Wellington Trail Conditions
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Koru, Sally Alley, Ridgeline Ext, Swigg, Starfish | posted 4 days ago by Scotty |
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Dry and fasssssst.
Corners are loose as goose with heaps of gravel, so check your tyres and watch how much you've got the bike leaned over! |
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Karapoti | posted 4 days ago by way_downsouth |
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Whole course is in great condition. Especially Deadwood.
Same old puddles, but it is Karapoti |
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Ecnz Pylon Track - Stokes Valley To Wainui Hill | posted 6 days ago by JKS |
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| The Kingsley Street track leading to the main track gets narrow and is quite overgrown. The logging clearing at the end of this track means the usual exit is blocked and you have to haul your bike up a steep bank to the left (helped by a rope tied around a tree - thanks someone!!) to get around the wall of felled trees. Finding the next turnoff to avoid ending up in Whitemans Valley is also a bit cryptic (the previous route is blocked by the clearing work so just hunt around for a side track). Once on the main pylon track it's mainly dry, only a few puddles. Good ride, the views make it all worthwhile. |
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Mt Vic Nixc Cup Single Tracks | posted 9 days ago by ryda |
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| running fast and bone dry |
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Trickle Falls | posted 9 days ago by CrustyMTB |
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In fine fettle, the rain has freshened up the dusty sections up top and hasn't made too much difference down in the stream. The "trickle falls" drop was getting a bit tame as the transition grew, but happily the stream has washed the debris away from the bottom and it is back to being rollable but still a tad scary.
If you haven't ridden TF before the conditions now are as good as you'll get. |
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Wellington Deliverence, Santuary, Fenceline | posted 10 days ago by cruiser |
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fenceline normal rutted self,
Deliverence has a trickle stream running thru top section, greasy but fun thru rest.
Sanctuary is overgrown with weed, the odd gorse or blackberry. I've come out a bit itchy from the grass being wet. Don't ride in short sleeves etc if you're allergic to grass:) otherwise it's fine. |
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Mt Victoria | posted 15 days ago by wachtourak |
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| Rather moist after the recent rain. Deceptively so in fact. Lacking surface water/puddles in most places but very slippery due to lots of leaves and crud over the track in some places. Some care needed. |
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Karapoti Challenge Course | posted 16 days ago by JKS |
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Did it on Saturday 20th Dec (very very wet day!) apart from the constant puddles and the fact that the creek near the start in Karapoti gorge that had risen substantially by the time we got back it was still the best way to spend a rainey afternoon! Everywhere is very wet and slippy though. Am still grinning on Sunday morning  |
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Trickle Falls | posted 22 days ago by JK2 |
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| first left hander at the bottom of the first drop is a bit loose and hard to get around. must have seen a bit of traffic last weekend. rest of the track in great condition. dry and fast. |
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Chartwell/ Skyline/ Karori Cemetery | posted 22 days ago by Oli |
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| Awesome and dry, with a hint of cow poo on Skyline to keep you honest, and some low trees to scone yourself on in the bush...Great fun. |
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Mt Lowry | posted 22 days ago by NZBound |
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| Super dry and o so good |
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Salvation | posted 25 days ago by Monolith |
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| The top third of Salvation is a bit overgrown at the moment - lots of blackberry and some bush lawyer creeping over the track. This stuff rips anything - gloves, tops, and skin. Lower section is awesome, heaps of grip and good conditions. |
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Tip Track And Boundary Fence | posted 25 days ago by Monolith |
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All riding nicely. The Tip Track doesn't have much of a "line" at the moment, but is still offering decent traction.
There are a couple of wee puddles around the boundary fence, but most parts of the trail are dry and grippy.
Get out there  |
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Mt Vic | posted 25 days ago by Monolith |
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| Trails are dry and fast - nothing too exciting to report, but the singletrack sections are still as awesome as ever. |
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Spoon/491/b-line | posted 25 days ago by NZBound |
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| Running nice and fast................ |
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Roller Coaster And Carparts | posted 39 days ago by Yogi |
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| Nice and dry, running fast. One big puddle by house on Roller Coaster and watch out on downhill only section for water channels freshly dug across the track (they'll buck you) |
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Long Gully, Jaw Bone And Race Line | posted 40 days ago by NigeS |
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Jaw Bone is running sweet! The rain over the past few days has packed it down a treat.
Race Line is all good too, except for a little pig rooting (as in digging) on the track at the bottom of the pig shoot. It's all good though and totally ride-able, just a little disconcerting on the first run.
Bring on the shuttle day!! |
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Mt Vic | posted 43 days ago by Jimi |
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| Perfect! Couldn't be better than it is at the moment. We have moved the fallen tree off the run up to the small log drop. |
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Karapoti | posted 46 days ago by Mr_Wiggles |
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Has anyone tried Karapoti lately?
