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Redwoods Visitor Centre
Kiosk and Info station at the Redwoods Visitor Centre. Caters for walkers and MTB'ers, lcal and international.
Even has a refill station for your Camelbak with icy cold water (no bottles).
The steady stream of local and international visitors is proof that there is tourism potential for MTB trails!
NSW take note...
Redwoods Carpark: Bike Mechanic, Coffee, Water, Parking....
Getting ready at the Redwoods Car park: With an On-site bike mechanic with hire bikes, coffee trailer, drinking water, parking....
One day Sydney could be like that.... 
P.S. Check out the RideRotorua trail description and videos: (LHS navigation)
Shaun pre-stretching....
One day I hope I can can do that....
Unreal!
Gotta check out that Bikram Yoga ....
Greg...on top of Split Enz trail.
Greg on top of the amazing Split Enz trail...surveying the surrounds.
The Rotorua Redwoods is a working plantation forest...a good example of co-existence of MTB and land owners.
Well signposted...
All the tracks are one-way, graded from 1-6 and well sign posted to guide both experienced and novice riders.
The different approach to legal liability in NZ makes this approach possible. According to some local MTB'ers it is possible to "adopt" a certain stretch of single track, improve it, maintain or modify it (with the approval of the local MTB club and a very co-operative land owner and Rotorua District Council).
As long as it is well sign-posted, and XXX warnings placed in front of obstacles there is apparently no liability to the land owners....
Option: Shuttle Bus to top trails
On our seventh (last) day in Rotorua, Greg and I decided to try out the shuttle bus (runs Tue, Thur, Sat + Sun) to the top of the trails.
You can gain approx 500 metres in altitude to some of the best trails in a 20 min bus ride. Tickets are $ 30 for 5 rides (you can share tickets).
The HTFU boys and girls however rode the climb up Hill road...again...
