Is Woodhill bike park open on Weekdays

[notch]

Guys, is Woodhill open on weekdays? If not, is there anywhere else to ride on weekdays near auckland?

[Woody@nztrails.com]

The last information I saw said it was open every day but it would pay to confirm. Give Greg Power a call, he runs the park 09 410 1498 or 025 454429.

The only other place I know of that is close to Auckland would be Thunderpark but I believe it's only open Wednesday-Sunday. James Fowley runs it 09 233 3117

[notch]

Cheers mate, nice website by the way...

[Danger]

That you Nick? Anyway, the word is Woodhill is now closed during the week. The only reason I can think of why is because Greg Power cannot collect money from riders during the week. No other good reason as far as I can see seeings as we have been able to ride in the bike park during the week since way back in the 80's.
Greg Power does have his twilight rides every second Tuesday arvo from 2.00pm. These have just started up again after a two month break but you will have to wait until next week for the next twilight ride.

[notch]

Yep, It's me, I hear you have gone yellow on us eh? How do you find the new bike compared to the 200exc?

Bugger about the park. Where's a guy to ride when he's pulling a sickie!

[Danger]

Still got the KTM but liking the Zook more and more. A few more things to do on the KTM and then I might sell it and get a 07 SX250 when the Moto boys start unloading them. The Zook is a little faster handling in the trees but the KTM is still a great bike.
I can see more people starting to ride in the forests illegally which was the reason the original Woodhill bike park was started up by the Waitemata Motorcycle Club in consultation with the Forest service of the day. Now its all about comercial gain unfortunatley. Bring back weekday riding in the bike park or there will be a return to illegal riding by many is my view.

[chris]

or there will be a return to illegal riding by many is my view.

A return!! There are plenty of idiots out there now, riding illegally and they have been for a long time. There's always some brain dead, smug fucker who'll spoil it for the rest of us.

[Danger]

So whats the answer? There are guys looking for somewhere to ride during the week with todays 7 day business's and people have days off not neccessarilly in the weekends.

[cheese]

It used to be great in Napier, you could go to the river and it is free, you have to look out for dickheads in mums car racing around the river and the burnt out cars, but it was great.

It's a pity that there is no-where in auckland that you can just got for a wee ride around for free......

[GR81]

yea, sounds like McLeans Island/waimak is/was in chch.

[notch]

I think you should be able to rock up at woodhill Carter holt harvey info center, pay the $20 Fee, and head on over to the bike park. Chh and power adventures could split the fee, and everyone concerned would be better off?

Anyone know how hard is it to get an individual permit to ride from chh? Or is there no such thing...

[chris]

I think you should be able to rock up at woodhill Carter holt harvey info center, pay the $20 Fee, and head on over to the bike park. Chh and power adventures could split the fee, and everyone concerned would be better off?

Anyone know how hard is it to get an individual permit to ride from chh? Or is there no such thing...

I believe the mid-week closure has a lot to do with H & S issues rather than profitability (although that is also likely to be an issue).

[chris]

Anyone know how hard is it to get an individual permit to ride from chh? Or is there no such thing...

There is no such thing.

[charles23]

I can't see the Bike Park ever opening on a regular basis on week days unless there is a site manager there, certainly not with all the bureaucratic crap that you have to do through to get a resoucre consent to operate and then there's compliance with health and safety. This country is too bloody PC can't ever take a piss in your back yard with out first consulting with your neighbours, getting iwi approval and then complying with noise constraints. The only place you used to be able to ride for free was on the beach but you can't even do that now because they call the beach a road! Too many rules..............

[telliman]

A return!! There are plenty of idiots out there now, riding illegally and they have been for a long time. There's always some brain dead, smug fucker who'll spoil it for the rest of us.

mate, we just want to ride our bikes, same as you. if i have time during the week and want to go for a ride (cause theres nothing eles to do) then i will,wat have any of these guys done for us besides putting a fee on for us to ride? call me a smug fucker all ya want. just wanna ride!