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chadley-69
Dusty
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Location: Whangarei
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 Posted: Wed 12/Sep/07 10:21pm Post subject: Rides In Whangarei |
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Hey peoples.
I was wondring if the trails up Whau Valley still exist and also anybody got any info on the onerahi trails (maps etc.). Priti keen to help some people build some trails if they nee d a hand. Cheers 
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tripler
Dusty
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I would be keen in that info too
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The_Quinsta
Scuffed
Joined: Feb 28, 2005
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Location: Parihaka Bike Park (in the making)
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The only trails i know of is the western hills/quarry garedns walking tracks that can be a good thrash even in the wet. eihter go in off old russel road or goto maunu entance of the western hills quarry and push up the left hand side road to the top and either come back down and take the first left, go down the fire break, then come to the walking tracks. Or go the other way and ride thru to the dam. Onerahi , go in atthe cartwright road entrance and push up past tyhe watertank, there are a few trails that i have seen but not really ridden. or you can go down Awaroa River Rd and go up the forestry road but Rodeo is a big hike and i would say is reall over grown by now??.
Hope this helps!!.
Otherwise for building we are jsut getting sorted out with the council and stuff to carry on building trails on Parahaki, but we are still flooded with maitanence, b3e clearing some of the trails over the next few weekends.
Cheers Dan
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tripler
Dusty
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| Posted: Mon 7th Jul 9:46pm Post subject: |
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| The_Quinsta wrote: | The only trails i know of is the western hills/quarry garedns walking tracks that can be a good thrash even in the wet. eihter go in off old russel road or goto maunu entance of the western hills quarry and push up the left hand side road to the top and either come back down and take the first left, go down the fire break, then come to the walking tracks. Or go the other way and ride thru to the dam. Onerahi , go in atthe cartwright road entrance and push up past tyhe watertank, there are a few trails that i have seen but not really ridden. or you can go down Awaroa River Rd and go up the forestry road but Rodeo is a big hike and i would say is reall over grown by now??.
Hope this helps!!.
Otherwise for building we are jsut getting sorted out with the council and stuff to carry on building trails on Parahaki, but we are still flooded with maitanence, b3e clearing some of the trails over the next few weekends.
Cheers Dan |
Yer I used to thrash around up on the hills behind maunu quarry man thats a hike going up the side of the quarry but worth it for the blast down the other side,havnt been there for at least a year now,I remember Ruth from hedgehogs telling me off cos its saposed to be a walking track but I never met anyone walking the tracks when I went up,my main rideing buddy has gone to oz now so not so motivated to ride sept for work.
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The_Quinsta
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| Posted: Tue 8th Jul 6:46am Post subject: |
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Yeah me and my mate sam used to race from the top, (had a satart line from just below the trig or whatever is at tthe top) and used to come back down the main access track then onto the gravel down the left hand side of the quarry thru to the shaker at the bottom, it gave you about 1.9 km sprint race and we were clocking around the 2:30 min. Havent done that for a while now thou, should go up again sometime.
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tripler
Dusty
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| Posted: Tue 8th Jul 7:56am Post subject: |
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| The_Quinsta wrote: | | Yeah me and my mate sam used to race from the top, (had a satart line from just below the trig or whatever is at tthe top) and used to come back down the main access track then onto the gravel down the left hand side of the quarry thru to the shaker at the bottom, it gave you about 1.9 km sprint race and we were clocking around the 2:30 min. Havent done that for a while now thou, should go up again sometime. |
Yer should hook up sum time but gotta strip my bike for a good clean and lube and replace a few bits first
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