Whilst our maintaining trails today, our volunteers encountered a newly created B-Line on the Spitfire Trail.
We’d like to share our message to all riders to please stay on the trails. If you get to a feature that is a bit above your riding ability, please dismount your bike and walk the feature until you feel safe to get back on and ride again. Please don’t go off the trail and ride around the feature unless there is already a B-line put in by the trail builders. This line has now been closed.
Want to know more? We have some good information at Care for our trails. Darwin Off-Road Cyclists run rider skills training, over these very obstacles, helping to grow the confidence to become a better rider. We have new instructors coming on board in 2021, enabling us to offer more MTB skills training than ever.
Mountain bike trails in Charles Darwin National Park and Casuarina Coastal reserve are possible due to the initiatives such as the Memorandum of Understanding between NT Parks and Wildlife and DORC.
This scenario seems to be popping up in most popular riding locations.
Like the photo attached I have on many occasions placed natural debis on many new “B lines” to discourage that lines establishment.
On the other hand the desire to add new obstacles by “experienced riders or groups” in certain public spaces is also becoming an “unnecessary hazard” to many people that may have been riding their selected loop for years.
Tyres and all types of discarded fabricated crap is currently littering all our trails and does little to promote mountain biking environmentally.
Hi Phil
You’re right on both counts, sometimes it’s the trails being simplified, other times it’s extra features added.
I think the education process is one that we need to recognise and commit to a regular reminder, especially as new riders come on.
Thanks for your help in keeping the trails fun and rideable.
Cheers