BIKE WĀNAKALISMORE BIKEPARKPROPOSAL

10/11/22

Prepared by :Russ PaverLismore Park
Lismore Park is a QLDC reserve in central Wānaka hosting a large frisbee golf area and asmall bikepark located in the NE corner of the reserve. Over the years due to lack ofdirection, funding and maintenance the bikepark has become tired, an eyesore and awasted area for the Wānaka community.
Local BMX'ers had taken over building & maintenance in the area, but have all recently
left town leaving no-one to maintain the park and creating a free-for-all within building
and upkeep of the park. Due to the nature of the jumps, the poor condition of the areaand lack of progression for less capable riders this area sees little to no use from theWānaka community and we believe the area to be a hugely wasted asset to the town.
Bike Wānaka are proposing to rejuvenate this urban bikepark into a community hub thatis accessible to all walks of life within the Wānaka community, using biking as a medium
to bring people together, promote active liftstyles and exercise in nature. The core
principle behind our proposal is to create an area for all of Wānaka to enjoy from children
to grandparents, beginners to experts and for anyone with access to two-wheels, be it abalance bike, a rusty old BMX or a mountain bike.
We want to create a place where all people of Wānaka can progress their bike skills in afun, safe and progressive enviroment.

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Lismore Bike Park
Currently

The area is overgrown, unmaintained andhas become a local spot for loitering,underage drinking, and we have beencalled out to numerous fires.
The riding photo (above) is from the "Mainline" which is unapproachable for 99% ofbikes in the country. TAs a central bikepark in the middle of abiking-mad town, this place should bebusy every night, but is in fact he bikepark
is currently a ghost town.
Obviously this is not an attractive
environment for the people of Wanaka towork on their bike skills.
Because of all of this,if we do not act now
and re-develop the bikepark, Wanaka
risks losing this area for good.

Existing Issues

Wanaka Pain Points

Currently mountain biking lacks accessibility to the youth of Wānaka, the Sticky forest area is our only
central MTB facility and it's days are very numbered due to proposed development plans. Once thiscommunity asset is gone then the Wānaka community will be left with a small amount of biking options.
UNDER 5'S
Parents do not want to take their children to our existing MTB areas as the trails are not suitable for young
kids due to the number of natural hazards. Lismore is currently an uninviting area due to it's unkept
appearance and nowhere for parents to supervise.
LEARNING TO RIDEYouths are not interested in pedalling their bikes around XC trails and would prefer somewhere to basethemselves, learn new skills and hang out with their friends, just look how busy the skatepark is bycomparison to Deans bank. It is hard to self teach or coach without obvious progression from one trail tothe next, this creates a lot of unnecessary accidents.
PASSIONATE MTB'ERS
Sticky forest and Kirimoko provide a great area to ride MTB trails and are hugely popular with local bikers.
However these trails are more focussed around enduro riding and are lacking anywhere to progress yourjumping skills in a controlled environment. Currently people have to travel to other towns to work on theseskills, therefore creating a safe progressive enviroment in Lismore will reduce the number of unnecessary
accidents, save people from driving to other towns and draw people to Wānaka area.
The proposed improvements to Lismore bikepark would fix these issues for Wānaka community, create a
hub for biking in the area and a serious asset to the town for decades to come. A central bike park wherepeople from all ages & ability levels can sharpen their skills, meet fellow riders and get outdoors in a safe,
fun and progressive environment, the benefits of this area will be seen for generations to come.

A Community Hub

Lismore User Groups

The proposed Lismore bikepark will be an area for everyone. Biking is wildly popular in
Wanaka and all over the country with the vast majority of households owning a bike and every
age range now interested, from under 5's on balance bikes looking to take on the nextchallenge to over 50's wanting to work on their e-bike trail skills, plus parents and coaches. We
want to provide a community hub for every user.
UNDER 5 - Learning to ride balance bikes and pedal bikes, accompanied by parents.
Tracks - Sealed balance bike track progressing to pump track. Scooters and balance bikes.
Needs - Short Loops not long trails, shade, safety, toilets, parents to watch, water.
LEARNING TO BIKE - Learning to ride mountain bikes, self taught and coached. Aged from 5+and people in mountain bike clubs such as WORD, WOW etc.
Tracks - Pump track, Skills area, Bike Park, Rock & Rolla trail, Freestyle Area
Needs - Safe and obvious progression to work on core skills, such as berms, small jumps, drops.
Somewhere for coaches, parents to watch. Water, Toilets.
PASSIONATE MOUNTAIN BIKERS 10 to 60+ years old, lives and breathes MTB, often has to driveto Queenstown, Cardrona or Glendu to get their fix.
Tracks - Bikepark, Freestyle Area, Skills Area, Rock n Rolla trail.
Needs - A safe and progressive area to improve their skills which they can then take out on thetrails in the mountains. A hub for the mountain bike community, somewhere that they canenjoy riding with their children/partners who may not be as skilled.

