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Grade	Track Name	Description	Direction
G2	Kev's track	Named after Kevin Loe. Links SH1 to HukaFalls road	Two Way
G2	Western Bypass	Western side of HukaFalls links off the end of Kev's track to falls Carpark Neat little single track bush track	Two Way
G2	Café Track	Named after the Hub café links Huka falls Carpark to the Hub café Zig Zag hill with nice trees	Two Way
G2	Tunnel Track	Live longer and go under SH1 from Hub café to Wairakei entry	Two Way
G2	Inwards Goods	main entry from the Tunnel track to link onto Tourist trap and feed into MTB system Has two parts an entry and exit	Two Way
G2	Lake Hire Link	named after LakeHire who have sponsored equipment for building tracks Links the Carpark to Cork Screw and over the road to Tank Stand splits in two at one point has two tunnels on it	Two Way
G2	Out wards Goods	Runs off Tourist trap Links out to SH1 Cross the road to Kev Track	Two Way
G2	Bumble Bee	Nice flowing track in with the odd dip and drop leads back to the mid point of Ferret	One Way
G2	Fast Eddy links	into Bumble Bee it has a little dip about half way down which can catch you out so don't go to sleep	One Way
G2	Contact track	Entry off SH1 after the steam pipe bridge It's a link track built for the Huka race Lets you come along the road side with out dying and links to the road leading down the western side off Aratiatia dam	Two Way
G2	Western side of WaikatoRiver to Aratiatia Dam	Follow the road past the Wairakei Power station through the gates and you pop out at the dam. Nice ride its about 20km loop from the Hub café	Two Way
G2	Aratiatia Track to HukaFalls	DoC shared track Best part is back towards the falls under the bush	Two Way
G2	Eastern Bypass track	Comes of Aratiatia track and bypass's all the people at Huka Falls great little peace off single track	Two Way
G2	Rotary Ride to SpaPark	This track is the key to all the system which links you back into town from HukaFalls starts at car park in SpaPark. Nice track to ride which splits in a number off places to a one way single track Great ride from town after work in the winter or summer. Near HukaFalls joins the walking track which is shared for 50 meters 5 kms	Two Way
G2	W2K	Runs from Whakaipo Bay to Kinlock. The Grand Daddy in our track system for is share size and views. Short loop is 14 Kms one way, via headland track it is 21km. If you ride the headland loop back to your starting point: From Kinloch return to Kinloch it's 22 kms. From Whakaipo Bay it's 27 Kms return to the bay. Has easy grades but the distance makes for a great ride A lot of the track is under the native bush and is very sheltered from the wind. Can be very busy in the holidays.	Two Way
G2	Redwoods	easy ride to from town stunning trees to ride under links to Huka falls and Wairakei You can enter off SH1 or HukaFalls road	One Way
G2	Tourist Trap	great learners track has bumps, dips and easy climbs is about a 5 km loop back to the main Carpark	One Way
G2	Coaster	As the name implies is a easy (but can be very fast) down hill with beamed corners has a great flow to it and is fun for all easy to get to by coming of Tank Stand at the top of the climb. A must do ride for people coming to the park first time your Grandmother would like it	One Way
G2	Paintball	paintball is just a link track that goes onto Fast Eddie.	One Way
G2	Wairakei Resort Track	Runs of the tunnel track and takes riders into the back of the Wairakei resort and then around the back of the hotel beside the hot water stream	Two Way
G2	Aratiatia Loop	20 km loop that requires a bit of navigation. From the Hub Café ride into the Tunnel Track, turn right onto the Wairakei Resort track. Follow the signs all the way to the steam bridge (pop in for a coffee at the hotel if you like). Cross the steam bridge duck into the gum tress on the right and it will spit you out at the lookout above the power station. Track down the road and keep going straight ahead through the big pipe gates. The lake will appear on your right. This track goes all the way to the dam. Cross the dam and head back up the DoC track to Huka Falls, then back up to the Hub Café	One Way

