Pōhatu (Lower Section) aka North Face Extension Mountain Bike Trail

Pōhatu - Te Reo for rocky or stony, due to the massive amount of rock work that went into creating the trail, including armouring the surface, edging the track, creating drops and rock garden features.This volunteer, hand built singletrack is the last section of the Pōhatu trail ending at Snake Charmer and creating a full Grade 4 descent from the summit to the carpark by continuing into Starfish . It was built by Mākara Peak Supporters and volunteers during 2020, beginning before the first COVID-19 lockdown.It's starts off in a similar style as Starfish, with some small drops, catch berms and a bit of enduro-flow. After exiting the native bush onto an exposed ridge, things start getting steeper, the drops bigger and the fun factor ramps up. An enormous amount of rock was sourced from the surrounding hillside and used to armour the track, build the berms, edge the track, and create a series of rock garden features in the final 100m of track.