Proposal
Bike Wānaka plans to rejuvenate Lismore bike park area and turn it into a vital asset
for the town, aimed towards bikers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. The
bikepark will provide trails progressing from family Grade 1 trails featuring bermedturns and rollers, all the way to a grade 6 jump trail boasting 15ft+ gap jumps. Alongside
the trails, a freestyle area with a mulch jump and an airbag will provide a safe way for
riders to learn tricks, plus an asphalted pump track would provide somewhere foryounger riders to learn aswell as encouraging scooters & skateboards to the area. To
achieve a World class facility we have to clear a lot of the area and start from scratch.
We would work with any invested parties that currently use a facility to find a solution
for the design of the new park that provides for the whole Wānaka community.
We plan to do the build once and do it properly the first time, using World class trailbuilders and installing a sprinkler system to reduce re-build and maintenance costs
down the line. Future maintenance costs have been budgeted for by Bike Wānaka at~$5K per year, plus volunteer dig days.

Proposal

Draft proposal, subject to change.

Freestyle/Skills
area

Bike ParkPump Tracks

Seating/BBQ
Toilets/Bins

Rock'n'Rolla Trail

Pink Line - Current XL dirt jumps.
Red Line - Grade 6 jump line. 15ft+ gap jumps, wooden drops & features
Orange Line - Grade 5 jump line. 5 - 15ft gap jumps, medium sized drops.
Dark Blue Line - Grade 4 jump line. 10 - 15ft tabletop jumps, all rollable.
Light Blue line - Grade 3 jump line. 5 - 10ft tabletop jump line, all rollable.
Green line - Berm line, rollers and >5ft tabletop jumps, all rollable.
Purple areas - Freestyle area of wooden ramps, mulch jump, airbag and drops.
Yellow area - Pump track
Beige Area - Seating, BBQ, Toilets & Bins
Grey Line - Rock N Rolla Track rebuild and extended. White line - Push up track.

Proposal
STAGE 1
Build central bike park progessive jump trails from Green line to Grade 6 Jump line. Build
freestyle area with dirt, mulch & airbag jumps. Install sprinkler system.
COST - Quoted at $100K.

STAGE 2Asphalt pump track and learn to ride track.
COST - Estimated $100K.

STAGE 3
Improve and extend "Rock'n'Rolla" trail, improve climbing trail create XC loop.
COST - Estimated $50K.

STAGE 4To be fulfilled by Council. Create seating and BBQ area, toilets and water facilities, plantnative trees around area.
COST - Estimated $200K.

MAINTENANCE

On going maitenance of the bikepark will be overseen by Bike Wanaka, the funds will beraised through our yearly membership fees and events
COST - Estimated $5K per year.

We have full support from the council , high school and local community.
We have successfully raised $100,000 from Bike Wanaka, QLDC Council,
Lion Foundation and Otago Community trust to make this project a reality.

Wynyard Bike ParkReference

You don't have to look far to see what a positive impact
a World class facility like the proposed bikepark canhave on a town, just check out our neighbours over thehill. Wynyard Bike Park or "Mini Dream" in Queenstown,
has proven to be an amazing asset to the community
and wildly popular for both first time mountain bikers
looking to work on their skills, all the way through toWorld Cup MTB racers. The development of talented
young Queenstown mountain bikers has been huge
and these riders will be showing these skills on theWorld stage in years to come. This is largely down tothese style of progressive facilities, of which the youth of
Wanaka are seriously lacking.
This facility was funded by the Queenstown Mountain
Bike Club, through memberships, fund raising eventsand support from the council, the cost to build thisfacility was ~$95,000 and it was built to a high standard
by Elevate Trails. Above you can see small rollable
features on the left hand side, progressing to larger gap
jumps and wooden features on the right.

Bike Wanaka is a registered non-for-profit and more
information on our history of reliably delivering projects
can be found here. This project has backing from
Queenstown Lakes District Council, Mount Aspiring Collegeand the Wānaka community. We have successfully raised$100,000 seed fund to back this project and plan to getunderway in January 2023.
We are looking for support to help turn this concept into areality that will be enjoyed by generations of Wānaka tocome. Support can come in many forms such as donations
from trusts, companies and individuals. Donations ofservices, material, volunteers and much more. Every ounceof support is appreciated, so please get in touch if you
would like to help improve the lives of all generations ofthe Wānaka community.
Thanks for your time.
Bike Wānaka

Contact
Russ Paver - Trail development:
paverruss@gmail.com
0221725938

Get out and ride your bike.

www.bikewanaka.org.nz