Hi Everyone Just a heads up that forestry management are aiming to release spray in the Te Maraunga block(Whitford) prior to Xmas – they will endeavour to give us as much notice as possible. From Forestry Management below: “Also a reminder to all members not to go past Ross Rd…
CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT for Track building!!! All this rain means the ground is nice and soft, perfect for a track building working bee. Last one of the year, let’s make it a goodie! This Sunday. 9am. Meet at Archery club or new Milk Run trail which comes off Postie Run.…
We have very exciting plans for the club going forward, come along to the AGM and hear about these plans and put your 2 cents in about what you want to get out of the club, be it club rides, more events, more tracks, types of tracks etc. We are…
WORKING BEE. WHITFORD this Sunday, 9am, meet at Archery club area or if late walk up track near old GRIM RAKER exit. Building a bridge and finishing off a sick little line.
The following tracks are open on weekends only. Breadheads (Saturday and Sunday afternoon – avoid when archery are operating) WCCTT Mad Cow Wild Turkey Charging Pig Get a Perm Reminder, take care as forestry workers may still be in there (especially on a Sat). Please also use the main entrance…
NEW ALT ROUTE ON MAD COW There is now an alternative route by-passing the large tree on Mad Cow. Its a bit ‘pinchy’ so if you’re up there with a chainsaw in your Camelbak, feel free to resurrect the old line. Callum has also widened that tight switchback. It’s still…
Just had word from forest management that one of the harvesting crews is shifting to Fraser Rd, which is in the north-east corner of Whitford Forest. Trucks will be coming in through Waikopua Rd & going out through the Quarry. Please DO NOT to go past the bridge near the…
Riding is permitted in Whitford forest but restricted. Entry must be from the main Whitford-Maraetai Rd and you must not ride passed the intersection that goes to WCCT and Wild Turkey while logging is completed. Do not use Waikopua Rd entrance or head up that road towards the new subdivision…
We have had word from forestry that there will be ‘roadlining’ taking place over the next wee while. Roadlining is where they fell trees on either side of the road and this will take place from the start of WCCT along the road towards Wild Turkey. There will be logging…
The Whitford forest is currently closed weekdays due to logging. It will be open on weekends only. PLEASE STAY OUT mid week!
There will be tree planters and their utes etc in the forest this week. Remains open for riding but just take care on the forest roads
We should have a couple of new tracks coming on line this weekend-A new Up track and Tunnel is getting a whole new Vision. However the trail builders are still working on them so please dont ride them, or any of the tracks if there is tape across the entrance. As the great downhill rider Kenny ‘backflip’ Rodgers once said ‘there’ll be time enough for riding once the diggin’s done'
Hey! Our track builders are going gang busters at the moment trying to get the new tracks in this winter. Next year it will be gorse city so its important to get them in now! So we need to pay them!! Be really great if you're not a member if you could join up! Members only can ride remember. see www.pcbc.co.nz/join-the-club/ for fees. The more members we have the more tracks we can build...THANKS!!
