Hi All,

On April 4-6, a Ruapehu Lodge weekend is planned (rock climbing).
I was wondering if there are people around who would like to do the mountainbike track “traverse 42”?

It might be possible to join the rock climbers?

Stijn

The 42 Traverse (also know as the Tongariro Forest Crossing – 46km 3-7hours)

The 42 traverse is a mountain bike ride through State Forest 42, and is one of the premium MTB rides in New Zealand. Renowned for the long and often rutted down hills, to test even the most ardent Kamikaze freak.

The track surface varies from gravel to mud, some stream crossings, and with all good things there is normally some bad and yes it is true there is the inevitable uphills. The scenery is absolutely spectacular – from wide vistas of all three volcanoes to lush unspoiled bush.

This is a unique track as you can either enjoy the magnificent