June Long Weekend, Harvey Ranges Central West NSW

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May 29, 2009 at 3:46 am #96490

Eric Smith
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If anyone is interested I am organising a ride for the long weekend in June.

Venue: Harvey Ranges AKA Goobang National Park south of Dubbo

Date: Monday the 8th of June 2009
Riding: Mostly tight fire trails, steep and rocky in places, open with sand-on-hardpack in other places. Some open single trail. Loops of about 90-95km.

Features: The lookout at the Trig station, The Widowmaker (I want to get up this one) and plenty of tracks.

General: This is national park and as such you will need rego, licence etc etc. We will park the vehicles in an unsecured spot, I have never had a problem, but can’t guarantee anything unfortunately. Sign of the times.

Some pics from my last trip there:

The lookout:

Top of the Widowmaker

Bottom of the Widowmaker

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Powerlines track

May 29, 2009 at 6:47 am #137137

Eric Smith
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Here’s a map of the locality for anyone interested:

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=GOOBANG+NATIONAL+PARK&fb=1&split=1&gl=au&cid=2744861940893877562&li=lmd&ll=-32.902074,148.379974&spn=0.302667,0.515671&z=11

May 29, 2009 at 7:00 am #137174

Greg
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Damn you ECKS would kill to go out there but have other commitments that weekend :angry: , can we to it again another time real son, before the little one turns up :dry:

TB

May 29, 2009 at 7:06 am #137175

alan
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i am keen ecks would prefer saterday or monday may be busy sunday that widow maker gets harder to get up everytime i go there i prably won t get up only just got up lastime.used to like the track along the fence line after the widowmaker but

May 29, 2009 at 9:41 am #137138

Scott Butler
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Ecks- i’m a genuine starter for this, i’ll be out west between Forbes and Grenfell, let me know if its a certainty and i’m there.

Regs
Scott

May 31, 2009 at 11:27 am #137211

Eric Smith
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Well if you blokes are keen, lets make it the Monday, meet on the Tomingley Road where the access road to the park goes in, at 8am. We should be able to get in a couple of loops in the day at least. Bring fuel for 200+km.

TB, you’re on, we will tee a ride up for sure! Failing that we are sorting out some tracks around Orange and could use some more local knowledge. Will let you know when it happens.

May 31, 2009 at 11:32 am #137487

alan
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sounds good i will be there i hope

May 31, 2009 at 11:35 am #137488

Greg
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ECKS-Man wrote:

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Well if you blokes are keen, lets make it the Monday, meet on the Tomingley Road where the access road to the park goes in, at 8am. We should be able to get in a couple of loops in the day at least. Bring fuel for 200+km.

TB, you’re on, we will tee a ride up for sure! Failing that we are sorting out some tracks around Orange and could use some more local knowledge. Will let you know when it happens.

Am keen to lead you around some tracks at Orange ECKS for exchange for some riding around Harvey Ranges

TB

June 1, 2009 at 8:28 am #137490

alan
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raining out here today and looks like more tomorrow should be good riding this weekend also have heaps of browny points up so tottenham enduro sunday harvyranges monday can t wait

June 1, 2009 at 12:23 pm #137607

Eric Smith
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Great stuff Al, I think it will be ideal conditions out there!

June 3, 2009 at 2:52 am #137646

Eric Smith
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This ride is starting to look like it will be bigger than Ben Hur! There are more locals keen to come as well as 4-6 out-of-towners from Canberra. Mototrans, you still in?

June 3, 2009 at 3:51 am #137907

Greg
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Look forward to one of your excellent ride reports ECKS A good read for anybody that hasnt had the pleasure

Is this a OBT ride or ECKS? :laugh:
TB

June 3, 2009 at 4:19 am #137917

Eric Smith
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Ha! This ride is:
1. OBT
2. ADV (no starters so far)
3. Another site that shall remain nameless (4-6 starters)
4. ECKS (probably the majority – time will tell!)

The things I do to make a good ride eh!

I’ll try to make the report a good-un TB, so that you don’t feel too bad about missing possibly the best ride going this weekend! :laugh:

June 3, 2009 at 4:26 am #137920

Greg
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Yeah I think your right about this ride ECKS, cant do any riding for the next 7 to 10 days anyway it turns out so its your report to get be through mate

TB

June 3, 2009 at 9:27 am #137921

alan
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looks like a big weekend riding with all this rain prably pass on tottenem and just ride local if the outertowners are keen.should tee up that dubbo to parks run sometime soon tb
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