Reminder. Trail building on ‘Quick Route’ (that’s right, the new trail has a name now) is on this Sunday morning at 9:00am. Make your way either along old coach road to the second gate, then down the hill to the tool box, or walk up from the Stratton street Woodshed, following where Big Weta used to be. The later is quicker if you are walking in and out.
Note: There will be an AGM for BAMBA, to be held:
Thursday, May 29th, 7 pm @ the Woolshed.
(Belmont Regional Park, end of Stratton Street)
Progress on the replacement of the Last Sun (yet to be named) is going extremely well. In the past 6 weeks volunteers have made 415m of trail with a altitude drop of 44m, so at this pace it wont be long until we are down to the woolshed. Marco has mapped out what we have done, so check it out here, and a few pictures below. Next dig day is Sunday, 4th May.
A special thanks to the awesome guys at Trail Fund for assisting with funding for our storage box, first aid kit and gloves. This will enable us to ensure that we are meeting our requirements to make sure that our volunteers are safe and also meet our obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding with the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC).
Our friends at Friends of Belmont Regional Park are having an opening event for the new picnic area at the bottom of the Bull Run on Sunday, 13th April. Please beware when riding down Bull Run as there are going to be more that the average number of walkers on the trail during the day. There will be signage at the top and bottom to remind users that this is a duel use trail, so please be considerate of other trail users.
Happy riding (and walking)
Another dig day for this Sunday is planned folks! Back into the Danzig block. Sunday, 6th April from 9:00am. Meet at the Normandale Road entrance @ 9am, or make your way to the second gate where we will be working down from Old Coach Road in the area where the Last Sun used to be! Happy Trails.
After a long lay off over the summer months we are finally ready to get back into the Danzig block to create new trails. The first dig day will be Sunday, 23rd March from 9:00am. Meet at the Normandale Road entrance or make your way to the second gate where we will be working down from Old Coach Road in the area where the Last Sun used to be.
This map may be used as a guide for a loop ride incorporating both tracks: Bull-a-Varde and The Bull Run. ** Note: Bull Run is a Grade 3 – Downhill only! **
This Loop can be either started at Bull-a-Varde (via Old Coach Rd, off Normandale Rd) or by starting at the Belmont Hill road car park, (as per map below).
Please remember to close any gates you may open! Happy Trails.
Logging has once again commenced and this has affected Old Coach Rd once again. This road will be closed during: 7am till 5pm, Monday to Friday until the logging operation is completed or until otherwise notified by GWRC.
The Hutt News has incorrectly quoted that this track was built with financial assistance from the council – This is actually incorrect!
The Bull run was built entirely from volunteers with no financial assistance at all!
What should have been printed was: GWRC are to fully fund a new uphill replacement for “Danzig” in the new year! (to be named 4 degrees)- This is to be constructed from the Danzig forest logging revenue.
