What happened to Bushy Park Wantirna

Rotorfreeze

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Hi guys/girls. First time poster, long time forum peruser. Just a quick question for anyone who might be in the know. Whilst researching place to ride around my local area I came across a number of old posts (2008 and prior) about dirt crits at Bushy Park. So I decides to explore around the area to see if I could find these mysterious mountain bike trails. So I reach Bushy Park Paddock E after driving down Bushy Park Lane ( I think I was in the right place) and see a big NO ENTRY sign. Now I had come this far so to be deterred I said poo to you and promptly vaulted the fence with bike in hand before I could attract any suspicion from the locals. And a very suspicious character I must have looked in my riding kit with a bike slung over my shoulder. So over the fence I went and I start riding down a rather overgrown singletrail which ran under a stand of pines. I rode down this path until I came to a marshy area which seemed to give me no option but to turn back. Looking on Google Earth I have summised that the mtb trail was to the left of the stand of pines I rode under and has been converted to an equestrian area. So that long winded story leads me to my queston: is the Bushy Park mtb trail no more or was I just perhaps looking in the wrong area?
 

caad9

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The crits that ran many years ago are definitely no longer.
There was some confusion with the landowners and a new lease with the equestrian club.
Needless to say, the horses won.
 

Lard

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I raced the crits there in about 09 and 10 I think, And yes sadly the horses kicked the bikes out :( It was a great place for crits as I could pop in and race on my ride home from work.
 

Rotorfreeze

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Oh darn. Still shows the mtb track on Google Earth so i thought I mightve been looking in the wrong place but i guess i it is just a really old map. Bloody horses :(
 
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John U

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The track was around the paddock. A lot of it was fairly open but it got the heart pumping going flat out.
 

Rotorfreeze

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Pity that, i would love it if there was a nice flat xc type course in the local area where I could smash out a few laps. Lysterfield is great but a bit too much climbing for my tastes. ah well, first world problems
 

redbruce

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Pity that, i would love it if there was a nice flat xc type course in the local area where I could smash out a few laps. Lysterfield is great but a bit too much climbing for my tastes. ah well, first world problems
Dirt crits at Westgate park might be more to your liking.

http://www.clubfgp.com.au/

Unfortunately, according to their facebook page there wont be a summer season this year due to construction projects in the area.

Tim Rowe (Akashra) on here is an active member of the (Full Gas Pedallers) club.
 

Rotorfreeze

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Dirt crits at Westgate park might be more to your liking.

http://www.clubfgp.com.au/

Unfortunately, according to their facebook page there wont be a summer season this year due to construction projects in the area.

Tim Rowe (Akashra) on here is an active member of the (Full Gas Pedallers) club.
Thanks man. I have heard about Westgate and had a but if a snoop around the park in Winter. Are the trails themselves closed for summer or just the crits?
 
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