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Mountain bike Course Details
Mountain Bike – 25k - Days Bay to Wainuiomata Coast Road via Pencarrow Heads
A scenic and challenging ride around the Pencarrow Coast over to Wainuiomata Coast Road via coastal tracks, farmland, lakeside tracks and bush. With much of this unique course on private land, this is your only opportunity to take in this spectacular ride!
Range approx 50min to 2hrs.
The Tryathlon Teams race will start with the Mtn Bike at 8:00am.
NB: All Mtn Bikers start from inside McWilliams Park. The finish area for the mtn bike will be advised soon. They are tagged by their kayaker and then leave the park via the south gate, taking Muratai Road through Eastbourne to Pencarrow Walkway.
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Except for Pencarrow Track, this is private land. Please be careful of stock, especially as sheep will have recently lambed. If gates are closed, open them & then shut them behind you.
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Follow the walkway to Pencarrow Heads, where you turn left and ride up the Lighthouse Track to Lake Kohangapiripiri.
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When you reach the lake, a marshall will direct you left onto the Kohangapiripiri Lakeside Track. Follow this inland right around the back of the lake through some cool bush single track and board walks to the start of Cameron Ridge Track.
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Follow Cameron Ridge Track approx 1k uphill, then along the ridge top and onto another cool downhill to Lake Kohangatera and back on to the Pencarrow Coast Track.
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Follow Pencarrow Coast Track past the old iron shipwreck right along t the end of the track at the bottom of Baring Head, where a marshal will direct you left up the Baring Saddle Track.
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You are now on private land! The Baring Saddle Track is approx 1k uphill, then approx 1k flattish over the top of the saddle, then approx 1k downhill to the finish at Wainuiomata Coast Road.
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The downhill off Baring Head Saddle is not technical, but gets steeper & steeper as you go, and has loose gravel on all corners & sheer drops off the edge, so take care.
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Beware of farm gates & leave them as you found them!
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The Mtn Bike now finishes at the Baring Head Farm Bridge, which is approx 15k down Wainuiomata Coast Road. You ride over a farm bridge and tag your road cyclist, who will be waiting just inside the roadside gate.
Safety
q THERE ARE NO ROAD, WATER OR TRACK CLOSURES. ALL PARKS, BEACHES, ROADS, FARMLAND & TRAILS ARE OPEN. ALL COMPETITORS MUST OBEY ALL ROAD RULES & TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR MOVEMENTS. YOU MUST GIVEWAY TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES & PEDESTRIANS. First aid services will be provided on the course by Upper Hutt Community Rescue.
q Competitors must stop if they see an injured biker and give appropriate assistance. Your time will be adjusted post-race.
q Hard shell, standards approved helmets are compulsory.
q Mountain bikers must be self-sufficient – take spare tubes, a jacket, and food and drink for a 1.5-3hr ride. Warm clothing is recommended to be carried.
q Mountain bikers are advised to take their mobile phone.
q Mountain bikers must obey common road rules and giveway at all times to vehicles, pedestrians and live stock.
Competitors must stop if they see an injured biker and give appropriate assistance.
| The course is all off road, cyclists must however, close any gates, avoid all live stock - particularly sheep, as it is lambing season, watch out for horse riders, and give way to walkers on the Pencarrow and WRC walkways. |
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