Name: Red Tape
Rating: 3.8

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1 miles

Distance

349 ft

Climb

-866 ft

Descent

00:09:38

Avg time

Red Tape Details

Riding area

Whareroa Farm
Paraparaumu
Difficulty rating

Blue rate
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

DH, AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Physical rating

Moderate
Season

All year
TTFs on trail

Berm, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Wallride
Ride in rain

Yes
Global Ranking

#20558

Red Tape, received its name from all all the complex issues KMBC had to go through to be able to build the bridges and be able to open the trail.

Starts off in some nice jungle forest before long crossing a couple flood washed creeks (Bridged). It then sidles a hill (steep drop off in places) with a bit of a roller-coaster feel and tables built into the mix. Finishes off in open grasslands.

Access Info

From the top of the zig zag track

Local Trail Association

Kapiti Mountain Bike Club (www.sportsground.co.nz)
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More Stats for Red Tape mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-517 ft
Altitude min

137 ft
Altitude max

681 ft
Altitude start

667 ft
Altitude end

150 ft
Grade max

-82.109%
Grade min

94.149%
Distance climb

1,538 ft
Distance down

4,597 ft
Distance flat

1,252 ft
Avg time

00:09:38
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Status:

on Sep 16, 2018

Dry

Avg: 3.75 (4 votes)

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Directions to red-tape-21917 trailhead (-40.975890, 175.001240)

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Red Tape Trail Reports

	date	description
	Sep 16, 2018 @ 3:19pm Sep 16, 2018	Track in great nic
	Jul 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm Jul 10, 2018	Way smoother than it was a month ago. There are a couple of spots where the cliff has fallen onto the trail - nothing major though.
	Jun 28, 2018 @ 4:56pm Jun 28, 2018	pretty wet and boggy for the first third upwards then pretty good.
	Jun 16, 2018 @ 2:57pm Jun 16, 2018	Wet and slippy but still great fun!!
	Apr 5, 2018 @ 9:20pm Apr 5, 2018	Starting to become overgrown in places

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Photos

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Oct 27, 2017

Red Tape, My City

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Oct 27, 2017 @ 1:20pm

Oct 27, 2017

Red Tape, My City

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Giant Wellington PNP Series rd2 Whareroa Short Loop 2018 race		4 miles
Giant Wellington PNP Series Rd 2 (Whareroa) Long Loop 2018 race		13 miles
Giant Wellington PNP Spring Series rd 4 Long Loop option race		15 miles

7 Reviews & Comments

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Mattox (Dec 16, 2016 at 23:41)

Track is mainly dry and fast but some ground moisture in first section.

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KiwiXC (Mar 6, 2017 at 22:27)

The 2nd bridge is now complete. There is a bit of loose rock on the first left bend after the bridge but other wise the track is dry and fast.

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Mattox (Mar 25, 2017 at 1:36)

Anyone know why track status is RED:closed or major issue?
Red banner at top of page states:This trail is permanently closed/decommissioned,***This track is not complete yet*** Stay off this trail until it is complete, or it will be shut down permanently.
Please clarify if open or not and if so why,

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mccmartini MCG (Mar 25, 2017 at 14:51)

I'm pretty sure it is algood now. There were a lot of issues regarding consent and neighbouring landowners that were upset. The bridges have now been consented and built so all fully ride-able now. Hopefully they have a cool official opening sometime!

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Mattox (Mar 25, 2017 at 17:04)

Yeah i was only up there a couple of days ago and was allgood,even then trailforks didnt have warning about it being closed until I saw it last night.
Be dumb if it was closed as track is primo.Cheers

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Mattox (May 27, 2017 at 13:49)

Tree cross track just before first bridge.
Be ready to DUCK!!!!

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andy766c (Jun 2, 2018 at 20:12)

Rides very nicely and pretty dry given the time of year. Big ups to those that conceived and built this.

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