RIDE WHITEHILLS
Whitehills Forest, 8 km North of Waipapa is a combination of plantation forest, areas of native bush, gentle rolling areas and steep gullies with over 200m of decent to play with. Kerikeri MTB are developing a network of club tracks to suit intermediate to expert riders.
Entry is available to members and daypass holders. The forest is closed to MTB activities every Wednesday and 1st Saturday each month for permitted hunting.
Whitehills Forest is owned and managed by Summit Forests NZ Ltd. Supporting local communities and giving back where they can is important to the team at Summit.
Being a working forest plantation trees are core business but Summit is also committed to management and protection of native plants and animals, with kiwi monitoring, kauri protection and pest control.
Kiwi and Kauri live here so leave the dog at home and use the Kauri Protection wash station
Hunters, bee-keepers, forestry workers, roading maintenance, pest control and mountain bikers share the same space so activites are co-ordinated with other forest users to ensure it is safe for us to be there.
There is very limited roadside parking so members are able to purchase keys to the club parpark. If you do park on the roadside, pleaseleave room for vehicles to use the gates.
Weekend Digs
A team of dedicated volunteer trail builders are out several times a week, scouting out new tracks. Occassional working bees are a great way to get involved in this side of the club.