The Duckmeister
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Sorry, missed this until now.Hey Duck, what are Crits, Deadwood and Charlottes like? Worth checking out?
Crits is basically a fall-line run down the side of the hill, mostly on bare rock so it doesn't erode too much. It's not exceptionally technical; lots of little rock drops which could still catch you out though, with unforgiving landings. Deadwoods is tighter, twistier & not so rocky, but with some short steep sections. Both are comfortably rideable on XC bikes. Both spit out onto a fire road which takes you back up to the top of the trails (it's a bit of a bitch, but not as bad as The Peacemaker/Vomit in the main section), or can take you down the hill where it links to the quarry access rd, then out to Boundary Rd.
Charlottes is the most difficult trail in the legal network (the DH stuff around Eatons Cutting technically isn't really there.....), best ridden on a mid- to long-travel bike. The upper section is pretty rugged, with a long rock staircase (part of the trail is an old walking trail that fell into disuse), lots of rocks & tree roots, and a pretty big, rutty, nasty drop to mark the end of the first part. Below the drop, the second half of the trail is slightly more flowy & less rocky, but it's still got a few tricky bits up its sleeve. A short fire road descent takes you out to road access at the corner of Bunurong Tk & Latrobe Pde, where you'd be best to arrange a pickup. It's quite separated from the rest of the trail network, and without local knowledge it's very easy to get lost trying to find your way back!
Current conditions: Dry & incredibly dusty, with a quite a few loose corners to catch you out.