Kuratau Trail Ride 26/27 June

[socialites]

We have accomedation availeble for about 3 people at a cost of $25.00 per night 10 minutes from the Kuratau Juction in a holiday batch if anyone needs a cheap place to stay. We are currently 7 people going down and already staying there but still have place for another 3 heads if anyone is interrested. Contact phone number on my profile stats.

[Midget200]

We have accomedation availeble for about 3 people at a cost of $25.00 per night 10 minutes from the Kuratau Juction in a holiday batch if anyone needs a cheap place to stay. We are currently 7 people going down and already staying there but still have place for another 3 heads if anyone is interrested. Contact phone number on my profile stats.

Hey there!

Just a correction on the date, it's 26/27 June isn't it, this weekend?

[socialites]

Shit..you right, I dont know why I put it down as July..it is this weekend..and it seems as I am a month in advance...lol

[Midget200]

Shit..you right, I dont know why I put it down as July..it is this weekend..and it seems as I am a month in advance...lol

You might be able to go into your post and change it so that it doesn't come up on the first e-mail as July!

[clmintie]

You might be able to go into your post and change it so that it doesn't come up on the first e-mail as July!

Fixed the title for you, I'm very jealous, I have to work this weekend, it's a ride I've heard a lot about and is on the 'one day' list.. Have fun.......

[socialites]

Fixed the title for you, I'm very jealous, I have to work this weekend, it's a ride I've heard a lot about and is on the 'one day' list.. Have fun.......
Thanks mate for fixing the dates....seems as though My head is a bit to flat for that. As for the Kuratau Ride, yeah, this is the 3rd consecutive year I am doing it, and I must confess, its one of my best mid winter rides on the calendar. Hope to see you there next year.

[barty5]

is a good ride be the 1st time in 5 years Ive missed it.

[steve_xland]

Never done this trail.
What can I expect in terms of terrain & difficulty?

[socialites]

Depending on the weather, the difficulty could range from relatively straight forward to darn right rude....lol. If you not a confident rider, stay off the AAA sections, especialy the one that goes down into the river bed. The terrain varies from farm land, paddocks, to forestry, swamps and quarrys. If its wet, its damn muddy, if its dry and cold, its icey and slippery. All in all its an awsome ride and one, like the Tarawera100 should be done at least once if not more.

[Ride it till the red]

If you not a confident rider, stay off the AAA sections, especialy the one that goes down into the river bed.

I'd avoid that section no matter what. It was pathetically easy last year but took hours to get through as there was a line right to the top of the hill of riders backed up due to idiots trying AAA sections without the basic skills and as such holding everyone up.

Apart from that it was a wicked ride!

[barty5]

We found out that there was a few of those orange mongrel bikes at the bottom none of them seamed to like getting wet there was a few sitting upside down being drain of water was the biggest hold as soon as they got wet they sucked up half the bloody creek and died.

[random rider]

Fixed the title for you, I'm very jealous, I have to work this weekend, it's a ride I've heard a lot about and is on the 'one day' list.. Have fun.......


Depending on the weather, the difficulty could range from relatively straight forward to darn right rude....lol. If you not a confident rider, stay off the AAA sections, especialy the one that goes down into the river bed. The terrain varies from farm land, paddocks, to forestry, swamps and quarrys. If its wet, its damn muddy, if its dry and cold, its icey and slippery. All in all its an awsome ride and one, like the Tarawera100 should be done at least once if not more.


We are going down and really looking forward to it! I have checked weather forecast and looks like mud is on the cards...... in saying that I will not be venturing off onto AA or AAA tracks - I don't want to hold anyone up and don't want to have to throw tantrum when I can't continue on !! I am assuming that the AA, AAA, AAAA etc are marked off the track clearly?

[socialites]

Yeah mate, the AAA sections are clearly marked and generaly loop off of the main loop, so one really needs to make a consiouse decition to embark on them, so there is no chance you get onto them by accident.

[Jimmy]

And last year once you were on the AAA route that was it cos I didn't spot any loops back to the main track. What I found to be causing the hold ups was the sports quads that were bottoming out in some of the kick arse ruts. Took us 3 hours to do about 4 kms as a consequence! But in saying that, will be doing it all again in 3 days time! Bring it on.

[mattnzl]

Bugger - I was thinking of going to this ride (my first organised event) but you've just about talked me out of it! :-/

[socialites]

mmmm...pity...seems as though you get talked out of something quite easily then aye....

[mattnzl]

True! Actually I think the weather might have more influence this weekend, it's looking crap outside now. We're definatly in the sunny weekday/wet weekend weather phase.
If it fines up a bit the "Hauraki Plains College Trail Ride" sounds kinda newbie friendly!

[Jimmy]

Ride report: Saturday - rain and mud. Sunday - not so much mud. Highlight - Tokannau hot pools!!