1 mile
Distance
95 ft
Climb
-174 ft
Descent
00:05:47
Avg time

Mawson Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Wallarah Peninsular
    Newcastle
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

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Mawson is a 2,139 m moderately popular green doubletrack trail located near Newcastle. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 29 m green climb. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mawson mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -80 ft
  • Altitude min
    175 ft
  • Altitude max
    315 ft
  • Altitude start
    292 ft
  • Altitude end
    213 ft
  • Grade
    -1.1%
  • Grade max
    -12.3%
  • Grade min
    24.6%
  • Distance climb
    1,585 ft
  • Distance down
    3,507 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,926 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:58
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Status:
on Jan 11, 2021
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  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type  
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
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  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
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Radar Time
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Mawson Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 11, 2021 @ 9:15am
      Jan 11, 2021
      Dec 20, 2019 @ 3:24pm
      Dec 20, 2019
      		 reporter As part of the State of Emergency, all State Forests and National Parks are closed due to current high fire danger and conditions until further...
      Nov 17, 2019 @ 12:14am
      Nov 17, 2019
      		 reporter
      Nov 11, 2019 @ 1:15am
      Nov 11, 2019
      		 reporter All State Forests and National Parks within the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter and Illawarra areas of NSW are closed due to catastrophic fire...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 2 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 20 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 39 rides
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      Routes with this trail

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      Middle Camp Downhill Loop
      		13 miles

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