Have you ever thought what it might be like to ride miles and miles and miles of water race track through high-country Otago?
Welcome Rock Trail is on the way! It’s being built by a Southland farmer with a vision, and should be opened by the end of the year. Kath Kelly and Jonathan took a sneak preview and loved it.
More details will follow when the opening date is set – there is still lots of work to be done. Volunteers are welcome. Check out the Welcome Rock website: http://www.welcomerock.co.nz/
The trail had a gentle gradient, but is narrow and twisty in places, making it great for interesting biking.
Tom O’Brien – a man with a vision of mountain biking heaven.
Connor on the left here has been working on the track full time since last Winter. On the right is a fit young German WWOOFer. They each build 30 to 70 metres a day in this terrain.
Kath Kelly on Welcome Rock, the highest point for miles around.