The old coach road down to Pataua is one of the finest pieces of continuous downhill single-track in the country.
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Moumoukai Valley mountain bike trails
With such a blue sky this morning I felt there was no better thing to do than ride my bike somewhere spectacular. I texted Kerry and he was thinking the same thing, so as soon as the traffic died down we headed south to the Hunua ranges.
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Omaha cycleway
When I saw the blue sky this morning I decided I had to go for a long bike ride. Fortunately Kerry had the same idea, so by about 10AM we were on our way north, with a plan to ride at Tauwharanui.
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Whakaipo Bay to Kinloch W2K
It took us a couple of attempts to find the start of this trail, but a couple of road cyclists at Acacia Bay put us on the right track. We were on our way by 10am, with the sun breaking through the mist and promising a warm day.
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Whakamaru Dam south on Waikato River Trail
Tonight I’m staying in Mangakino with Kerry and our mountain bikes, with a plan to ride the W2K track at Taupo tomorrow.
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New trails at Totara Park
My sister Annie was heading back to Tasmania this morning, so I loaded my bike on the back of the car before taking her to the airport. I had originally thought of riding from Ambury Park, but found myself heading south to Manurewa to check out the new trails I have read about.
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Auckland MTB Club ride the Royal Albany
When I drove in to the Massey car park this morning, I could see almost a dozen riders from the Auckland MTB Club preparing to set off at 9am. I wanted to stop and introduce myself, but I could see Al’s car and trailer driving up the track on the hill behind us, so I set off after him to see if he needed a hand unloading.
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Maraetai Forest and Beachlands Coast track
Our first mistake after leaving Kerry’s car at Maraetai Beach was to ride up the promising grass track beside the stream into the bush.
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Transformation at Woodhill
On my way out to Parakai to see Dad this morning, I stopped at Woodhill for a ride.
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Eve’s Bush Orewa
Hoping that the trail would be reasonably dry, Kerry and I headed to the top of the hill behind North Orewa where a steep grass track leads down the hill.
Taupo Rotary Ride to Aratiatia
I started this morning’s ride at Spa Park in Taupo, and headed down the right bank of the Waikato on the Rotary Ride.
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Wairaki MTB Park
This morning I briefly considered doing yesterday’s ride all over again, but I forced myself to drive past Waipa and continue on to Rotorua.
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Split Enz is my favourite trail ever
At 9.30 this morning I was at the bike park ready to ride, and thanks to the shuttle, 15min later I was 300m higher near the top of the hill.
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Rotorua in the rain
I’m in the back of my X-trail beside a steaming hot pool in Rotorua, about to spend my first night.
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Hatfields Beach Peaches
Early this afternoon Kerry rang and convinced me that the rain was over and that an Orewa ride would be good.
Beveridge Track, Titirangi
Keen to ride a new trail, and to see if Steve the bike mechanic has finally got my gears changing properly, I headed to the Waitakeres this morning.
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Lake Rotokakahi – Green Lake
Kerry wasn’t very keen on riding this morning, and it took all my powers of manipulation to make him think he was persuading me to ride around Green Lake near Rotorua.
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Mangapurua Trail to Bridge to Nowhere
I’m sitting in the bush at the lookout over the Bridge to Nowhere, on the Whanganui River.
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Tongariro River Trail
After our big ride the day before, we decided to have an easy ride along the river outside Audrey’s family holiday house in Turangi.
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Moerangi Track
This morning we had a huge cooked breakfast ordered for 7am, because we planned to ride 38km across the Moerangi Track in the Whirinaki Forest.
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