Skippers Canyon Mountain Biking Queenstown New Zealand

For more information & to book: http://www.everythingnewzealand.com/category/horse-riding-and-mountain-biking/mountain-biking-vertigo.queenstown/ Skippers Canyon Guided Ride Vertigo has the exclusive rights to guide you down the famous and historic Skippers Canyon, an area so rich in gold mining history you can smell the gold that is still in the hills! One of the most breathtakingly beautiful areas in New Zealand, this is a great way to experience the majestic surroundings of the once bustling gold mining area whilst taking in an awesome mountain bike experience. Let Vertigo do the hard part and drive you from town to the top of Skippers Saddle where you can take in the spectacular scenery looking over the Harris and Richardson Mountains. From here it is on yer bike and we let gravity take over! The great thing about this trip is that there are two choices of track depending on your mountain biking experience and we do two runs in the Canyon, so you can mix it up if you want. For less experienced riders you can ride down the Skippers Canyon Road which winds its way down the canyon with never ending spectacular views and photo opportunities. For those of you with a bit of riding experience we have the Skippers Pack Track trail to tackle, which is renowned as one of New Zealand's best mountain bike rides. This trail is 100% singletrack and was the original pack trail the gold miners built to get in and out of the canyon (thanks old timers!). They sure knew how to build mountain bike trails back then! The pack trail is a real gem, cut into the valley side, it flows like water, winding down for 5km with rocks, ruts and stream crossings to tackle (and the odd cow pat as it is still part of a working farm station).