Top 3 winter rides

July 2012

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July 2012

Heaphy Track. Photo: Derek Morrison
Mountain biking is fast approaching a golden age thanks to the national cycleway and recent moves by DOC to open some national park tracks to two-wheeled transport. Here’s our pick of the best three winter rides. By Derek Morrison Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park This has got to be one of the country’s greatest multi-day […]

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