Tag: Timber Trail
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Timber Trail Part 2: Camp Epic to Taumarunui
SUNSCREEN!! We actually are applying sunscreen this morning. The day dawned at least partly sunny and the forecast was for no rain for at least most of the day. As it turned out, it was correct! We had one small shower late in the day, but that was it. Not having to pack up a…
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Fabulous Timber Trail to Camp Epic
We woke in our little cabin at Pureoa Camp with rain steadily falling, had tea/coffee and breakfast and donned full rain gear for the day. We were going to start the Timber Trail, an 85km mountain bike trail through forest. It’s one of the jewels of this route, and we were looking forward to it.…
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The day started so innocently….
Today was one of those days that felt pretty simple as we took off this morning. Bypassing the twisty trail to leave Mangakino, we took the very lightly trafficked main road for a couple miles, then turning onto a succession of smaller paved and gravel roads, seeing basically no one along the way. It was…