Last report on-line from gunslinger in Sept was "wet... very muddy and cut up by 4WD traffic" with two major trees down. Any change since then?
ta,
Wiggles |
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Belmont | posted 46 days ago by haggleman |
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| Super dry, super fast, very little mud/soft patches. |
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Mt Victoria | posted 53 days ago by wachtourak |
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| Dry. Dusty. |
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Tt | posted 62 days ago by gunslinger |
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| filthy to the point of invigorating |
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Otari-wiltons Bush | posted 67 days ago by psychavoc |
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| From the WCC: Just a reminder that mountain biking is not permitted in any areas of Otari-Wilton's Bush. It can actually be quite dangerous for walkers and we have had several complaints about it recently. Could all mountain bikers/ cyclists please keep to the skyline track and those exit tracks where bikes are allowed. |
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Mt Climie | posted 78 days ago by Grumpyoldman |
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Mt Climie is a graded 4WD track, so is rideable any time.
How rideable is really only dependent on fitness. |
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Mt. Climie | posted 78 days ago by SID |
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| i cant see any updates and reports about riding mount climie. is there someone riding at mount climie? |
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Windmill - Rollercoaster/ Carparks | posted 83 days ago by feist |
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All very nice.
Some new drains on the rollercoaster where the jumps are. Visually a bit off putting, but actually fine. |
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Rimutaka Incline As At Saturday | posted 84 days ago by freshjive |
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The track is partially washed out about 30 metres on the cross creek side of Tunnel three (Prices Tunnel). It's still rideable but there is a slight overhang and a drop of a couple of metres, so be careful coming out of the tunnel.
Conditions from Maymorn to Cross Creek carpark are gernerally pretty good and dry but Siberia has washed out a little with recent rains, you can still walk through ok. The single track to the cross creek carpark, while dry, has a couple of dried up water run offs crossing it and the odd bit of tree litter from winds/rain, no biggie though. |
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3 Sisters | posted 85 days ago by implant |
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A lot of leaf litter, windfall and punga around, but otherwise 'tis the shizzle. Bottom* sister offers a great ride, as usual...  . Couple of trees down but on the whole a lot more open than i thought it would be. |
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seiboob | posted 85 days ago by implant |
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| Pretty scoured out at the bottom half, worse than it was at end of last summer. However, still being a bit damp its actually riding really well. Toitoi out the bottom is relatively light too. |
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Upper Ridgeline | posted 85 days ago by benw |
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| Stunning day today up the Peak. Hardly a breath of wind. Hot. Fast. Nice. |
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Maidstone Max, Upper Hutt | posted 85 days ago by haggleman |
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| Very good conditions, dry almost all of the way down. Only a couple of small mud puddles on the surface but nothing to write home about. Some new work done in the corners, so watch your skids. |
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Koru, Sally Alley, Swigg, Starfish, Lazy Fern | posted 88 days ago by DrewBroadley |
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| Rode last night, perfectly sticky. All puddles have gone, and all boggy parts are dry enough to not take any pace off you. |
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Koru, Sally Alley, Ridgeline Ext, Swigg, Starfish | posted 91 days ago by tylersdad |
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Excellent. Tacky in a few sheltered spots. This rain tonight should not affect it and will still be good riding on 7/10. - looking outside some 12 hours after posting i retract my last comment. anyone out riding needs their head read !!!!  |
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T3 - Vertigo | posted 92 days ago by Karearea |
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| Muddy and slippy everywhere, recommend you wait for it to dry out a little! |
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Danzig | posted 92 days ago by Hoz |
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| Super wet and mushy - please stay away until we get a decent run of dry weather cos' we are digging the ruts out during October and too much traffic will wreck our work - Cheers, Ranger Hoz |
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Ridgeline -> Livewires | posted 93 days ago by -Reaper- |
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Extremley windy at peak. (duh)
Tacky surface where sheltered. Dry elsewhere. However, looks like it is about to rain. |
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Mt Vic | posted 94 days ago by SlackBoy |
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| The Lovely boggy bit on the ridgeline nearish the top has had the drains cleared out somewhat by an incredibly handsome and intelligent chap. Should take a while to dry out fully tho. |
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Deliverance | posted 95 days ago by Jono |
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Rode though at about 9pm last night (2 october). The top stream-bed section is well, a bit more on the treacherous end of the scale. The rest of the track was holding together well.
A bit of overgrowth in some areas - I'll need to get down there with a scrub cutter at some point. |
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Danzig | posted 95 days ago by albeer |
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| a slippery climb with walking sections at some hair pins ,some parts qutie grippy,wet pine needles and clay love it! |
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Trickle Falls | posted 96 days ago by faux_name |
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| Sweet as, a bit greasy due to light rain and hail, but good overall condition |
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Wtp - Labyrinth | posted 96 days ago by pinkmaggit |
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| Really Good condition right now. Despite rain, fast flowing and relatively dry. Great either direction. |
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Wtp - Beeline | posted 96 days ago by pinkmaggit |
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| Large puddles in places, take care not to wear trail with excessive skidding. |
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Mt. Vic | posted 96 days ago by JacobRjett |
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| A bit muddy in places, but fast. |
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Vertigo | posted 96 days ago by JK2 |
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| A little bit greasy in places but all good |
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Ridgeline (+extension)/magic Carpet/live Wires/koru/s | posted 96 days ago by -Reaper- |
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Mostly tacky surface, odd little bit of mud generally where the track is sheltered.
