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Looking for 3 or 4 extra bikers who can help out marshaling the night shift at the Moon Ride on the 12th of May. Start at about 3:pm and go until 10:pm
Just need good lights and are happy to ride for a few hours. We can provide the transport up If any body's doing the 6 hour then want to carry on and help that works even better
Murray will provide you a meal and coffee and we will help with a few bucks if you have to take a car through
The funding we get goes towards the track maintenance and rebuilding and if ever we are going to need a few dollars its going to be in the next few months
Email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or ring 377 22 86
I have a day shift crew just need extras for the night
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012
We thought it timely to provide an update on progress and changes to the wind throw harvesting operations in Wairakei forest. The team at New Zealand Forest Managers have been doing a fantastic job clearing the trees so that we can ride our trails again. For your reference I have attached a copy of a map showing the harvesting locations.
Once the areas are clear, the track building team will be able to start to rebuild those trails lost due to the windfall (Tourist Trap, Ferret, Cork Screw, Buddha, Squirt, Tank Stand, Coaster and Walters Wiggles). The idea is to take advantage of the disruption and improve these tracks where possible. We are always keen to hear any ideas that you may have on this, so feel free to make a comment on our face book page or email the track crew.
All other areas (Incline, Grinder, Debs Track, Buzzard, Son of Buzzard, Coles Killer, Mr, Mrs, Young Pines, Better Than P, Outback, Luge, Retro) will remain open and very very rideable.
If you have any queries on the harvesting operations in Craters, please drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Posted: Fri 22 Jun 2012
Craters MTB Park Harvesting and Track Update July 5 2012
All harvesting activity south of Craters Rd in Areas 1 (Squirt and Corkscrew) 2 (Tourist Trap) and 4 (Bumble Bee) has now been completed and cycling can resume in these areas.
As noted previously, over the next 2 – 3 months there will be occasional load-outs of eucalypt logs stored at the intersection of QLine and Powerline Roads. Our safety procedures are such that public and permitted access to that area can continue while load-outs are being conducted as long as users comply with instructions given by truck drivers.
Harvesting behind Helistar, Rapid Sensations, and on Loop Rd is completed also, so there are no longer any safety restrictions imposed by those activities in those areas. Note that this does not include areas of forest on Rapid Sensations land/ site.
Harvesting in the Tank Stand will commence in the week starting July 9. Please note the following:
a. Initial activity will see logs extracted to the skid site at the top of the hill on Craters rd ( marked on the attached map) ,
b. felling and skid site construction on Karapiti Rd along the boundary with the Golf Course will commence in the same week, this will mean that Karapiti Road will not b able to be used for access whist this is occurring.
c. The plan to manage traffic issues on Craters Rd is to fell parts of the roadside areas (stems within 2 tress lengths of the road edge) on a series of early mornings prior to the gate being unlocked to minimise disruption.
Accordingly, access for bikers/walkers and horses to the Tankstand area will be suspended from Sunday 8 July until further notice. Please note that this is done for safety reasons however it is our expectation that the harvest in that area will be completed in September.
So what does this mean for riders wanting to use Craters? Bike Taupo is in the process of rebuilding and improving tracks following harvesting, the following status report will be updated as the new tracks come online:
· Tourist Trap, Ferret, Inwards etc: These tracks are currently under construction and are anticipated to be finished in the coming weeks. But watch this space, the work done to date means that this will be a very cool track system with better lines and flow as well as some great berms and roll-overs.
· Kegresse: Open and riding well
· S.H Fun: Now open!
· Squirt: Scrag has been through with his digger and there is now a route through to powerline road. The track is not yet finished and It does not loop yet but is an ideal access to Outback, Buzzard, Mr etc
· Cork Screw: Still officially munted but we will rebuild
· Buddha: Still officially munted but we will rebuild
· Bumblebee: Still officially munted but the mad engineers from Contact are going to work their magic over the next few weeks to get this badboy back up and running to its former glory.
· Outback, Mr, Mrs, Better than P, Buzzard, Coles, Young Pines, Grinder, Incline and The Connection: All still open but access is via new squirt and up Q-Line road round the back. We will put signage up to direct you round.
We would like to pass on a huge thanks to you all for cooperating and not getting squished by logs or skidders when going where you should not have. Also, a huge thanks to Chas and the Team at New Zealand Forest Managers for managing their logging operations to result in the least disruptions to us riders.
Posted: Fri 06 Jul 2012
Posted: Fri 01 Jun 2012
