The ride meet outside of the Princess Margaret Hospital on a fine Easter Sunday, with a couple of new riders along for the ride we talked for a wee bit and then set off to Little River to meet up with Clark.

Easter Weekend Riders

Mt White Bridge is where the Arthur’s Pass highway rejoins the Waimakariri and the railway line. Here a shingle road wanders off to nowhere really, roughly following the Waimak, its long lonely line on the map enticing to explorers by bike.

This ride was a lot of fun, on a track that had something for everyone to enjoy – forest, farmland, singletrack and interesting volcanic scenery.

We had hoped for a clear, still wintry day to ride up past the base of Mt Hutt into the wide Rakaia valley beyond. We got half of our wish.

A good-sized group of keen riders gathered on a cool late autumn night for a burst of what is becoming increasingly popular – night riding.