HOUSE RULES

  • Keep an eye on our Facebook page for our weekly announcements regarding training each weekend.

  • Meet at the Kowen Road gate at 7.00am.  Committee will have the gate open until 7:05am. 

  • Committee members have the gate code which you will be given when you are ready to exit the forest.

  • Please make sure you exit via the correct road.  Do not go back down the one way entry road.

  • All dogs must be kept on lead at all times.

  • Do not leave anything at Kowen.  Pick up your rubbish and that includes your dog's mess too!

  • Membership forms must be completed prior to training, 2025 membership form will be available soon. All dogs entering Kowen Forest must have minimum vaccinations of C3 + KC please provide your certificates with your membership forms.

  • If you are coming to have a go for the first time with your dog there is a $5 fee to cover your insurance. You must provide proof of the above vaccinations before attending the forest.

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING?

  • A very willing and excited woofer

  • Mountain bike if you have one or the club will lend you a Kickbike to try

  • Water and a bowl for your dog

  • Bike helmet, gloves and warm clothing

  • Stake-out line (you can use a star-picket with chain attached) and mallet. A lead around a tree just won't be strong enough

  • Plenty of enthusiasm and an open mind

For insurance purposes, it is a requirement that everyone who trains at club organised events must be a financial member.   This covers Group Accident and Public Liability. If you are not a financial member of the CSDC, you will need to pay $5 each time you train with the club to cover you for Group Accident and Public Liability insurance.

DIRECTIONS TO KOWEN FOREST:

From Civic:  follow the airport road and head towards Queanbeyan.  Take the left hand turn onto Sutton Road.  Follow Sutton Road for less than a kilometre and take the first right hand turn onto Kowen Road (the sign also says Molonglo Gorge).

From Queanbeyan:  follow Yass Road and turn right onto Sutton Road. Follow Sutton Road for less than a kilometre and take the first right hand turn onto Kowen Road (the sign also says Molonglo Gorge).

This road soon becomes dirt and you should follow it straight ahead until you get to a locked gate where club members meet at 7:00 am.  If you are not at the gate by 7:05 am you will not be able to train.  Unfortunately the gate has to be locked behind us. The training trails are another 5 kilometres into the forest.