Grade	Track Name	Description	Direction
G3	Tank Stand	Named after the old water tank that we used to ride past Has a easy up hill then a long decent to the Corner Shop Connection. Is the main feeder track to the Northern tracks and has a number of tracks both going off it and joining onto it. Is a very busy track	One Way
G3	Mr. & Mrs. track	A new track which is in to parts The first is all down hill and is over to fast and the second part seems to go on for ever and has lots of dips and bumps on it ( thus the name ) Comes og the top of Ground Effect Grinder	One Way
G3	Young Pines	The Pines are a lot older now. Get too it three ways via the bottom of the Buzzard, the Mr. & Mrs. or up the road from the Connection Is a great blast with a very big dipper that takes your breath away the first time you ride it	One Way
G3	Better than P	Built by Pete Lockwood Runs down the middle of Young Pines and has a great flow to it If you do this after the Mr. & Mrs. you get almost a 3km down hill	One Way
G3	Cork Screw	Runs off the lakeHire Link named after the very steep hill climb and techy descent which can be by passed by doing the Squirt if you are not up to it Has the bikers playground in it with a See saw and ride the planks	One Way
G3	Out Back track	The name says it all it's a 6 km journey with tracks running off it. Has a long up hill and great descent	One Way
G3	Ferret	Runs off Tourist Trap twists and turns a lot more than TT rejoins the Tourist trap and brings you back to the car park	One Way
G3	Totara Gut	Entry off the Tunnel track or link up to the café very tight climb or descent beside a stream in nice bush. This is a DoC track and expect walkers so take it easy	Two Way
G3	Slalom Link	track that brings you back from the Luge and Out Back to the Connection	One Way
G3	Walters Wiggles	Named after Walter who was driving the digger when it was built Runs from the Connection back to Lake Hire Link Has a great traverse along a face to start.	One Way
G3	Mays Maze	Runs off paintball and was build by Carwin May and is a techy single track that some love and other hate but we think its great fun and if you don't like it just improve you skills	One Way
G3	Incline	Starts at the Connection and is all uphill to link back to the Coaster	One Way
G3	Deb's Track	Runs off the top of the Ground Effect Grinder. Big long down hill then followed by an uphill which links back to the midpoint of the Mr. & Mrs. Built by Brendon Reynolds and helpers. Is in memory off Debbie Jane a local biker who passed away while the track was being built.	One Way
G3	Kawakawa Bay Track	SHARED TRACK - EXPECT WALKERS! Starts down town Kinlock and runs to the west along the beach then heads into the hills. Is being upgraded by DoC and Bike Taupo to make it the climbs more user friendly . Rip over for a swim in the bay.	Two Way
G3	Waihaha Hut	SHARED TRACK - EXPECT WALKERS! DoC track that runs of the Western Bays road into Pureora Forest Great half day bush ride in and out to the hut. Track is a bit techy and not very well maintained but worth the effort for the riding under the big trees.	Two Way

Grade	Track Name	Description	Direction
G4	Missing link	runs off Buzzard to link onto Tank Stand	One Way
G4	Luge	Great down hill very narrow so if you make a mistake it will eat you up. Half way down is a See Saw which will make you tighten up on your saddle. Check it out before you take it on it can be easily bypassed to other chicken chutes	One Way
G4	Retro	Named after the age of guys built it, runs off Outback and is a very hard climb and very techy descent. From the top most people ride down the Luge on the other side. Check out the hand grips on the climb (barbed wire )	One Way
G4	Buzzard	One of the oldest tracks in the forest It's a great down hill with narrow board walks on it to keep you on your toes Blow it and it will eat you up.	One Way
G4	Ground Effect Grinder	Named after the Ground Effect MTB clothing company who have helped us build many tracks Uphill all the way to the highest point in the forest. Feeds the Buzzard, and the Mr. & Mrs.	One Way
G4	Totara Gully Track	Entry off café track and runs down to Huka Jet access road This is true blue single track in native bush has short sharp climbs and descents This is a DoC track so expect other users	Two Way
G4	Kegresse	New track that links Bubble Bee to Outwars goods. Techy track that seems to never end and you have to wonder about the sanity of the track builders when you see the size of the blackberries. Build by Chris Morris and Eddie Edhouse two guys from the Contact power station over the summer of 09	One Way
G4	Teiringa	SHARED TRACK - EXPECT WALKERS! DoC track that runs into the Kaimanawas . This is a full on epic or best of all make it a overnight or fly out from the airstrip across the valley Expect to do a bit of walking and carrying	Two Way

Grade	Track Name	Description	Direction

Grade	Track Name	Description	Direction
G6	The Buddha	Our only true blue down hill with big jumps and drops. Ride up the tar seal road from the car park and at the top of the hill (about 600 meters ) go left under the Oak trees. Check it out before taking on the jumps Has chicken chutes all the way down so can been ridden on a hard tail.	One Way
G6	Coles Killer	Been around for a while but has had a serious make over of late. Built by Cole Harris and then give a make over by James the Canadian. It now runs from the top of the Ground Effect Grinder links onto the Buzzard and then down missing link for the longest down hill run in Wairakei. Has scary jumps and drops but all can be bypassed by the meek and mild and ridden on a hard tail	One Way