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Tracks by Grade PDF Print
Written by Thomas Schwarz   
Saturday, 02 January 2010

Track List with Description

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Grade

Track Name

Description

Direction

G2 Kev's track Named after Kevin Loe. Links SH1 to HukaFalls Road
Two Way
G2 Western Bypass Western side of Huka Falls. Links the end of Kev's track at Huka Falls Road to falls car park. Is a neat little single track in native bush.
Two Way
G2 Caf� Track Named after the Hub caf�. Links Huka Falls car park to the Hub Caf�. Is a short zig zag hill.
Two Way
G2 Tunnel Track Live longer and go under SH1 from Hub Caf� to Craters MTB Park in Wairakei Forest.
Two Way
G2 Inwards Goods Main entry from the Tunnel Track to link onto Tourist Trap and feed into Craters MTB tracks. Has two parts, for going in, and leaving.
Partly Two Way
G2 Lake Hire Link Named after Lake Hire who have sponsored equipment for building tracks. Links the Craters car park to Cork Screw and Squirt, and from over Craters of The Moon  Road to Tank Stand. Has tunnels on it.
Mostly One Way
G2 Out wards Goods Runs off Tourist trap, out to SH1. You can cross the road to Kev's Trac.
Two Way
G2 Bumble Bee Nice flowing track in with the odd dip and drop leads back to the mid point of Ferret
One Way
G2 Fast Eddy links into Bumble Bee it has a little dip about half way down which can catch you out so don't go to sleep
One Way
G2 Contact track Entry off SH1 after the steam pipe bridge It's a link track built for the Huka race Lets you come along the road side with out dying and links to the road leading down the western side off Aratiatia dam
Two Way
G2 Western side of WaikatoRiver to Aratiatia Dam Follow the road past the Wairakei Power station through the gates and you pop out at the dam. Nice ride its about 20km loop from the Hub caf�
Two Way
G2 Aratiatia Track to HukaFalls DoC shared track Best part is back towards the falls under the bush
Two Way
G2 Eastern Bypass track Comes of Aratiatia track and bypass's all the people at Huka Falls great little peace off single track
Two Way
G2 Rotary Ride to SpaPark This track is the key to all the system which links you back into town from HukaFalls starts at car park in SpaPark. Nice track to ride which splits in a number off places to a one way single track Great ride from town after work in the winter or summer. Near HukaFalls joins the walking track which is shared for 50 meters 5 kms
Two Way
G2 W2K Runs from Whakaipo Bay to Kinlock. The Grand Daddy in our track system for is share size and views. Short loop is 14 Kms one way, via headland track it is 21km.
If you ride the headland loop back to your starting point: From Kinloch return to Kinloch it's 22 kms. From Whakaipo Bay it's 27 Kms return to the bay.
Has easy grades but the distance makes for a great ride A lot of the track is under the native bush and is very sheltered from the wind. Can be very busy in the holidays.
Two Way
G2 Redwoods easy ride to from town stunning trees to ride under links to Huka falls and Wairakei You can enter off SH1 or HukaFalls road
One Way
G2 Tourist Trap great learners track has bumps, dips and easy climbs is about a 5 km loop back to the main Carpark
One Way
G2 Coaster As the name implies is a easy (but can be very fast) down hill with beamed corners has a great flow to it and is fun for all easy to get to by coming of Tank Stand at the top of the climb. A must do ride for people coming to the park first time your Grandmother would like it
One Way
G2 Wairakei Resort Track Runs of the tunnel track and takes riders into the back of the Wairakei resort and then around the back of the hotel beside the hot water stream
Two Way
G2 S.H Fun (State Highway Fun) Nice wide loop track through the logged paintball block. Links onto Bumble Bee One Way
G2 Aratiatia Loop 20 km loop that requires a bit of navigation.
From the Hub Caf� ride into the Tunnel Track, turn right onto the Wairakei Resort track. Follow the signs all the way to the steam bridge (pop in for a coffee at the hotel if you like). Cross the steam bridge duck into the gum tress on the right and it will spit you out at the lookout above the power station.
Track down the road and keep going straight ahead through the big pipe gates. The lake will appear on your right. This track goes all the way to the dam. Cross the dam and head back up the DoC track to Huka Falls, then back up to the Hub Caf�
One Way

 


