KINCUMBA MTN - NEW TRACKS MTB - 13 MAY 2019

I started the day with a morning surf check from North Avoca to Shelly Beach. The swell was still a bit big and the waves were coming in straight so it wasn’t very good. Forries looked okay on the sets and North Avoca might get better when the swell drops.

I had a mountain bike ride on Kincumba Mountain and tried a few tracks on the northern side. I came off lightly on one track that seemed to keep getting harder. 

On another track, I had a fun long run with plenty of rocks, tree roots and heavily eroded dips. Getting back to the top wasn’t my idea of fun. J

At home, I finally oiled the deck furniture. It took awhile as it was very fiddly. I also sprayed the mold on the southern house wall which gets very little sun and cleaned the lower deck. The birds are now on the top deck for winter.

BRISBANE WATER NP - MOUNT WONDAYNE - HIKE/MTB - 12 NOVEMBER 2015

A 11.86km ride through Brisbane water National Park with an elevation range of 117metres.

I parked near the speed camera and rode past the quarry. Just before the closed gate, there is a track to the right which follows the service road and is a lot more fun. It only goes a short distance.

I was very lucky as a short time later, three glossy black cockatoos flew pass me along the road then perched in a nearby tree. I got some footage on the go pro and a few photos. They didn't stay long and flew into the denser bush. Not often seen!

I took the turn off for Mount Wondabyne and eventually parked my bike in the bush and continued by foot to the summit. It was nice to get a bit of a bush hike/climb in, especially with the views becoming more awesome with height increase.

 

 

 

I sat at the summit for awhile. The breeze was cool and I was hot and sweaty. This is truly the best view on the coast. Towards the west, there is nothing but native vegetation and to the east there are Central Coast settlements amongst the hills and vegetation and beyond that the coast.

 

I eventually, scrambled down the rocks and my bike and continued the ride along the Great North Walk. The Track was heavily eroded in many sections and so I was riding, walking, climbing and lowing my bike for the next hour or so. Still, it was fun and varied.