8)
- Denistone Park (2)
- Parramatta (1)
- Penrith (76)
- Lapstone (2)
- Wylde MTB (4)
- Yellomundee Regional Park (51)
- Picton (15)
- Mowbray Park (13)
- Scheyville (2)
- St Ives (18)
- Warrimoo DH Park (7)
- Sutherland (49)
- Loftus (41)
- Sydney (528)
- Bannockburn Oval Riding (3)
- Bare Creek Bike Park (20)
- Cascades (61)
- Centennial Park (4)
- Deep Creek (41)
- Jubes MTB Park (0)
- Lower North Shore (20)
- Manly Dam (59)
- Mona Vale (22)
- North Curl Curl (1)
- North Head (6)
- Oxford Falls (37)
- Pedal Camp - Tempe (0)
- Red Hill Reserve (43)
- Royal National Park (68)
- Sydney Park (4)
- Terrey Hills (53)
- Woronora (57)
- Yarrawarrah Valley (0)
- Sydney Olympic Park (2)
- Terrey Hills (4)
- Wahroonga (6)
- Rouse Hill (7)
Popular Sydney Basin Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Trail Manly Dam | |||
| 19th Hole Manly Dam | |||
| Trig Track Manly Dam | |||
| South Trail Manly Dam | |||
| North Trail Manly Dam | |||
| Possum Trail Manly Dam | |||
| Jumping Jack Manly Dam | |||
| Stage 1 Black Descent Old Man's Valley | |||
| Intermediate Trail Old Man's Valley | |||
| Lava Flow Old Man's Valley | |||
| Anchors Deep Creek | |||
| King Brown Alley Deep Creek | |||
| Lava Flow exit Old Man's Valley | |||
| Pipeline Trail Manly Dam | |||
| Stage 1 Upper Blue Old Man's Valley |
Sydney Basin Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manly Dam Official Route Manly Dam | 6 miles | |
| Manly Dam Possum loop Manly Dam | 7 miles | |
| Twin Peaks Oxford Falls | 5 miles | |
| Mulgoa Reserve v3 Mulgoa Nature Reserve | 6 miles | |
| Allambie to dam Manly Dam | 3 miles | |
| Bantry Bay Rd - Popeye, Olive Oyl & Possum Trail Manly Dam | 3 miles | |
| H20 Loop Full Westleigh | 4 miles | |
| Beginner Extension [MCTA Inc] Mill Creek Mountain Bike Trails | 2 miles | |
| Mt Narra + Bull Ant Loop Deep Creek | 5 miles | |
| Intermediate Long [MCTA Inc] Mill Creek Mountain Bike Trails | 3 miles |
Photos of Sydney Basin Mountain Bike
trail: 19th Hole
23 |
Feb 10, 2022 @ 4:03pm
Feb 10, 2022
trail: Gloucester Avenue Trail
135 |
Dec 26, 2020 @ 2:41pm
Dec 26, 2020
trail: The Laughing Gnome - Lower
598 |
Jan 17, 2018 @ 1:24am
Jan 17, 2018
trail: The Laughing Gnome - Lower
585 |
Dec 22, 2017 @ 2:58pm
Dec 22, 2017
trail: The Laughing Gnome - Lower
684 |
Nov 12, 2017 @ 3:37pm
Nov 12, 2017
trail: Toxic Flow
237 |
Oct 4, 2017 @ 5:26pm
Oct 4, 2017
trail: Toxic Flow
222 |
Oct 4, 2017 @ 5:24pm
Oct 4, 2017Videos of Sydney Basin Mountain Bike
trail: Roman Trail
7 |
Jul 16, 2022
trail: Bare Creek Pump Track
6 |
Jun 13, 2022
trail: Boomer DH
8 |
May 19, 2022
trail: Woronora Dam
21 |
May 15, 2022
trail: 4 X
15 |
Apr 12, 2022
trail: Crackers
128 |
Feb 26, 2022
trail: DH Rock Garden
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Jan 17, 2022
trail: Edward
100 |
Jan 4, 2022
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pump Action Mill Creek Mountain Bike Trails | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:24pm 2 days | Prevalent Mud | Rolphy24 MCTA | ||
| Rust Bucket Deep Creek | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:07pm 2 days | Ideal | shredlikeasir | ||
