The Ride
You’ll start in the history of Shantytown. Until the Gold Trail Mountain Bike Ride, there had never been a peloton of mountain bike riders ride down the Main Street of Shantytown, now it happens annually.
Riders will experience forestry roads, with some spectacular views, trees and ferns, with some of the best uphill's and downhills. that the West Coast can deliver. This is untamed natural beauty.
Some of these roads are fast and furious forestry roads, and narrow road ways that will make you wonder where you are. Pines for ever and then harvested pines and more. May be a bit of gold “if you find anything it has to be handed to the Race Director”.
A downhill that will make you wonder where the track has gone and is going. A bit of dairy, moss, urban subdivisions and a swing bridge river crossing from nowhere, a lake, and at the finish a Hotel. Yeah - that’s the ride.
Please note:
That a number of roads used for this event are on private land and to access these roads you will require permission from the individual land owners. Some parts of the route may only be accessed by obtaining a “Forest Access Permit” from Ngai Tahu Forestry. The route from year to year may also change due to forestry work in the area. Please refrain from trying to ride the route outside of the event without obtaining the appropriate permissions.
