Tokai MTB Trails are (mostly) Open

[HowardSteele]

The  Tokai are 90 % open After the fires and then heavy rains .

Level 4 from above the boulders trailhead and level 5 remain closed but we are optimistic that these sections will be reopened in September 2025.

After the heavy  rains the Boulders trails and Fairy Gardens have quite a bit of work and remodling and the trails are running great. 

The Tokai trails are located in the Tokai Reserve and subject to SANPARK  regulations  

However all trail repairs and maintenance undertaken by the TokaiMTB Trail team is solely funded by members' annual subscriptions.private donations and trail sign sponsorship. 

We are very grateful to all the  contributions .

The Hub sponsors the Boulders trail.

 

https://tokaimtb.com/

Edited August 19, 2025 by HowardSteele
new information

[Headshot]

Our trail team has noted that people are still riding Tokai despite the widely publicized temporary closure. The closure is to afford our team the opportunity to attend to the repair of fire damaged trails.  

Trails that have just been attended to are being ridden and damaged again leading to additional repairs being required, adding to the costs incurred by TokaiMTB.

 

Please don't ride the trails until they are officially reopened in a few weeks time. 

[Meezo]

people are idiots...

here's some strava heatmaps for the last week... names of culprits are there if you a premium member

[Meezo]

note, i filtered only on MTB rides, there may be more with rides as well. There's also quite a few runners as well

[Meezo]

Comments recons people doing it and still posting on social media too

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EzZuxd8E5/

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Meezo said:

people are idiots...

here's some strava heatmaps for the last week... names of culprits are there if you a premium member

Send me the link. I’m not afraid to be that guy

[Mamil]

43 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Send me the link. I’m not afraid to be that guy

Me neither - I think it is incumbent on all of us to call this kind of nonsense out

[Stoffel76]

What selfish muppets! All they're doing is giving ammo to those who'd like to see the mountain closed to cycling because "the mtbing is causing terrible erosion" etc... 🤦‍♂️

[DieselnDust]

34 minutes ago, Stoffel76 said:

What selfish muppets! All they're doing is giving ammo to those who'd like to see the mountain closed to cycling because "the mtbing is causing terrible erosion" etc... 🤦‍♂️

you mean SANBI not "those"

 

an the horsey faces. they just want it for their horses

[Meezo]

4 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

Send me the link. I’m not afraid to be that guy

Puff Adder segment 

https://www.strava.com/segments/921432?filter=overall

https://www.strava.com/activities/14396219444#3354874364387409800

https://www.strava.com/activities/14372303426#3354037937739668526

https://www.strava.com/activities/14352351837#3353322816350937898

https://www.strava.com/activities/14396193355#3354873761809367752

[betaboy]

Sometimes chasing KOM’s is playing with fire. See what I did there < 😃

[DieselnDust]

12 minutes ago, betaboy said:

Sometimes chasing KOM’s is playing with fire. See what I did there < 😃

They're not even close to fast so it appears all they are chasing is their own shadows

[betaboy]

1 hour ago, Meezo said:

Puff Adder segment 

https://www.strava.com/segments/921432?filter=overall

https://www.strava.com/activities/14396219444#3354874364387409800

https://www.strava.com/activities/14372303426#3354037937739668526

https://www.strava.com/activities/14352351837#3353322816350937898

https://www.strava.com/activities/14396193355#3354873761809367752

…sometimes Strava is not friend.🤭Don’t you just love technology when Big Brother says.. Hoowzit! 😜

[ChrisF]

24 minutes ago, betaboy said:

…sometimes Strava is not friend.🤭Don’t you just love technology when Big Brother says.. Hoowzit! 😜

 

Best take screenshots before those are changed to Private ...

[Eddy Gordo]

flag those times

[DieselnDust]

I feel like they should get a banning from something…..like TMNP