Great condition for a fun wee blat. |
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Fenceline To Holloway Road | posted 98 days ago by feist |
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Very wet and muddy.
Suit pants have looked better... |
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Starfish At Makara, New Work, Some Changes ! | posted 99 days ago by Robbie |
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Please take some care on the first 50 M of this track, as there has been new work.
It can be ridden fast and hard, look ahead, but PLEASE DO NOT SKID on this new surface. Ride the berms !!!
If you would like the deatils, keep reading:
The entance is wider, there is a grade reversal (dip) after the first tree, to assist drainange and provide some fun.
Further along the track swerves dips again, going slightly right then left, then right again into the realigned switchback ( which is wider and flatter) with a bermed exit.
After the switchback the track has been flattened before and after the step down, to create more line choices and spread the use on the track..
The aim of this work is to slow people gradually before the switchback, and make the turn less steep, while adding the fun of 3 or 4 turns that were not there before. This should stop the entrance to the corner being eroded into one rut by eliminating the fast straight line, downhill approach.
The Box drain at the top of the turn, and the under track pipe on the exit will also limit water erosion.
Enjoy. |
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Maidstone Dh – Upper Hutt | posted 99 days ago by big_d |
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| Still under re-construction but ridable from top to bottom (with caution). |
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Wtp - 491/lower Spoon Hill | posted 100 days ago by pinkmaggit |
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Relatively dry, tacky in some places. No large puddles or wet areas.
Trail packed in nicely now. |
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Mt Victoria | posted 100 days ago by wachtourak |
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| Greasy in places after the rain last night. Mainly near the top. The track running down from the lookout is quite slippery (apart from the bit at the very top) til you get to the big rocky dip/intersection. Puddles in the usual places, ie the big one near the top etc. The steepish rooty bit heading down from the track along the ridgeline (just before you hit the clearing with the park bench) towards the lord of the rings sign is very slippery. Never stacked it on that bit of track before Otherwise the rest (at least the tracks on the northwestern side that I rode) are tacky and grippy. |
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Labrynth - Wainui Trail Park | posted 101 days ago by Zoom |
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| Riding really, really, well considering the numbers of ridings that have been on it in the last week. It is nice and sheltered and great to ride in a north westerly |
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Makara Grand Loop | posted 102 days ago by ThingOne |
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| Mint!.. Fast, slight moisture means extra grippy. |
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Carparts/ Roller Coaster/ Holloway Road | posted 102 days ago by feist |
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All very nice. Dry the whole way. Puddle before the last jump on the rollercoaster is dry with a clear track through the mud.
Sun is high enough in the morning that you avoid the worst sun strike. |
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Karitane | posted 102 days ago by JacobRjett |
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| Karitane is sweet, some nice people have made the run in for the dirt jumps very nice and hard, no more big boggy mud in the run in. Sweet |
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Koru/lazy Fern | posted 102 days ago by Oli |
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| Both dry and fast for steaming good times... |
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Scout Hall | posted 102 days ago by psychavoc |
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Very dry. Dappled light conditions though  |
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Mt Victoria | posted 102 days ago by wachtourak |
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| Dry as a bone almost everywhere, even the big puddle near the top is almost gone. Mint! |
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Rimutaka Incline Condition | posted 102 days ago by Nuttykiwi |
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| anyone know the condition of this trail at the moment? |
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Salvation | posted 103 days ago by Monolith |
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| Salvation is drying out nicely - a couple of small boggy bits nearer the top, but generally in good nick. Nice to see the scrub has been cut back in places quite recently. |
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Deliverance | posted 103 days ago by sifter |
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| The top's as rocky as ever. The rest is less slippery than it looks! |
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Jawbone (long Gully) | posted 104 days ago by Jono |
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| Very exposed to northerlies on resource consent. Mint once you get over the ridgeline. Somewhat tacky surface, but this will change if there is rain in the next 24 hours |
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Karapoti Today | posted 104 days ago by gunslinger |
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| Very windy and wet, two major trees down, one just after the warm-up climb and one after the small creek crossing near the bottom of the rock garden. Downhill from the top of dopers is very muddy and cut up by 4WD traffic was like riding in snow, lots of fun. Muddy bogs are as normal...big and muddy. |
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Carparts At Lunchtime Today | posted 104 days ago by VERT |
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| Mint, grippy, fast |
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Rollercoaster At Lunchtime Today | posted 104 days ago by VERT |
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| Slippery and greasy in places, wet surface |
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