You are hereForums / By Discipline / Mountain (off road) / By Location / Australia / NSW / Northern Beaches / Northern Beaches Trail Advocacy / Manly Daily Article
Manly Daily Article
Does anyone know where this plan is on the council site the below article refers to?
- Login to post comments
- Bookmark & share
The council meeting minutes say the document will appear here:
http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/Current_Document...
Which is a broken link. However, I found current exhibitions listed here:
http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/council/document...
Don't see it in the list as yet though.
Found them
http://portal.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/internet/Modu...
http://portal.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/internet/Modu...
Ah, from the PoM the area looks to be about half the side of Manly Dam. Measuring round the perimeter very roughly (the most likely route for a track to cause least controversy) seems that a 4-ish km circuit could be made. With a bit of doubling back or shared use with what is already there (see map below) you could no doubt get a bit more.
This sounds very short, but at least Pittwater council have recognised the need and are looking into providing an off road facility. On it's own, such a track could make a nice beginner's loop. Linked to other trails could become a welcome part of a wider network.
Nice thinking then!
Here's a couple of maps of the area of study and showing existing and proposed walking tracks:
Ah, my back yard... lol
The area is pretty hilly, so it will certainly make a great little circuit and quite challenging if the right people are approached and involved with it's construction.
Man, I really hope they do something here. Will be great for arvo rides.
You'll also find there are a few walking trails through there already
There is also a very large and beautiful waterfall in there that you could access quite easily 15 odd years ago. But is now extremely over grown. Also a smaller billabong that I used to go swimming in, but has also become extremely over grown.
There also used to be a motorbike track with jumps and berms etc, but I've searched for it recently and can't find it for quids...
How's the best way to get involved and show support for it Rob?
@murvo. as always - just write in an official submission to the plan and tell 'em what you want!
Is there a link to who/where we can write to Rob?
Allegedly there was a public meeting held on Wed 20th to discuss this plan. First I heard was yesterday which was a bit late!
Don't suppose any locals heard about this or got to attend?
At least it's now listed on the official open for comments page and there's a submission form. Will put this up in the news section next week, don't want to distract people from the last few days of the NPWS paper thingo
http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/council/document...
Following up on this matter, the final Plan of Management for Ingleside Chase Reserve was adopted by Council - with the following amendments:
So basically, despite the consultant's report outlining Mountain Biking as a high priority issue within the reserve, the Councillors have inserted the "no environmental impact" clause into the Pom to effecftively stymie any MTB trails being built here.
Seems to me to be a loose wording of the kind you'd expect from those who haven't thought through how others might choose to use them. The fact that "sustainable bike path" is in there is a positive.
Sorry, but this wording is basically useless to mountain bike riders as any activity has an impact. Walking. Riding. Geeze, even farting!
The thing land managers should be doing is making sure impacts are properly managed and kept beneath the sustainable managed limit. See Sustainable Mountain Biking in NSW - Management Strategies for NPWS Discussion.
Furthermore, the Pom specifies that the existing informal walking tracks should be upgraded, but there's no mention of performing a
to allow the works to proceed.
So it seems apprent that walking tracks are ok, whetever the impact, but they want to make it as difficult as possible to allow mountain biking.
Its disappointing that the Councillor's prejudices have dictated these decisions.
A quote from Cr Patricia Giles:
Rob - Would it be ok if i forwarded a copy of the Sustainable Mountain Biking in NSW to some of the Pittwater Councillor's ?
It might be too late for this reserve, but it might help inform some future decisions.
@MarkkyMarkk... forward away, that's what these documents are for.
Is anyone taking the lead with this?
http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/council/media/ne...
There are some great informal trails in here that need to be legalized.
And great potential for flowy trails
does anyone know the latest?