Trails

English leads the way for Urban MTB in Port Macquarie

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Port Macquarie, home of 24hr World Champion Jason English and a generation of up and coming juniors following his lead, is expected to soon have its own urban mountain bike park.  A large hillside that had been quarried for fill under roadworks and playing fields is now a bare scar on the landscape.  The project will regenerate the area and develop a network of trails.
 
Until now, Port's mountain bikers have travelled to trails 20km out of town at Telegraph Point.  The project at Wayne Richards Park will establish a short course for the local club - Hastings Valley Mountain Bike Riders - to host short course races, provide weekday training sessions for juniors, introduce novices to the wonderful world of mountain biking and work with Port Macquarie Landcare to build sustainable trails and restore native habitat.
 
For more info, check out the Hastings Valley Mountain Bike Riders website: www.hvmtbr.com