- Trail:
- Waiotauru Valley (Paraparaumu)
- Status:
- Significant Issue / Amber
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Issue status:
- Condition:
- Wet - wet & tacky, likelihood of mud, be kind to trails
- Reporter Primary Activity:
- Mountain Bike
Description:
Took the bike through here in late '17 and that was kinda OK. Yesterday I walked this.
The southern sections between Maymorn Junction and Waiotauru Forks are fine.
The northern section between Waiotauru Forks and Otaki Forks is a different beast. The slips are now very difficult even on foot, bordering on dangerous. One includes a user supplied rope. I would not want to climb up this slip with a bike. I'd consider that unsafe.
Much of the track is on a slim ledge on steep walls, with overhanging overgrowth. Walking is just about possible. Taking a bike through here is somewhere between a major pain, and an actual risk.
If you plan on riding, I strongly suggest to walk the northern section first.
The southern sections between Maymorn Junction and Waiotauru Forks are fine.
The northern section between Waiotauru Forks and Otaki Forks is a different beast. The slips are now very difficult even on foot, bordering on dangerous. One includes a user supplied rope. I would not want to climb up this slip with a bike. I'd consider that unsafe.
Much of the track is on a slim ledge on steep walls, with overhanging overgrowth. Walking is just about possible. Taking a bike through here is somewhere between a major pain, and an actual risk.
If you plan on riding, I strongly suggest to walk the northern section first.
