Narrabeen lake

Tanya,

Sorry for the late reply. But I was otherwise booked for weekend rides.

I have never heard of a trail running through this area. Could you elaborate more? Is it a fire trail? Single track? Smooth, or technical? Maybe you have some web links for this?

I am always interested to hear of, or complete, new trails. I would be happy to go out there on a weekend, if available.

Thanks.

circumnavigating the lake. If you start on the south eastern side (from Jamieson park) heading west (towards Oxford falls), it's a single track which is almost completely flat except for some tree roots and a couple of small rocks. Ride for a bit until you hit a road (I'd have to consult my street directory to be more accurate, sorry) and a bit of open land. You then have to walk the bike over a little stream into the Cromer golf course (it's legal) and ride around the perimeter of the course and then into the Narrabeen Sports Centre.

From there you have to ride a bit of the Wakehurst parkway heading back towards Narrabeen, about 500m or so. Then you head into a dirt road on the left and ride up around a tributary of the lake, again it's single track. Walk up over a metal bridge which is only small. Then single track again until you get out into a picnic/park area. There's another bridge which goes back under the Wakehurst parkway for walkers which you can ride on, and the track then takes you through a little nature reserve with a few wooden bridges built into the path, another big open picnic area and a kids playground. You then head back onto the footpath for a bit and ride over the bridge on Narrabeen lake which joins Pittwater road and Wakehurst parkway and follow the footpath for walkers around the eastern side of the lake.

It's an easy ride, very pretty and serene. It took me an hour last night, peddling the whole way, no stops. Though I'm sure people could do it faster than that.

Sunday morning. Sorry....gotta fit my first love of diving/snorkelling in. Had plans for that already. I can do any other time.. though I do tend to think, you either get in early or make it later. Gets a bit hot otherwise at this time of year. I could do another afternoon/early evening start. Normally, I'm a fan of breakfast too, which fits nicely with this ride because there are some cafes right on the edge of the lake. breakfast will have to be another time.
T

It IS very pretty - it goes all along beside the water - the loop without going to Dee Why is 10ks... but yes, maybe a better description could have been put up - see, I am missing Rob and his editing of my posts already!

Meet at Jamieson park:
Jamieson Park is at the end of The Esplanade. If you take Mactier St off Pittwater road you stay on that road and it becomes The Esplanade when you see the lake on your right. Follow the road and turn to the right when the road starts to go around to the left and uphill (that's Nioka Rd), you want to stay on the Esplanade with the lake next to you and you end up in a little carpark and picnic area right next to the lake.

Email me if you want a contact phone number or just show up.
T

She is also trying to convince her husband Tony to come along...hmmm!!
I may also be there depending on hang over - fun party Saturday night!!

MEEEE

Well, the grapevine is still performing I see. But I already guessed, thanks But that's okay. A rough and tough ride was never the point. Riding in a new area was. The riskier ride will enjoyed on Saturday.

Plus, I don't know the Narrebeen area that well - I am not much of a beach person. It will be good to see a new place.

See ya Sunday

I am working until 1630 on Sunday, but if I can make it on time my wife and I would like to join you for our first NobMob ride.
We have been riding for around 6 months now, mainly at Terry Hills and Manly Dam and we are getting a little better each time so I hope we wont hold any one up.
Looking forward to finally meeting people form the site.
Andrew

for people who don't like rocks or hills! I did it the other week with a girlfriend and she hardly ever rides and had her two year old on the back of her bike.
Anyway, as newbies to nobmob you have to get out with us some time!!

MEEE

ps even my parents do that ride and they are not people who would be classified as exercise freaks!!! hee hee

Where did you find his webpage link. Checked his profile and ain't nothing showing there but his e-mail address.

Webpage link? I think you might be refering to the banner thats found on the imageshack page i used to host the image in my previous post...sorry, not my page dude, its just imageshack. For some reason i've noticed they've been 'selling' themselves in that way recently. Bit strange but i guess when your one of the biggest free image hosters on the net you need to pay the bills somehow. ;p

Anyway back OT - sounds like my better half should be able to attempt this loop then. Might try and get down there sometime this weekend if the weather holds out (Sunday morning i'd say).

Cheers,

Hey everyone,
Even though it's a simple ride the company was very nice and I had a lot of fun. Hope we see Andrew, Karen and Mike again. Thanks for coming along.

Hey all,

I looked at both of the Oxford Falls and Red Hill Google Earth maps. And they both seem to come within a few hundred metres of the western edge of the lake. Cool. It would be easy to connect either Red Hill or Oxford Falls to this ride.

Although, from the topography of the terrain, it would be best to finish at Narrabeen Lake, as it is more downhill to get there.

Cheers.

That was fun. I actually kept up. I was a little worried I would end up at the back in a sweating panting mess. Looking forward to getting better at this, as soon as I work out these 'gear' things.
See you next time.
Mike

Liam, you can join up from the lakes to red hill through the sports centre
also, you can go to oxford falls from the little bridge by the wakehurst parkway
sorry, had too big a night to come along yesterday!!
hope you all had fun, sounds like you all did!

MEEE

When you guys are ready for it you can join some of the more challenging rides.
Oxford Falls links up to Red Hill, via an interesting walk along the creek and then single trail through some interesting vegitation to the lagoon (complete with palm trees!) and yes it comes out right by the lake. From there you head up to the sport and rec for a fairly serious tarred hill climb onto the dirt tracks of Red Hill. If you started at Oxford Falls and have got down to the lake or Red Hill, you will have a nice long (and I mean long) hill back to the car via the road or you can take nursery rhymes back through the bush.
There are some good maps and pics on this site to give you a good idea of where things are at.

All these rides are doable once some fitness is attained. The fitness is to make sure you can ride/walk/climb for the duration of the ride. The first few times out on the more challenging rides will be slow but thats cool. Gotta start somewhere and dont want to break anything.
Keep an eye out for the noob rides and come along!!
Craig