My wife has booked tickets to New Zealand so that we can avoid attending yet another excruciating family Christmas this year, and my son and I are keen to get a bit of riding in while we are over there.
My son went riding at Redwoods earlier this year while he was over there and loved it, does anyone have any other recommendations? I know that Queenstown is a popular destination but is it going to be a bit too much for a 12 year old? We'll take our own bikes and my son can ride pretty well, he has ridden nearly everything in Victoria and our local is Smiths Gully or YT's.
From what I can gather we'll be going back to Redwoods so that my young bloke can 'show me around' because I was busy at work during their last holiday, is there anything else on the north island that I should be looking at?
Queenstown Bike Park looks ok too, but I'll have to keep an eye on the trail gradings from what I understand they actually have some relevance unlike here where a black Diamond varies drastically from venue to venue.
So in summary, any recommendations for flowy groomed single track with not too many massive drops or doubles on either island?
My son went riding at Redwoods earlier this year while he was over there and loved it, does anyone have any other recommendations? I know that Queenstown is a popular destination but is it going to be a bit too much for a 12 year old? We'll take our own bikes and my son can ride pretty well, he has ridden nearly everything in Victoria and our local is Smiths Gully or YT's.
From what I can gather we'll be going back to Redwoods so that my young bloke can 'show me around' because I was busy at work during their last holiday, is there anything else on the north island that I should be looking at?
Queenstown Bike Park looks ok too, but I'll have to keep an eye on the trail gradings from what I understand they actually have some relevance unlike here where a black Diamond varies drastically from venue to venue.
So in summary, any recommendations for flowy groomed single track with not too many massive drops or doubles on either island?