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Mondays aren’t known by most as a favourite day of the week – but for the 20-odd Dunedin riders working hard to build and maintain the Whare Flat network of trails, it’s by far their most productive! “We’ve been digging Monday nights for the past three years,” says Mountainbiking Otago member and committed track builder Gareth Hargreaves, who has been buildings trails in the area for more than a decade. “We started with an uphill track called Fir Trader, then moved onto our newest downhill track Bermageddon, and now we’re starting the rebuild of a local favourite, The Green Mile.”...

4 raffles, 4 very happy winners, over $12,000 raised for trails.     A huge thanks to the organisers of the NZ Enduro, Anka and Sven Martin for hitting up their many sponsors for swag that we were able to raffle away in support of the trails used by the NZ Enduro now and in the future.  For the record, the winners were: Raffle One : Neil Sinclair, Malborough Raffle Two : Steve Arker, Christchurch Raffle Three : Maddy Sinclair, Malborough Raffle Four - Santa Cruz Bike Frame : Christopher Whiting, Dunedin So a clean sweep for the South Island. ...

Nelson’s epic trail network becomes more accessible to out-of-towners thanks to improved signage Looking to ensure local and visiting mountain bikers find the tracks they’re looking for, Nelson Mountain Bike Club (NMTBC) applied for a Trail Fund grant to improve signage at Sharlands Forest, a popular trail network located 5km from the CBD. Building on the success of similar signage put in at Codgers MTB Park (also assisted by a Trail Fund grant), this is part of NMTBC’s broader plan to improve signage on all the trails it manages. “Nelson has an amazing network of trails to suit all abilities,...

Need money for your trail building project? We can help! We have at least two grants of $2,000 to apply for. Guidelines are HERE and applications must be received by 1 April.   To make things easier, we are now using a simpler google forms system. Link HERE   If you have any issues, please email grants@trailfund.org.nz    

A few years ago, the Department of Conservation approached Trail Fund with an unprecedented query – would we be interested in collaborating with trampers and hunters in maintaining huts and tracks on public conservation land? It was a bit of a leap for everyone involved but also the start of something great. Trail Fund was a relatively new organization, albeit with experienced people, and mountain bikers and trampers hadn’t always seen eye-to-eye on how tracks should be used. It’s safe to say there was a little suspicion on all sides. The result of this, after many meetings and e-mails along...