Trail update - September 2025

Over the last two months, our volunteers have been turning up week after week for I Dig Sunday working bees, and the results are showing. The park is looking great, and huge progress has been made on the trails most affected by storm damage. A massive thank you to everyone who has picked up a shovel, swung a grubber, or spent time on the end of a McLeod – your efforts are what keep this park alive.

Keen volunteers at work on Karmakaze and one of it’s many slips

Trails Still Closed (but not for long)

At the moment, three trails remain officially closed: Jaws, Skulduggery, and Swamp Monster. All three are very close to reopening thanks to the dedication of our crew and volunteers, and we’re optimistic they’ll be rideable again within days rather than weeks.

• Jaws

  Free Range has been hard at work with the digger and is now down on the lower sections, tackling a debris dam. The trail is shaping up nicely, though there will be some soft spots at first. We want to give it a bit of time to firm up before dropping the tape – but as one of the park’s most popular trails, we’re just as keen as you are to get it open again.
  
  Having said Jaws is closed... if you're a confident rider on Grade 4 / Advanced trails you can currently ride the top section of Jaws and then drop into Velocity but bear in mind Velocity is a Grade 5 trail and quite a step up from what you'd expect on Jaws. 

• Skulduggery

  This one is a real success story of community muscle. A massive volunteer effort – with a special shout-out to the indefatigable Michael Brewer – has cleared the trail end to end. The only hold-up now is a missing bridge. At present you could ride it if you don’t mind carrying your bike across a creek, but we’ll keep the entrance taped to avoid catching anyone unprepared. The bridge timber is already stacked at the entrance, and now we’re on the hunt for strong backs and a bit of engineering flair to carry 6-metre spars deep along a very bendy trail. Contortionists welcome!

• Swamp Monster

  Living up to its name, this trail is still boggy in sections. Sam’s been in there with the digger and reckons it’s like “working with porridge.” We need a run of dry weather to make progress before reopening – so for now, Swamp Monster is staying true to character.

• Crackin Thru the Bracken, Cheeky Weka and Dark Weka are all closed but these trails are closed anyway through winter and wetter months so it's just business as usual here.

Looking Ahead

With the momentum from our recent working bees and the digger hours going in, it won’t be long before all three of these trails are fully back in action. In the meantime, there are plenty of open tracks to keep you riding, so come and enjoy the park – and if you’d like to lend a hand on the next I Dig Sunday, we’d love to see you there.

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