Posted 3rd February 2016 to the Southland Times Newspaper Invercargill
It should say something about Roger Hodgkinson’s Front Page Cycle Trail Proposal of Jan 25th to make the Round the Mountain Trail a More Southland Friendly Option.
There is no doubt that Te Anau is Southland’s Tourism Hub and it seems bizarre that it was not included in the current discussion on the National Trail Network.
I think that if Roger’s Trail Spur Idea can not be taken seriously by the Southland District than is might be an Idea to use it as a Riding and Hiking Trail as there are increasingly fewer opportunities for Horse Trekking in the Area.
Come to think of it the Te Aroa Trail that runs down the Nation’s spine and the Mararoa River Catchment could be converted to Riding and Hiking perhaps with a spur trail over the Takatimu Mountains.
Trying to keep a Cycle trail up to International Standards with Horse Traffic is very problematic but is not a big issue on a walkway. Especially the Te Aroa Section down the Mararoa which is said to be quite overgrown.
It should say something about Roger Hodgkinson’s Front Page Cycle Trail Proposal of Jan 25th to make the Round the Mountain Trail a More Southland Friendly Option.
There is no doubt that Te Anau is Southland’s Tourism Hub and it seems bizarre that it was not included in the current discussion on the National Trail Network.
I think that if Roger’s Trail Spur Idea can not be taken seriously by the Southland District than is might be an Idea to use it as a Riding and Hiking Trail as there are increasingly fewer opportunities for Horse Trekking in the Area.
Come to think of it the Te Aroa Trail that runs down the Nation’s spine and the Mararoa River Catchment could be converted to Riding and Hiking perhaps with a spur trail over the Takatimu Mountains.
Trying to keep a Cycle trail up to International Standards with Horse Traffic is very problematic but is not a big issue on a walkway. Especially the Te Aroa Section down the Mararoa which is said to be quite overgrown.
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