Got any trail profile data, Strava, map my ride or the like? Be keen to see the topography of the race trails, how much climbing and length of each run etc. Surface looks like typical gravelly hardpack, Similar to what I'm used to so that's a bonus. Looks like Lots of trails around the kempsey area, so will be keen to try some others while up there, not just the race trails.
Yes foxpuppet, the surface is good ol' eastcoast gravelly hardpack, there are 5 trails available from the top but here is a sample of a recent 3 track race we had. There are plenty of other trails to ride also at Kempsey & within 30min drive is 2 other good locations. If you want to get hooked up for a ride PM me.
Race order was green, yellow, red to give you a gauge of times. Green is a tight XC trail with a bit of a pinch, yellow a flat out hold corner speed trail & red gives the jump skilled rider the advantage. The fastest time shown on the elevation was before we did some trail work (built some berms) on Big Mac, before any of you annul retentive types notice it.
Big Mac (red track) is possibly one of the trails we will race on.
Strava! yes the trails are stravafied, here is a quide to the main segments, but if you want to ride the trails the KMORC gang do social rides, Monday & Wednesday nights from 5.30pm & Saturday (pre beer) ride starts 3pm finishes at Golf Club 5pm. All rides meet & leave from the car park at the Golf club, just look for bikes and join in, all welcome. No preset course or type of ride, tends to go with the feeling of the riders on the day.
Riding from the car park to the top is approximately a 20min cruise which can be either all single track or just fire road or you can drive out to the tracks where West Street (tar ends, dirt starts) meets South Street (pretty original names for streets in Kempsey).
