A MORNING AT BUNYA

North-west Brisbane out past Ferny Hills, Bunya Recreational Park with an assortment of easy going to some trails that are more rowdy.

Saturday morning out at Bunya Recreational Park, North-West Brisbane. Starting off on Kokoda (Blue), Carnivore (Black), Steps (Blue) and finishing off with a burn around Jurassic (Black).

Favourite of the session was Jurassic, with new features. Including some bigger jumps, berms, drops and at least 1 step up. From the carpark, start off fast, with some big jumps at the beginning and mellows out past half way with a few small uphill sections, tidy berms and ending up at the fire trail. Short stonk back to the carpark.

I typically get around by train. Windsor to Ferny Grove, short ride to Iron Bark, then up to Bunya from there via a couple of roads. Bumped into a few friendly and furry faces along the way. Big shout out to the local trail care volunteers from 'Northside Trail Care Alliance' for their most excellent work. Especially on Jurassic. Cheers.

I run a 2021 Norco Sight A1, 27.5" large. Run with Adidas 510 clod-hoppers (I got mine from Wiggle in the UK) there is also a Goretex version too, Trailforks for all local and abroad trail planning and info, shot GoPro HERO 11 Black and cut together in Adobe Premiere Pro CS. Like, comment, subscribe all that. If you want to.

Recent MTB Rumble at Castle Hill

Recent mountain biking adventure to Castle Hill, Blackstone Reserve. A couple of blacks, a few blues. Sat 3rd December 2022.

About an hour or so train ride from home to East Ipswich, followed by a 10 minute ride to the recreational park. With a range of greens, purples, blues and black. Perfect the day after rain, as most the moisture is absorbed into the soil, creating less dust. A few puddles at ground level.

I enjoyed Rowies, Take Two, got a bit lost… then onto Lucy’s and finished off at the last bit of World Cup. Previously done Inca on another trip out there. There’s also a bit of skills park at the bottom, not ideal after rain. Would take a few days to a week to dry out. With all of the run-off pooling at the bottom.

All of the trail information, I use trailforks.com (you can look at the maps without a subscription, but require a paid subscription to track, download onto your phone locally (without a webernet connection). Good for planning trips.

I use a Garmin InReach Mini PLB for safety. Requires an active monthly subscription for access to the GLONASS Satellite network (about $40AUD/ month), emergency services beacon. I haven’t the opportunity to send an SOS for a helicopter. Yet… It also has the option for a loved one to track your path while you’re out and about. SMS function for msging emergency services and/or a loved one.

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NEW MOUNTAIN (mis)ADVENTURES

So, recently I bought myself a mountain bike. It really does help with my mental health and life balance. Even though sometimes I may end up in the Emergency Department… haha.

Norco Sight A1, 27.5”

The plan: Enduro/ Downhill adventure in Switzerland 2023.

Endless alpine mountain peaks, flow trails, technical, open and wooded areas.