Grade

Track Name

Description

Direction

G3 Tank Stand Named after the old water tank that we used to ride past Has a easy up hill then a long decent to the Corner Shop Connection. Is the main feeder track to the Northern tracks and has a number of tracks both going off it and joining onto it. Is a very busy track
One Way
G3 Mr. & Mrs. track A new track which is in to parts The first is all down hill and is over to fast and the second part seems to go on for ever and has lots of dips and bumps on it ( thus the name ) Comes og the top of Ground Effect Grinder
One Way
G3 Young Pines The Pines are a lot older now. Get too it three ways via the bottom of the Buzzard, the Mr. & Mrs. or up the road from the Connection Is a great blast with a very big dipper that takes your breath away the first time you ride it
One Way
G3 Better than P Built by Pete Lockwood Runs down the middle of Young Pines and has a great flow to it If you do this after the Mr. & Mrs. you get almost a 3km down hill
One Way
G3 Cork Screw Runs off Squirt just after the skill area. Re-Routed in 2010 it now has a much easier climb. Beware of the Big Dip -it'll take your breath away.
One Way
G3 Out Back track The name says it all it's a 6 km journey with tracks running off it. Has a long up hill and great descent
One Way
G3 Ferret Runs off Tourist Trap twists and turns a lot more than TT rejoins the Tourist trap and brings you back to the car park
One Way
G3 Totara Gut Entry off the Tunnel track or link up to the caf� very tight climb or descent beside a stream in nice bush. This is a DoC track and expect walkers so take it easy
Two Way
G3 Slalom Link track that brings you back from the Luge and Out Back to the Connection
One Way
G3 Walters Wiggles Named after Walter who was driving the digger when it was built Runs from the Connection back to Lake Hire Link Has a great traverse along a face to start.
One Way
G3 Mays Maze Runs off paintball and was build by Carwin May and is a techy single track that some love and other hate but we think its great fun and if you don't like it just improve you skills
One Way
G3 Incline Starts at the Connection and is all uphill to link back to the Coaster
One Way
G3 Deb's Track Runs off the top of the Ground Effect Grinder. Big long down hill then followed by an uphill which links back the start. Can also join onto Mr. & Mrs.
Built by Brendon Reynolds and helpers. Is in memory off Debbie Jane a local biker who passed away while the track was being built.
One Way
G3 Kawakawa Bay Track SHARED TRACK - EXPECT WALKERS!
Starts down town Kinlock and runs to the west along the beach then heads into the hills. Is being upgraded by DoC and Bike Taupo to make it the climbs more user friendly . Rip over for a swim in the bay.
Two Way
G3 Waihaha Hut SHARED TRACK - EXPECT WALKERS!
DoC track that runs of the Western Bays road into Pureora Forest Great half day bush ride in and out to the hut. Track is a bit techy and not very well maintained but worth the effort for the riding under the big trees.
Two Way

 


Grade

Track Name

Description

Direction

G4 Missing link runs off Buzzard to link onto Tank Stand
One Way
G4 Luge Great down hill very narrow so if you make a mistake it will eat you up. Half way down is a See Saw which will make you tighten up on your saddle. Check it out before you take it on it can be easily bypassed to other chicken chutes
One Way
G4 Retro Named after the age of guys built it, runs off Outback and is a very hard climb and very techy descent. From the top most people ride down the Luge on the other side. Check out the hand grips on the climb (barbed wire )
One Way
G4 Buzzard One of the oldest tracks in the forest It's a great down hill with narrow board walks on it to keep you on your toes Blow it and it will eat you up.
One Way
G4 Ground Effect Grinder Named after the Ground Effect MTB clothing company who have helped us build many tracks Uphill all the way to the highest point in the forest. Feeds the Buzzard, and the Mr. & Mrs.
One Way
G4 Totara Gully Track Entry off caf� track and runs down to Huka Jet access road This is true blue single track in native bush has short sharp climbs and descents This is a DoC track so expect other users
Two Way
G4 Kegresse New track that links Bubble Bee to Outwars goods. Techy track that seems to never end and you have to wonder about the sanity of the track builders when you see the size of the blackberries.
Build by Chris Morris and Eddie Edhouse two guys from the Contact power station over the summer of 09
One Way
G4 Teiringa SHARED TRACK - EXPECT WALKERS!
DoC track that runs into the Kaimanawas . This is a full on epic or best of all make it a overnight or fly out from the airstrip across the valley Expect to do a bit of walking and carrying
Two Way

 


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G6 The Buddha Our only true blue down hill with big jumps and drops. Ride up the tar seal road from the car park and at the top of the hill (about 600 meters ) go left under the Oak trees. Check it out before taking on the jumps Has chicken chutes all the way down so can been ridden on a hard tail.
One Way
G6 Coles Killer Been around for a while but has had a serious make over of late. Built by Cole Harris and then give a make over by James the Canadian. It now runs from the top of the Ground Effect Grinder links onto the Buzzard and then down missing link for the longest down hill run in Wairakei. Has scary jumps and drops but all can be bypassed by the meek and mild and ridden on a hard tail
One Way

 

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