freeride/dj near Port Stephens Myal Quays?

[nicho]

hey i m going up to hawks nest for a couple of days next week to see some family and i m thinking of taking my bike up there..
SO for those who know where Hawks Nest is (close to port stephens)
i m enquiring as to anyone knows if there are some cool dh tracks or even some dj s around the area within a 10 to 20 km radius...

thanks for you help guys ....

nicho

[fred the emu]

hi
i go up there usually once a year and i have never seen anything, but i wasnt looking for any jumps or tracks so if you looked u might find some but im not sure.

cya

[fatnold]

hi nicho.

it's outside your 20km radius, but glenrock in newcastle is pretty fun. lots of trails in small area. laots of dh hill runs and maybe the largest ramp style gap i've seen.......i ain't jumping it! some north shore hidden around. good fun. easy to find.

[MikeT]

we used to go to port stephens every year for many years i did see some dj's on like soccer ovals and stuff but that was ages ago doubt they are still there.

[nicho]

thanks guys, i thought of newcastle but it s too much of a distance from hawks nest, i might check it out on my way back to sydney...

Man i m really surprised i would have thought they d be loads of tracks towards that region or maybe around seal rocks....or something like that...

i guess there isn t that many riders in those regions ...mostly sufers hey..

anyway i m still looking for some info i m going on sunday night so keep them coming ...

cheers guys

nicho

[ScottD]

hey mate,
I have been going up there since i was 6 and have only been up there 5-6 times since i started riding, the only riding is dingo ridden fire trails that are flat, boring and hot in summer, i am going up for 2-3 weeks these chrissy holidays and will be making some DJ's near the footy feild, Is ayone else heading up there these holidays?????????????

[Doggy]

I'll be on the other side of Port Stephens...Im going down to Anna Bay. I have been down there sh*tloads and havent really seen any decent tracks

[S_M_I_D_D_Y]

hi nicho.

it's outside your 20km radius, but glenrock in newcastle is pretty fun. lots of trails in small area. laots of dh hill runs and maybe the largest ramp style gap i've seen.......i ain't jumping it! some north shore hidden around. good fun. easy to find.

Largest ramp style jump?? Northshore? id like to know where they are, because the jumps up there are all pretty small, and the only northshore up there other than the small bridges over creeks was torn down about a year ago.

[ScottD]

went to hawks nest on the weekend, absolutley nothing at all, not one ounce of decent riding....

[timmo]

Yeah, I'm going down there on Friday - my oldies have a house out at Winda Woppa.

I took my bike down last year and there's virtually nothing within riding distance in terms of jumps or DH/freeride tracks or anything (in fact pretty much no hills in the area).
The only thing that was vaguely fun was jumping the embankment at the footy oval, or riding off steps in Tea Gardens (Woooooo!!!).

I'm pretty sure there'd be a fair bit of ridable single track/firetrail stuff within 1 hr drive (Myall Lakes NP, Barrington Tops, Glenrock etc.) and even just off the road heading outta town, given how much bushland is around.
I don't think there's much of the DH/Freeride/DJ stuff around, mostly cos there's noone there most of the year to build, if anyone even rides.

[cheese]

Largest ramp style jump?? Northshore? id like to know where they are, because the jumps up there are all pretty small, and the only northshore up there other than the small bridges over creeks was torn down about a year ago.

Im thinkin mabey he means the massive gap that you ride down gunclub road and hang a right to hit. It was knocked over a fair while back now.

Ive been to teagardens/hawks nest a few times and never saw anything rideable there.

For the dude going to anna bay. Ive got a mate who lives there and Ive been riding there once before. There is a small bmx sort of track along with one big double with a dirt quarter after it near by. Probably worth checking out if that floats your boat.