New Down Trail in progress

A New Trail has begun construction, taking place every 2nd Sunday until completion.

The trail has been given a name; Snail Trail (Subject to change)

Snail Trail is a new easy XC oriented downhill project starting from just above the current Jungles/ Labyrinth intersection.

Snail Trail will be an easy XC style downhill track, and with a length of over 900 metres, long enough to put a big smile on the dial. This trail is aimed at beginners or those wanting to increase their confidence, though I'm sure more experienced riders will also enjoy it.

Check out this thread on VORB for more info

491/Spoon Hill Video

Check out the recent video posted by Conners of VORB. This video is a combination of 2 runs down Spoon Hill and 491.
Thanks Ben!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5os_yZGAHGY

First Dig of 2009

The first dig of 2009 will be taking place on the weekend of Sunday 25th January. All welcome to attend!

Jungle Scout

Jungle Scout, the new piece of track from end of Waiu Street to Jungle Gym is now open for riding!
This piece of trail was designed to divert cycle traffic away from the bowl area to keep user conflict to a minimum and improve safety.

The trail is rated by the WTP volunteers as a grade 2 trail. It features some nice up and downs, with small sections of roots across the trail. Plans are in place to create another trail in order to make a loop for beginner riders looking for something interesting and fun.

Take a look at the map if you are unsure where this trail is. It is the piece of trail that passes above the bowl and allows you to continue on up Jungle Gym trail.

Comments and suggestions on this trail are always welcome!

PNP Round 2 hits Wainui

Over the weekend the 2nd round of the Penny Farthing Cycles PNP series was held on the Wainuiomata trail Project trails. The trails held out pretty well, with some last minute rock armoring and maintenance on Saturday, the day before the race.

During the race, competitors got to test out the new wooden feature on 491 as well as experience trails such as Jungle gym and labyrinth.

For more info on the series and results, see here:
PNP website

Pics can be found here: (thanks to those who took pics)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99057992@N00/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30663524@N05/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30697001@N07/sets/72157607401469574/

WTP Maps and GPS data

The Wainuiomata Trail Project is now featured on Tracks.org.nz
Tracks is an exploration into a track guide/status based primarily around mountain biking and running on Wellington's hills and many green belts. Check it out!
http://www.tracks.org.nz/area/show/8

Meanwhile, in Wainuiomata

A lot has been going on behind the scenes lately so it has appeared that not much has happened with the Wainuiomata Trail Project. The Labyrinth Extension has now been completed, hopefully you would have ridden it by now. For those who haven't, it's a short inter-connecting trail between the pylon road at the end of Labyrinth and Spoon Hill/491. The trail needs some bedding in so get out into the weather and ride!

Construction has been going on the past two weekends on 491. Construction of the feature on the first right hander has begun and should be completed by Paul this week, ready for riding in the weekend. Problematic sections where mud was an issue have also been looked at and slightly modified. Around this time of the year, it's a good time to take a look at trails to identify areas of high weathering and wear.

Make sure you get out on the trails, enjoy the ride and if there is something you'd like to see in the park don't forget to comment on this blog or the vorb forum thread.