Sawtooth starts at Seawinds carpark (the overflow/MTB one) and makes its way to rosebud direction, mainly downhill (especially towards the end). Bowsaw essentially goes the opposite direction towards Seawinds, on the other side of the fire trail.
https://www.trailforks.com/region/red-hill/?activitytype=1&z=12.7&lat=-38.36114&lon=144.95207
Cool might check them out, what's the climb like back up?
I raced sawtooth at last years Red Hill enduro. Bottom half was mad fun, blown out off camber goodness. Little bit of a peddling through the middle. The fire road climb back out of it is brutal, I walked from memory lol. There was no climbing trail back then but can't imagine it would be too bad once you get to it. Worst part of the fire road is before you get to the new climbing trail.
Signs start at the Seawinds carpark, pretty easy to follow
Clearly signed now.
The worst part is the fire road from the bottom to the start of Bow saw. Bow saw itself isn't too bad, a definate improvement on fire road all the way up. It's longer than the fire road but I always prefer single track if available.
Thought the same when I was there yesterday. Haven't been there for a while but from the start of Pins and Needles it looks like they've completely remodelled the start of Crusher and a whole bunch of new berms have gone in. Kinda looks like it'll be starting from a different spot to where it did for last year's race too.
Looks like it will start somewhere off Slippery Gypsy.
further up the on the same firetrail where slippery gypsy starts , been up there for a look , the entrance is built
It's called Crusher. It's been extended and will be part of the legal network but isn't open yet.
This makes me happy
Bow saw was open when I was there a few weeks ago, it's the new climb out of Sawtooth.
You have to climb the first brutal 200 metres or so, and then bowsaw is on your left as the fire trail veers right
Yeah it was fenced off with closed signs I ended up taking two bays back which was a pain
