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Short Rides

A permit is required to ride in Hancock Forests. Members of the Nelson Mountainbike Club receive an annual permit as part of their membership fee. To join the Club go to "MTB Membership Form", which can be filled out on-line. Payment instructions are on the form. See "Hancock Forest Maps" for locations of forest boundaries. For the latest forest access information check Forest Access Updates on the Noticeboard.

clover thmb:

Clover Knob
1.5 to 2.5 hours. Moderate fitness, limited technical skills required. 
chings thmb:

Chings Highway
1 to 2 hours, moderate fitness, some rough descents require some technical skill.
fringe thmb:

Fringed Hill
1 to 2 hours, good fitness and moderate technical skills required.
Hira Ridge thmb:

Hira Ridge
1.5 to 2.5 hour ride. Generally easy but a couple of steep technical bits.

Golf thmb:

Golf and Fireball Loop
Moderate fitness, no technical skills.
1 to 1.5 hours

Hackett thmb:

Hackett Track
1 - 1.5 hours. Moderate fitness, limited technical skills required. A good single track introduction
dun thmb2:

Dun Coppermine Loop
3 to 5 hours, moderate fitness, grade 3.
tuckers thmb:

Tuckers Trails
1.5 to 2 hours, moderate fitness
intermediate singletrack

hira thmb:

Sharland Rd - Central Rd
2 hours, moderate fitness, forest roads
wairoa thmb:

Wairoa River Right Branch
2.5-3 hours moderate fitness
caves thmb:

Maitai Caves
1 to 2 hours, easy

champion thmb:

Champion Smelter and Roding Dam
1 to 2 hours, easy

gramps thmb:

Grampians
Multitude of tracks.
Fitness required
hiraforest-thmb:

Hira Forest
Multitude of forest roads.
Moderate fitness
CentreNZ thmb:

Centre of New Zealand
Several easy tracks.
Moderate fitness
denthmb:

Tracks on the Denniston Plateau
Westport area.

Fireball thmb:

Fireball Tracks
Map of most of the tracks in the Fireball Rd/Tantragee area
Atmore thmb:

Atmore - Codgers Track
Easy-intermediate track, moderate fitness
waiwhero thmb:

Waiwhero Forest South
Several easy tracks.
Moderate fitness

Waiwhero Forest North
RR thmb:

R and R Rush Track



chrome thmb:

Chrome Creek


canaan thmb:

Canaan


marsden thmb:

Involution Marsden Valley Track







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