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Rainbow Mountain Shuttle Mission
With Rainbow Mountain now being open to mountain bikers, there’s no better way to go and check it out, than with a bunch of likeminded friends!!
Southstar Shuttles will be taking a bus or two out there on Sunday May the 20th. We will drop you at the start of the track, and meet you at the end, where we will then have beers, a bbq, and a soak in kerosene creek.
The option is there if you want to ride the track twice (roughly an hour and a half round trip)
Sunday the 20th:
10am – Pick up from Waipa Carpark (leave your cars there)
10.30am – Start Riding! Decent uphill, followed by an awesome Grade3, 4 downhill which pop’s you out at Kerosene Creek.
12pm – For those who want to ride it twice, go for it!! If you don’t, you can soak in the hot pools, and have some well-deserved lunch!
2-2.30ish – Pack up and head back to Waipa Carpark – aim to be at the carpark at 3pm.
Southstar will bring the BBQ, all you need to bring is your bike, beer, togs, and bbq food to share with everyone! There may also be some baking…
If the weather is horrible on the day, we will postpone it until the following Sunday.
Cost is $20 per person, and bookings are essential!! If you have any questions and/ or would like to book a seat on the bus please e-mail kim@southstaradventures.comWe are running the shuttle on Anzac Day on Wednesday, start 9.30am and running right through into twilight 7pm.
Weekend shuttles
Southstar operates the shuttle in Rotorua Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm amd Sunday 9.30am till 4pm.
Wednesday Evening shuttles
Is there a better way to spend a winter afternoon? Southstar operates the shuttle in Rotorua Wed afternoon from 4pm till 7pm, you'll need helmet lights after about 5.30pm. Rotorua shuttle info here.
School Holiday Shuttles
School holiday shuttles are next operating Sat 29th Sept to Sun 14 October 2012, 9.30am - 4pm.
Trail Notes is a collection of stories capturing the lifestyles of passionate mountainbikers from the Southern Hemisphere Mecca of Rotorua New Zealand and the infamous trails of the Whakarewarewa forest. The film follows four unique individuals and showcases their stories of how mountainbiking captivated their lives and what has drawn them to the sport and the intoxicating location of the forest. Each of these interconnected stories creates a tapestry of the local scene that mimics the winding trails. These stories of personal battles, commitment and passion to the sport of mountainbiking, illustrate both the individual and collective culture that these trails breed.
Cadre Productions & Destination Rotorua Present: ‘Trailnotes’ In Association With: Yeti Cycles NZ, Pinkbike.com, Spoke Magazine, Freeload, Nature Valley, Torpedo7.com
A Film By: Nick Stevenson
Featuring: Vanessa Quin, Craig Pattle, Gaz Sullivan & Red McHale
A new Bike rental business has started at Waipa carpark. Bike Rotorua offers rental bikes for everyone riding in the forest on every day of the week 9am-5pm.
Spadewerx back on deck
Trail Maintenance by Spadewerx on Little Red Riding Huck and Huckleberry hound have resulted in some of the best riding conditions in 12 months.
Tihi-o-Tawa trail
The Rotorua MTB Club's new trail in the native bush above Billy-T is complete and riding really well, go 30m into the start of Tuhoto Ariki trail to find the starts and it finished in the middle of Billy-T.
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