Comments on: Exciting Plans for New Mountain Bike Adventure Park

By: Sheena Sherratt-Smith

Sheena Sherratt-Smith — Thu, 21 May 2015 07:39:02 +0000

i think this is awesome a pump track,chair-lift,rollercoster awesome mountain bike track’s i’m 10 so me and my friends will be going here lot’s and I mean it!

By: KvB

KvB — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:07:18 +0000

In reply to Cyclomaniac. A few narrow riding tracks through the established grounds would not turn the whole area into an amusement park. The actual footprint of some buildings at the bottom, a chair-lift and the tracks winding the mountains would be considerable small in comparison to the proposed area. It would only encourage more people to get outside and be healthy and enjoy the Port hills than there is at this moment. Chch needs new attractions and I think they hit the nail on the head with this one!

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:51:17 +0000

And now it’s approved and underway… http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/65267052/Port-Hills-bike-park-gets-go-ahead

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:52:46 +0000

This is going to be a great thing for Christchurch and New Zealand, bringing people from around the globe here to ride and explore. It will be good for local economy and community. All for it!

By: Joy Talbot

Joy Talbot — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:57:03 +0000

As a walker, rogainer and cyclist it is great to have a new area to explore, especially one with some decent contours and variety. And another though about access- tt would be great if the adventure park could be also accessed safely off Dyers Pass Road, lower down say near the Sign of the Takahe. That would join the Victoria Park tracks to both ends of the new park in a much less dangerous place than the corner where access (to the present mt bike track) is now.

By: Cyclomaniac

Cyclomaniac — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:11:49 +0000

I am in two minds about this. I am not a big fan of turning the Port Hills into a big amusement park as I think the hills should largely enjoyed as they are are but I can see that this will help making cycling even more popular in Christchurch which is a worthy cause. I will definitely use the tracks but am not likely to use the chair lift as I think the pleasure of descending on a bike is much greater after some serious climbing.