MTB day trip over the Karapoti Clasic 50km MTB race circuit in the Akatarawa Forest Park. Started from Campbell's Mill carpark. Steep ups and downs.
Karapoti MTB Sunday 20 March
John R on his 18th Karapoti trip
Lukey and Rodney
Re-grouping just inside Akatarawa Forest Park
Coming off the first big drop - Whakatiki Road - and the first stream crossing of the day
This is how you do it Lukey!
Time for a break
The Pram Track - a big grunt going up and a fast ride down
John crossing the Akatarawa River West at the bottom of the Pram Track
Lynda was determined to get across
Re-grouping
Lunch time (and time to rest the body and the nerves)
Hukinga Road - steeper than it looks!
Solly taking off
Chris taking off (carefully)
Solly re-emerging after an unscheduled visit to the bush
Even Phil had to get off the bike on this one.
We had to share the track with trail bikes, quad bikes and 4WD vehicles.
We don't bike along this stream do we? ... Yes we do!
But we push the bikes through.
Afternoon tea break
Boots-eye view of rest stop
Dead bikes, dead bodies, and a Parawai salute.
Tired but happy!
Comparing crash injuries to the knees
Chris and Lynda in the Rock Garden
The last difficult bit in the Rock Garden
There were also muddy bits
The last stream crossing of the day
The steep grunt up the Devil's Staircase (recently bulldozed)
Half way up The Devil's Staircase
The top of the Devil's Staircase
Just before the end John R has a puncture. Perhams Road in the background.
Lukey - tired but happy at the end of the Karapoti
