The tracks at Bottle Lake are flat with a few small rises here and there, though the occassional patch of dry sand can be a hard slog. This area is a good place to tire out the kids. If it is your first time in the forrest be warned - You WILL get lost! 

There is a coffee cart at the main entrance during Summer Weekends. The main entrannce shuts at 11pm. (ed: when does it open?)

Speeder Bike Race

In a couple of places the track often splits in two, allowing two riders to take seperate routes and race beside each other. The excitement comes when the tracks criss cross  and a game of chicken for who gets right of way ensues. For those of you that can pedal fast enough, this may be as close as you come to a Jedi Knight Speeder bike chase through alien forrests!

Bottle Lake Forrest Park. Sand and Single track through pines trees. Featuring dedicated MTB and shared use tracks.

Websites

Where: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Parks/NaturalAreas/bottlelake.asp

For the more Technically minded