Mount Narra (also known as Deep Creek) is a premier mountain biking hub located in Sydney's Northern Beaches, specifically within the Garigal National Park. It is renowned for its technical "Sydney Sandstone" terrain and challenging descent-focused trails.
Technical Nature: These trails are largely not beginner-friendly. The area is famous for tight, natural singletrack, chunky rock gardens, and steep sandstone slabs.
Difficulty: Most trails are rated Blue (Intermediate) to Double Black Diamond (Expert). Expect a "gnarly" and "brutal" riding experience with plenty of technical trail features (TTFs).
Ride Style: Primary trail types are All-Mountain (AM) and Downhill (DH). While there is a dedicated climbing trail (Vovós), many riders choose to shuttle to the top via the nearby roads.
The main line off the top; features technical drops and jumps.
High-speed entry to the network with a difficult rock roll-down.
A "tech-head" favorite starting on rock slabs and ending in steep loam.
Known for its flowy jump sections and high-quality jumps.
A gnarly ridge-line trail with chutes, jumps, and a final drop near the lake.
Access: The main car park is at Deep Creek Reserve. From there, you cross a bridge over the creek to reach the bottom of the trail network.
Maintenance: Many trails are maintained by the local Garigal Gorillas MTB Club.
Trash Management: Trash Free Trails manages the trash in 'The Compound' where riders tend to congregate. There is a general waste bin and "at-source-sorting" cage for recycling cans and bottles woth Return & Earn proceeds going back into the club and trail maintenance.
Weather: The sandstone base means the area typically dries quite well after rain, though the lower sections near the creek can stay damp.
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Trash Free Trails Australia is based in Manly on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. We respectfully acknowledge the Gayamagal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our community exists, a place they know as Car-rang-gel (North Head, Manly) and the surrounding region. We recognise their deep and continuing spiritual connection to the land, waters, and sea of the Northern Beaches. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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