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and offers birdwatching, pretty The trail, which is shared with
picnic areas and history to explore. horse riders and bushwalkers,
The 10km track (each way) is starts just off the old highway
graded ‘easy’ and will take about near Helensburgh and heads
one to two hours to complete. through low, open forest.
The wide track is generally flat
Cringila Hills Mountain and surfaced with bitumen and
Bike Park gravel, making it suitable for all
Wollongong Council’s Cringila mountain biking abilities.
Hills Mountain Bike Park offers
almost 12kms of trails for riders Eagle Rock Mountain
who range from beginners to Bike Trail
advanced. Eagle Rock Mountain Bike
Lady Carrington Drive bike The tracks have a mix of gradients, Trail is a 10km track in the
path is a top pick of the NSW surfaces and obstacles to make your Royal National Park that
National Parks and Wildlife ride fun and challenging. follows the Curra Moors loop
Service. Photo: NSW National track, which takes you from
Parks and Wildlife Service/ 10B cycling trail Sir Bertram Stevens Drive to
David Finnegan The 10B cycling trail in Dharawal Eagle Rock.
National Park is a 15km one-way The track offers scenic views
Loftus loop trail cycling track that takes about three of sandstone cliffs, the coast
Loftus loop trail is located in the hours to complete. and even a waterfall as well as
Royal National Park and is a 10km The medium-grade trail starts great birdwatching. You can
return trip that will take about 90 near the Appin Road entrance of stop for a break at the
minutes to complete. Dharawal National Park and follows spectacular Curracurrong
It consists of an 8km trail and an unsealed road through open waterfall, before taking a short
2kms of designated bike track, and forest and woodlands along a detour north to Eagle Rock.
you can start or finish from the sandstone ridge. Illawarra Escarpment State
NSW National Parks and Wildlife This section of the ride is great for Conservation Area
Service office or join at any location small groups and families with older There are numerous mountain
on the loop. children, while the last 3kms is more
While classified as ‘easy’, it will get challenging, as the trail descends biking trails in the Illawarra
your heart rate up due to the terrain. into Stokes Creek Gorge. Escarpment, with planning
currently under way to create a
Lady Carrington Drive Cawleys Road trail network of bike tracks to replace
One of NSW National Parks and Located in Garawarra State the unofficial trails that have
Wildlife Service’s top picks for cycling Conservation Area just north of the popped up.
adventures is Lady Carrington Drive Illawarra is Cawleys Road trail, a The aim is to make the
in the Royal National Park. 2.4km one-way mountain bike track experience safer and protect
This historic cycling track near that will take 45-75 minutes to bushland from illegal mountain
Audley follows the Hacking River complete. biking.

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