**As from 11 April 2011, Mount Annan has free admission**
Please that this is a public (government) trust and strict opening hours are in place. Anyone trying to access the track outside these hours is looking at a heavy fine. See the Mt Annan official site for more info.

Mt Annan is a fairly new addition to Sydney's mountain bike facilities using the Mt Annan Botanic Gardens as a picturesque setting for some fun and challenging single track. Located a few minutes out of Campbelltown, just off Narellan Rd.

Currently there is 7.5km of XC single track with more staked out and planned for construction. The trail is a mix of raw, relatively unprepared single track with lots of off-camber corners, as well as bermed hairpins, smaller downhill blasts and rollercoaster straights. Lots of these straights contain small pumptrack style berms to keep things interesting and keep your energy up. The trail is reminiscent of other rides like Yellowmundee, Sparrow Hill and the loose dust of Stromlo. There are two trail 'colours': clearly marked with excellent signage as either green or blue - easier or more challenging. Riders can swap from one to the other, on numerous occasions during the lap to change it up or extend your loop. Trails are all ridden in one direction.

The good news? There is only a small amount of elevation change, meaning no massive hills to climb, so the trail is relatively accessible for novice riders, so is highly recommended. And at only 30 minutes per lap, you can ride your favourite sections multiple times over the course of your day.

All in all, a really good ride and something that is well maintained so will not become unusable due to weather conditions and erosion. See you out there!