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Thanks for that. We may do it on the way back. Especially if there is an event on as we might not make the same destination otherwise.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Kaiwaka,+New+Zealand&daddr=Mountain+Rd+to:Doctors+Hill+Rd+to:Golden+Stairs+Rd+to:Stead+Rd+to:Waikiekie+North+Rd+to:Mangapai+Rd+to:Hayward+Rd+to:-35.796374,174.291744&hl=en&geocode=Fb462P0dEcxlCg%3BFSIX2f0dn7pkCg%3BFUBl2f0dQJ9kCg%3BFemv2v0dAYtjCg%3BFXwo2_0d12ZiCg%3BFeQU3P0dMgFjCg%3BFR7V3P0d1NdiCg%3BFSw13f0dhnZiCg%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=7&mrsp=8&sz=13&dirflg=w&sll=-35.814472,174.260502&sspn=0.113172,0.197239&ie=UTF8&ll=-35.86457,174.2593&spn=0.113101,0.197239&z=13Rode my trail bike out to Woodhill forest today. I thought it would be a good preparation for the 42nd. Most people seem to trailer their bikes.
The Waitemata Motorcycle Club runs regular family days, so I thought I'd give it a go.I went through the beginners track alright. It's a little tight in places but ok. Even managed to keep up with some beginner and probably could have passed that five year old, had I really tried.Since I was still feeling a bit chirpy after that I took on the intermediate/expert loop, but only the short one. I think it's around 5km long, with a lot of trees.Sorry no pics from the difficult bits as it's not a good place to hang about taking pictures. 
Thankfully they had the tree stumps marked red, as I had to keep an eye out for those.
I got passed a lot.
Having mirrors on a trail ride helps you to see that you're about to get passed. The did get smacked around a little bit, there are just too many trees standing around. It's the 90 degree turns between two trees that tends to do it.I was pretty puffed at the end and needed a sit down.
My jacket was soaked with sweat, even with all the vents open, wearing only a t-shirt.This was my first trail ride and I managed to upright and never stalled the bike. I did get stuck once. That's when you realize that she's a porky girl under all those pretty curves.I guess I am ready.
i really think you should delete these. Patricia Bartlett would not be happy.
She'd turn in her grave 🙂
