4,656 ft
Distance
-550 ft
Descent
00:06:53
Avg time

Left Hand Gully Details

  • Riding area
    Newnes Forest
    Lithgow
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #79055
  • Year Opened
    1990

Ah Left Hand Gully. Back when mountain biking was mountain biking this was the bomb.

Back in the 40s-50s it was a road, whether a fire break or access road for the mines I don't know. in the 60s-70s it was used by motos to access the plateau. Then late 70s early 80s it began being used by cyclists.

Through the 90s it was the go to trail for thrill. Then around 20024 a big fire ripped through. Big trees tumbled down and the regrowth was silly think. The trail fell into disuse and nature reclaimed it.

Then in October 2013 the devastating State Mine Forest ripped through the area.
The only good thing that came of that fire was Left Hand Gully rose out of the ashes like the proverbial phoenix.

Now days it would be referred to as a flow trail, or an enduro trail or something. Back then it was just a mountain bike trail

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Left Hand Gully mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -550 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,281 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,831 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,831 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,281 ft
  • Grade
    -11.813%
  • Grade max
    -19.182%
  • Grade min
    -3.358%
  • Distance down
    4,656 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:53
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Status:
on Oct 17, 2017
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Trail Style
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Left Hand Gully Trail Reports

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Oct 17, 2017 @ 11:12pm
Oct 17, 2017
 Good and clear
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