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Bantry Bay (Northern Beaches, Sydney)
Bruce Ridge (Canberra)
Bungarra Alpine Centre (Snowy Mountains)
Currumbin Border Track (NSW/QLD Border)
Daisy Hill (South Brisbane)
East Kowen (Kowen Pine Forest, Canberra)
Forest Pipeline (Northern Beaches, Sydney)
Fred Caterson Reserve (Castle Hill)
Golden Jubilee Field MTB Park (North Shore, Sydney)
Hassans Walls (Lithgow)
Hinze Dam (Gold Coast)
Jackson (Jackson)
Jindabyne (Snowy Mountains)
Kiwarrak State Forest (Tarree)
Majura Pines (Majura, Canberra)
Manly Dam (Northern Beaches, Sydney)
Mt Joyce (Gold Coast Hinterland)
Mt Kosciuszko (Snowy Mountains)
Nerang State Forest (Gold Coast)
Newnes (Lithgow)
Old Man's Valley (Hornsby, Sydney)
Ourimbah (Central Coast)
Oxford Falls (Northern Beaches, Sydney)
Pilot Wilderness (Snowy Mountains)
Red Hill (Northern Beaches, Sydney)
Rotorua Redwoods (New Zealand)
Silver Mountain (Kellogg)
Singleton (Hunter Valley)
Sparrow Hill (Kowen Pine Forest, Canberra)
St Ives and Belrose (North Shore, Sydney)
Stromlo Forest Park (Canberra)
Terrey Hills (Northern Beaches, Sydney)
The Oaks (Blue Mountains)
Thredbo Resort (Snowy Mountains)
Thredbo Valley Trail (Snowy Mountains)
Whistler Bike Park (Whistler)
Wingello (Southern Highlands)
Wylde MTB Trail (Cecil Park - Western Sydney)
Summer Mountain Bike Training at OMV
It's only a week until I ride the Rotorua Redwoods and I haven't done anywhere near enough riding in preparation. The ankle injury I sustained while stuffing around at Manly Dam (see the first crash in the 2013 Another Year of Fail video) has for the most part kept me on the sidelines, however on a few occasions I defied doctor's orders and put in some time at Old Man's Valley to get my corners dialled in.
While I'm surrounded by great technical MTB trails they're a little light on for banked trails in the immediate vicinity, thankfully OMV is only 40 mins up the road and the trail builders have constructed an amazing mix of corners, technical challenges and flowy sections.
OMV is a brilliant little bike park, they've packed a heap of fun into a very compact area. If you haven't ridden Old Man's Valley yet I recommend getting up there for a few hours ASAP.
Here are my favourite bits of trail.
Trail Centres and Trails featured in this blog