Penny Farthing Cycles PNP MTB Series
Round 5, Makara Peak, 16 November 2008
Updated 6 November 2008
Course description
CLASS A: Pro-Elite Men
Start outside Karori West Normal School
Up Allington Rd
Left down Rimu
Right up 4WD
Left into Big Tom’s Wheelie
Down Swigg/Starfish to bottom (A arrow)
Right up Koru Dry Feet (A1 arrow)
Up Koru (no exit to 4WD this year)
Up Sally Alley
Down Missing Link
Up to Pylon
Right up Aratihi to exit 50m below summit
Left down 4WD (A2 arrow)
Left and descend Upper Leaping Lizard
Down Lower Leaping Lizard
Straight ahead at Nikau turn off (A arrow)
Down to bottom of Possum
Up Possum
Down when you join Nikau
Left at T junction and up to Pylon (same one as before)
Right up Aratihi again to exit 50m below summit
Right to summit (A3 arrow)
Over summit (A arrow)
Left down Zac’s (A arrow) until you hit 4WD road
Right up 4WD
Down Zac’s again (A4 arrow)
Right up 4WD
and left down Ridgeline (A5 arrow)
Down Ridgeline Extension
Into Big Tom’s Wheelie again
Down Swigg/Starfish to bottom again (A arrow)
Left out through Koru Car Park (A6 arrow)
Home on Sth Karori Rd to roundabout
Now neutralized to finish
Right thru roundabout Giving Way to traffic
Finish at Karori Park on left
CLASS B: U23 Men, Senior Men, M1 Men, M2 Men
Start outside Karori West Normal School
Up Allington Rd
Left down Rimu
Right up 4WD
Left into Big Tom’s Wheelie
Down Swigg/Starfish to bottom (B arrow)
Right up Koru Dry Feet (B1 arrow)
Up Koru (no exit to 4WD this year)
Up Sally Alley
Down Missing Link
Up to Pylon
Right up Aratihi to exit 50m below summit
Left down 4WD (B2 arrow)
Left and descend Upper Leaping Lizard
Down Lower Leaping Lizard
Straight ahead at Nikau turn off (B arrow)
Down to bottom of Possum
Up Possum
Down when you join Nikau
Left at T junction and up to Pylon (same one as before)
Right up Aratihi again to exit 50m below summit
Right to summit (B3 arrow)
Over summit (B arrow)
Veer right down Ridgeline (B arrow)
Down Ridgeline Extension
Into Big Tom’s Wheelie again
Down Swigg/Starfish to bottom again (B arrow)
Left out through Koru Car Park (B4 arrow)
Home on Sth Karori Rd to roundabout
Now neutralized to finish
Right thru roundabout Giving Way to traffic
Finish at Karori Park on left
CLASS C: U23 Women, SNR Women, U19 Men, M3 Men
Start outside Karori West Normal School
Up Allington Rd
Left down Rimu
Right up 4WD
Left into Big Tom’s Wheelie
Down Swigg/Starfish to bottom (C arrow)
Right up Koru Dry Feet (C1 arrow)
Up Koru (no exit to 4WD this year)
Up Sally Alley
Down Missing Link
Up to Pylon
Right up Aratihi to exit 50m below summit
Left down 4WD (C2 arrow)
Left and descend Upper Leaping Lizard
Down Lower Leaping Lizard
Left down Nikau (C arrow)
Left at T junction
Up to Pylon (same one as before)
Right up Aratihi again to exit 50m below summit
Right to summit (C3 arrow)
Over summit (C arrow)
Veer right down Ridgeline (C arrow)
Down Ridgeline Extension
Into Big Tom’s Wheelie again
Down Swigg/Starfish to bottom again (C arrow)
Left out through Koru Car Park (C4 arrow)
Home on Sth Karori Rd to roundabout
Now neutralized to finish
Right thru roundabout Giving Way to traffic
Finish at Karori Park on left
CLASS D: Master Women, Rocket Bikes Men, Rocket Bikes Women, U15 Boys and U19 Girls
Start outside Karori West Normal School
Up Allington Rd
Left down Rimu
Right up 4WD
Left into Big Tom’s Wheelie
Down Lazy Fern (D arrow)
Right onto Koru track (D arrow)
Up Koru (D1 arrow)
Up Sally Alley (no exit to 4WD this year)
Down Missing Link
Up to Pylon
Right up Aratihi to exit 50m below summit
Right up to summit (D arrow)
Right down Snake Charmer (D arrow)
Left and short climb
Right down Ridgeline Extension
Into Big Tom’s Wheelie again
Down Lazy Fern again (D arrow)
Right onto Koru track again (D Arrow)
Left through Koru Wet Feet (D2 arrow)
Through Koru Car Park
Home on Sth Karori Rd to roundabout
Now neutralized to finish
Right thru roundabout Giving Way to traffic
Finish at Karori Park on left
