Te Iringa CCPF Completion Report

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1 Te Iringa CCPF Completion Report After a successful application by the Hawkes Bay MTB Club (HBMTBC) and Bike Taupo (BT) to TrailFund for CCPF funding to complete works on the Te Iringa Trail in the Kaimanawa Forest Park, a plan was hatched to improve the trail with keeping all the natural character. In two groups, on separate occasions, members of the HBMTBC and BT rode from Clements Mill Rd through to the swing bridge on the Kaipo River to assess and compare notes on the most appropriate way to maximize the improvements to the trail. After s between BT and the HBMTBC it was decided that the most beneficial way to complete the job would be to first focus on the uphill section of 4.5km from Clements Mill Rd to the old Te Iringa hut site. Linking the ride able sections together where possible, removing excess vegetation, reinstating water control and removing windfall. This work was completed as day works from the start of the trail. The second section; from the old Te Iringa hut site along the ridge, to the beginning of the decent down to the Tiki Tiki Stream would be completed from a camp established by helicopter at the old hut site. The focus of this section would also be to link the ride able sections as well as making the climbing/walking sections as safe and easy as practicable. At the initial stage there was approx. 80 volunteer hours of input for the riding, planning and organizing by the HBMTBC, BT and its track crew made up of experienced trail builders hours from BT contractors. Helisika Helicopters donated the flying in their MD500E to get the trail crew in and out of their camps. This allowed for an extra 6 man days working on the trail with BT supplying fuel, vehicles and equipment to the job. Additional input; Helisika Helicopters donation of flying time, $ Bike Taupo Supply of vehicles, tools, fuel, chainsaws and scrub bars, $ Impel (2010) Limited and McFarlane Contracting reduction in hourly rate, $ Taupo MTB Club donation of their generator for lighting and power, $ The above $ made up of time, equipment and services was donated in addition to the CCPF funding. Breakdown of completed works; 61 individual jobs completed A squeeze at the entrance of the trail Approx. 5km of scrub baring 283 cutouts cleaned/reinstated Total length of track maintenance, windfall removal, vegetation and water control, 8.67km. The breakdown of jobs, locations and descriptions along with before and after images can be found below.

2 Squeeze GPS Mark 75 GPS Mark 76 GPS Mark 77 GPS Mark 79

3 GPS Mark 80 GPS Mark 81 GPS Mark 84 GPS Mark 85

4 GPS Mark 86 GPS Mark 87 GPS Mark 88 GPS Mark 89

5 GPS Mark 90 GPS Mark 91 GPS Mark 92 GPS Mark 93

6 GPS Mark 94 GPS Mark 96 GPS Mark 97 GPS Mark 98 GPS Mark 99

7 GPS Mark 100 GPS Mark Old Hut Site GPS Mark 101 GPS Mark 102 GPS Mark 103

8 GPS Mark 104 GPS Mark 105 GPS Mark 106

9 GPS Mark 107 GPS Mark 108 GPS Mark 109 GPS Mark 110

10 GPS Mark 111 GPS Mark 112 GPS Mark 113 GPS Mark 114 GPS Mark 115

11 GPS Mark 116 GPS Mark 117 GPS Mark 118 GPS Mark 119 GPS Mark 120

12 GPS Mark 121 GPS Mark 122 GPS Mark 123 GPS Mark 124

13 GPS Mark 127 GPS Mark 128 GPS Mark 129 GPS Mark 130 GPS Mark 131

14 GPS Mark 132 GPS Mark 133 GPS Mark 134 GPS Mark 135 GPS Mark 136

15 GPS mark # Te Iringa maintenance/upgrade Image #( ) Pre ride GPS mark Work Completed Brfore After 75 Cut Log from track 5, Cut Log from track 10, Improve flow, angle edges of log 15, Cutouts and roots, to improve flow 17, Cutdown stump to make rideable Stream crossing, remove logs and install jackmat to muddy section reinstate origional line 31,32 41,42 85 Cut log and clean line Fill trench 36, Riding line arouns stump 43,44 45,46 88 Fill trench Fill trench Realign to west of track to create rideable uphill line 51-53, Fill trench x Cut Log from track Cut Log from track and reinstate old line 64,69, Fill trench 65 67, Fill trench Fill 3 trenches realign behind log 83, Realign through windfall Windfall log, cut and remove from track Old hut site Remove beech trees and scrub to allow rescue helicopter to land 101 Widen trench, add cutouts and remove roots above fix trench and roots to make riedable line Remove roots and steps to create riding line 130, drop of 1.2m in riding line. Realign behind Beech Tree cutouts between old hutsite and this point

16 105 remove fallen log and rebench (during images ) , Rebench to improve access Cut log and widen for access Cut windfall and put track back to origional alignment Rebench to higher line Move stump from track with timber jack (jacking images , Remove log and repair trench. Fix unstable track edge Widen track behind log Remove and re plant toi toi in creek 206, , Make log notch bigger Tidy up line Cut log Widen cut in log Widen trench Cut overhead trees Fill trench and cutouts Windfall and stump 224, 310, ,312, Cut log Cut notch larger Cut stump and log and realign straight 230, , Only longline access point for helicopter and second camp location realign around large windfall Widen trench and fill roots Widen log notch fill trench Fill trench Patch roots End of scrub cut between points 66 and Cut log to increase handlebar clearence Widen behind stump, remove derailer catcher trim windfall log for wider gap Widen track and fill edge Make gap in log wider

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17 Squeeze

The next day we cut, cruise taped and permolated the track from Explorer to the

The next day we cut, cruise taped and permolated the track from Explorer to the Report on Explorer Hut On our first trip three people flew into Explorer at 4 PM on Monday 10 th August 2016 and spent the next couple of hours cutting back the scrub around the chopper pad and then started