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Updated Trail Map

Our most up to date trail map of the trail network at Uenuku Pines MTB Park as of February 2024. This map will be posted in Ye Old Mill Carpark, trail junction of Boost/Crank/Cog Wild/Rake Head and at the top of Cog Wild.We will continue to keep Trailforks up to date with trail status/work.View Uenuku Pines MTB Park on Trailforks:https://www.trailforks.com/region/uenuku-pines-mtb-park/...

Ruapehu Bulletin - Summertime Edition 2023/2024

2024 is going to be another exciting year for Ruapehu MTB Club and Uenuku Pines MTB Park!We are super stoked to have a story about the club and bike park in this summer's special Ruapehu Bulletin Summertime Edition! The ongoing support from our local communities and club members has been awesome and the growth of the club is exciting to see.Next time you're in a local business, make sure to grab a copy of the free magazine and check out the cover photo of Zach Ryan that was captured by the talen...

Trailforks is updated!

As of January 2024, we have updated the trail map and recordings of trails on Trailforks. This can be used for reference for riders when heading out to ride at Uenuku Pines MTB Park and is a great resource for other regions across New Zealand and internationally!Click here to view Uenuku Pines MTB Park on Trailforks!We are now working on updating recordings with MTB Project, once completed we will share the updated link and information to use....

The start of a new bike season!

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NZ Mountain Biker Magazine and Trail Fund NZ

We are super stoked to have a mention and write up under the Trail builder section of the Autumn issue of NZ Mountain Biker Magazine! Grab yourself a copy of the magazine at your local book store or even better, sign up for a subscription on NZ Mountain Biker's website!Also check our Trail Fund NZ's website to see all the cool projects and grants they provide, and their awesome merchandise! A big thank you to Trail Fund NZ for picking RMBC as one of the 4 applicants for a $4000 grant and for sen...

Loose Chain is now OPEN!

Greg has been extremely busy working on building our newest trail called Loose Chain. This is a friendly grade 2 single track mountain biking trail that parallels a stream as it gently rolls down the fall line. The trail has a series of small rolls and corners, and is the perfect trail for a variety of riders to enjoy.Our goal with creating Loose Chain was having a trail that encourages progression in novice riders but also keep the more experienced riders entertained - can you double a section ...

2023 is the year to spread the word about the Uenuku Pines MTB Park!

The goal of this summer is to spread the word and share the stoke of riding the trails at the Uenuku Pines MTB Park.The mountain biking scene and community is growing around Ruapehu and so is the demand for more adrenaline based, single track trails - exactly the type of trails the Ruapehu Mountain Biking Club love and want to ride!Over the past 6 months the club has been working hard to maintain existing trails that were not effected by the 2022 logging and build new mountain bike trails, which...

August 2022

We are working on developing the Ruapehu Mountain Bike Club website in preparation for the upcoming bike season and are adding new features and pages throughout the website. Along with creating our monthly club's blog posts we have now introduced an online store! This is in the early stages and we have started out with adding our Limited Edition Ruapehu Mountain Bike Club t-shirts - grab yours today while stocks last! We will continue to develop our website over upcoming months and start to...

July 2022

It's been a quiet month for the RMTBC presence, July has been a month with a lot of extremely wet weather too! But we're working on our "administration to do list" behind the scenes in preparation for the Spring and Summer months that are fast approaching! As we've mentioned before and for those who attended our AGM in May, our main focus is to continue working on trails at the Pines and developing our social rides that became popular last summer. As a small club, we are reaching out for support...

June 2022

Hey everyone! Winter is fast approaching and Mt. Ruapehu is receiving it's first set of big snow storms for the winter! For a lot of us that means skiing and snowboarding season is about to begin, however, that definitely does not mean it's time to put the mountain bikes away or slow down on the trail rebuild efforts!The RMTBC has been working on the final completion stages of the new trail called Boost and will be soon completing the addition to Rakehead which will serve as one of the main acce...