Wellington, Rotorua Gear Up
Maungakotukutuku 16 Apr, Highlands 24 Apr
Details have been released for Wellington and Rotorua MTBO events in April.
The Wellington event on Sat 16 April takes to the hills behind Paraparaumu, scene of last year's
Wellington Championship. The start is in the beautiful Maungokotukutuku Valley
with its grassy streamside flats; Steve Meeres has planned score courses with a range
of time limits up to 3 hours.
The Rotorua event on Sun 24 April is in Highlands Forest where Kent Dickson has mapped
a new area with forestry roads and 4WD tracks. He says there are some stunning views
from some of the controls. He has planned four courses from under 3km for the kids
up to 33km. Details for both events follow:
Maungokotukutuku MTB Muster
Sat 16 Apr
Trailquest style event, fixed time to visit as many controls as possible in any order;
you choose how far and high to go. "Far and High" controls worth more points; but can
you get back in time? Penalty for late return:-))
Checkin from 10am (note earlier than usual). Starts as follows:
- Open Men 3hrs, starts 11:00
- Open Women, Vet Men, Junior Men 2.5hrs, start 11:30
- Vet Women, Junior Women 2hrs, start 12:00
- Recreational riders 90min start 12:30 or choose one of the above
Start signposted from SH1 at Waterfall Rd, 2km north of Mackays Crossing between
Paekakariki and Paraparaumu. Take care turning into Waterfall Rd from the south,
alternative access from the north via Valley Rd, Paraparaumu.
Enter on the day Snr/Jnr $20/$10 with $5 discount for orienteering club members.
Organising club Orienteering Hutt Valley has a half-price introductory
subscription
only $22/$11. Enquiries
Ph 04 902 2001
Highlands Forest MTBO
Sun 24 Apr
Sequence event with interval starts, visit the controls in numerical order but there
is route choice between controls. You can start between 11am and 1pm, arrive earlier
to register.
Courses:
- "Kids Kourse" 2.7km (White) grade 2 riding
- "Sunday Ride" 14km (Yellow) grade 3 riding
- "Fabulous Fun" 25km (Orange) grade 4 riding
- "A Little Insane" 33km (Orange) grade 4 riding
To reach the start head 12km south of Rotorua, turn left into Highlands Loop Rd.
Enter on the day $10, family $20. Bring whistle, compass, bike. (And camera, the
views are great!) Organising club Rotorua OC. Enquiries
Ph 07 348 9830
Assembled by from info supplied by Steve Meeres and Kent Dickson; installed on 8 Apr 05.