Matai
Name
Matai
Location
Hira Forest, Nelson, New Zealand
Overview
Technical Singletrack down through native Forest
Grade
Advanced - Roots and Rocks
Access
Bike and Foot - Weekends Only - Permit Required
Description
Dual Use Track with Walkers. short technical singletrack down through native forest. Exit either up or down the Sharlands Creek Track at the bottom.
Getting there
There are a couple of ways to get to this track, below is the easiest way. Access is via Sharlands Road. From the forest entrance about 4km up the Maitai Valley Road, ride up until you see a road to the left called Sharlands Road. Ride 4.5km up this road until you come across a road to the left called Bobs Fern Road. Turn left into Bobs Fern Road, and carry on up for a couple of hundred metres, taking the track that dips down to the left along the river. Ride up this trail for a 1km or so until you find a sign off to the left indicating the track. The other access is from the bottom of Sharlands Road, up the steep Kaka Road, and along the ridge to the right up to the lookout. the track down from the lookout joins onto Supplejack.
Length
0.83km
Conditions
Single track
Altitude
0m
162m
322m
160m
Downhill all the way!
Last modified
14 Feb 2010 by Steve_Newport
Created by
Steve_Newport
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