The Pike 29 Memorial Track was built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. It is the first ever dedicated mountain bike track to pass through a national park in New Zealand and is the country’s first ever “Great Ride”. As well as an MTB trail, it accommodates walkers and forms the 10th addition to New Zealand’s “Great Walks” trail system and is the first to be built in a generation.
Passing through the rugged and storm battered Paparoa Mountains on New Zealand’s West Coast, it connects with the Paparoa Track and descends down to the Pike River Mine which was the scene of the 2010 mining disaster which killed 29 men.
From the highest point on the track there is an uninterrupted and flowing 8.5km descent down a well formed track to the Pike River at its base. Not a single peddle needs to be put in the whole way down.
This video is a sneak preview by the trail builders showing off our creation with the first ever ride through of the track. The video also documents a few of the secret features that we snuck in during the build.
Building the Pike 29 Memorial Track video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlfNc…
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Pike Hit List:
1. No Peddle Challenge (7.8km)
2. Ridge Wall Ride (6.2km)
3. Small Jump (4.5km)
4. Bigger Jump (4.5km)
5. Small Hip (4.3km)
6. Fuchsia Gully & Small Wall Ride (3.8km)
7. Small Hip (3.5km)
8. Rock Roll (3.3km)
9. Hip Jump (3.1km)
10. Berm to Berm Jump (2.7km)
11. No Peddle Challenge (2.6km)
12. Double Berm Wall Ride (3.2km)
14. Wall Ride (2km)
15. Rock Roll (1.9km)
16. No Brake Challenge (1.8km)
More Information: Article about building the track: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-co…
Article about making the video: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-co…
Trail proposal document: https://dcon01mstr0c21wprod.azurewebs…
Riding the Pike 29 Memorial Track
The Pike 29 Memorial Track links up with the Paparoa Track, so you can turn it into a multi-day ride across the Paparoa Range on New Zealand’s West Coast. Huts on the Paparoa Track must be booked in advance with the Department of Conservation (DOC), and it is worth checking DOC’s website for track conditions and any closures before you go, as the West Coast weather changes fast.
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Visiting the trail? Here is the start of the Pike29 Memorial Track on Google Maps: Pike29 Memorial Track start.
Curious how it was made? See how the Pike 29 Memorial Track was built by the Bush Walruses crew.