点评:We did the track as a one day ride Smoke-Ho to Punakaiki in light rain and alpine clag. Unfortunately dismal for enjoying the scenery, but a proper adventure and a real test of fitness and your MTB capability. The rocky surface prevailing on 90% is the exacting issue - its really rough, and it's the surface and at times the exposure which make this a Grade 4 ride. The climbing doesn't seem to relent for any great distance until half an hr b4 the Moonlight hut. As a one-day I strongly advise an early start in summer months - not later than 8.00am at the beginning of the track - expect an 8-9 hour ride including stops. Great downhill track soon after Moonlight hut and not much climbing thereafter EXCEPT the final hill towards the very end - save some strength for that - it is quite long and tho the gradient isn't savage, it is quite a long climb on tired legs. Pretty shattered by the time we reached trail-end. Your bike needs to be in tip-top condition - brakes and shocks will be severely tested. And don't even think about riding from Blackball up to the start of the track - its a long (5 or 6km) climb up a steep gravel road - way too much b4 a big trail ride.
翻译:我们在小雨和高山冰雪中完成了从 Smoke-Ho 到 Punakaiki 的一日骑行。很遗憾,虽然风景很差,但这是一次真正的冒险,也是对体能和山地自行车能力的真正考验。90% 的路面都是岩石,这是个棘手的问题 - 路面非常崎岖,正是这种路面和有时的暴露使得这次骑行成为 4 级。直到到达月光小屋前半小时,爬坡似乎都没有缓和。作为一日游,我强烈建议在夏季早点出发 - 不晚于早上 8 点开始骑行 - 预计包括中途停留在内的骑行时间为 8-9 小时。月光小屋后不久就是很棒的下坡路,此后没有太多的爬坡,除了最后一座山 - 留点体力去爬 - 路很长,虽然坡度不大,但对于疲惫的双腿来说,爬坡还是很长。到达小径尽头时,我们相当疲惫。您的自行车必须处于最佳状态 - 刹车和减震器将受到严峻考验。甚至不要考虑从 Blackball 骑行到赛道的起点 - 这是一段很长的(5 或 6 公里)陡峭的碎石路 - 在长途骑行之前要爬太远了。