| Sprocket Deep Creek | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:07pm 2 days | Ideal | shredlikeasir |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockdown Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Trig Track Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Possum Trail Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Possum Side Trail Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Engraving Track - Fire Trail Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Olive Oyl Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Popeye Manly Dam | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:33pm 14 hours | Variable | newformula | ||
| Happy Ending Deep Creek | Aug 14, 2022 @ 12:27pm 2 days | Ideal | Djshall | ||
| King Brown Alley Deep Creek | Aug 14, 2022 @ 12:26pm 2 days | Ideal | Djshall | ||
| Ground Control Oxford Falls | Aug 14, 2022 @ 12:24pm 2 days | Variable | Djshall |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | newformula | add | report | Lockdown and 6 more | Aug 16, 2022 @ 12:28am 9 hours |
| Coxy087 | ridden | trail | Forest Link and 1 more | Aug 15, 2022 @ 8:31pm 13 hours |
| Coxy087 | ridden | trail | Savilles Creek and 6 more | Aug 15, 2022 @ 8:26pm 13 hours |
| MTB-AUS | add | report | Power Station Exit | Aug 15, 2022 @ 3:12pm 18 hours |
 | RomanMark | add | photo | in Sydney, Australia and 17 more | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:23am 1 day |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Roman Trail performs extremally well in all... | Aug 15, 2022 @ 7:30am 1 day | ||
| report | After one-day pest control, Roman Trail is now... | Aug 13, 2022 @ 2:04am Aug 13, 2022 | ||
 | report | 99% running good | Aug 9, 2022 @ 12:28pm Aug 9, 2022 | ||
| trail | Large tree has fallen across track, takes some... | Jul 30, 2022 @ 3:33pm Jul 30, 2022 | ||
 | trail | This firetrail is 95% dry. | Jul 29, 2022 @ 11:05pm Jul 29, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails387 awarded -
Big Ride 30k3,881 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,707 awarded -
10 Black Trails211 awarded -
Completionist21 awarded -
10 Green Trails263 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barden Ridge Pump Track | skill park | Lucas Heights | |
| Bare Creek Pump Track | skill park | Sydney | |
| Boronia Park Bike Park | skill park | Sydney | |
| Castle Cove Dirt Jumps | skill park | Sydney | |
| Cecil Park BMX Track | skill park | Penrith |
Local Trail Supporters
- Ku-Ring-Gai Council
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- Mark Bailey
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,014 | 627 miles | 101,772 ft | 302 miles | 1,490 ft | 3,958 | 10,096 | 80 | 240,820 | |||
| E-Bike | 399 | 275 miles | 39,206 ft | 126 miles | 1,112 ft | 57 | 8,880 | 24 | 10,728 | |||
| Hike | 891 | 669 miles | 99,954 ft | 312 miles | 3,314 ft | 110 | 9,547 | 5 | 5,064 | |||
| Trail Running | 884 | 661 miles | 98,054 ft | 307 miles | 3,314 ft | 12 | 9,538 | 12 | 4,534 | |||
| Horse | 17 | 5 miles | 774 ft | 3 miles | 686 ft | 1,570 | 1 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 8 | 3 miles | 574 ft | 2 miles | 413 ft | 1,469 | 33 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 3 | 2 miles | 121 ft | 3,793 ft | 177 ft | 10 | 23 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,224 ft | 36 ft | 3 | 1,460 | 27 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,224 ft | 36 ft | 6 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,224 ft | 36 ft | |||||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,224 ft | 36 ft | 7 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,224 ft | 36 ft | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,224 ft | 36 ft | 1 | 9 |
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