JustMTB Go Overnight In The Wild In Backcountry NZ

The innovative team at Just MTB have designed a fantastic new tour to drag us away from the monotony of everyday life and to truly get away for those brave enough to try it. Nestled deep in the New Zealand backcountry, stand a number of basic but well equipped huts. Historically these were built for hunters staying in the bush overnight, but with increasing amounts of land becoming protected and more controls placed on hunting certain animals at certain times, these huts have been left empty, looking for a new type of user. Providing everything needed to survive, shelter, somewhere to sleep, a fire and water, the huts have become a perfect place for mountain bikers and walkers to use as resting points. View our list of mountain bike tours here.

Located out in the sparse backcountry, there is very little if no connection to the outside world, bar the path winding to and from the hut. No cell phone signal, no 4G, no emails, no Facebook. It is a serene feeling, and one of the few times we can totally switch off, drop all responsibilities and feel like a kid again. Life takes a different speed out in the backcountry and very different priorities, swimming in rivers to clean ourselves, building fires and sitting chatting face to face with friends under the big sky.

Due to the huts’ unique locations in the dense forests and high on alpine mountains, access is via singletrack or helicopter. Old paths often cut in by deer hunters and gold prospectors to access remote land blocks now provide some of the most epic singletrack leading right to the huts. Long ribbons of perfect trail flow like a river, through ancient forest and over scenic mountainsides delivering some of the most perfect sections of trail ever ridden. The sparse locations and amazing surroundings merely magnify the experience making it more memorable

Riders carry everything they need on their backs and can forage for firewood, access water from taps in the huts meaning they can travel light, adding not much more than a pack lite sleeping bag, merino thermals and food into their normal daypack. With packs on, riding into the wild to sleep feels like a proper adventure, where lifelong memories are made, so for more information on this amazing experience, please visit the website at http://www.justmtb.co.nz .

The innovative team at Just MTB have designed a fantastic new tour to drag us away from the monotony of everyday life and to truly get away for those brave enough to try it. Nestled deep in the New Zealand backcountry, stand a number of basic but well equipped huts. Historically these were built for hunters staying in the bush overnight, but with increasing amounts of land becoming protected and more controls placed on hunting certain animals at certain times, these huts have been left empty, looking for a new type of user. Providing everything needed to survive, shelter, somewhere to sleep, a fire and water, the huts have become a perfect place for mountain bikers and walkers to use as resting points.

Located out in the sparse backcountry, there is very little if no connection to the outside world, bar the path winding to and from the hut. No cell phone signal, no 4G, no emails, no Facebook. It is a serene feeling, and one of the few times we can totally switch off, drop all responsibilities and feel like a kid again. Life takes a different speed out in the backcountry and very different priorities, swimming in rivers to clean ourselves, building fires and sitting chatting face to face with friends under the big sky.

Due to the huts’ unique locations in the dense forests and high on alpine mountains, access is via singletrack or helicopter. Old paths often cut in by deer hunters and gold prospectors to access remote land blocks now provide some of the most epic singletrack leading right to the huts. Long ribbons of perfect trail flow like a river, through ancient forest and over scenic mountainsides delivering some of the most perfect sections of trail ever ridden. The sparse locations and amazing surroundings merely magnify the experience making it more memorable

Riders carry everything they need on their backs and can forage for firewood, access water from taps in the huts meaning they can travel light, adding not much more than a pack lite sleeping bag, merino thermals and food into their normal daypack. With packs on, riding into the wild to sleep feels like a proper adventure, where lifelong memories are made, so for more information on this amazing experience, please visit the website at http://www.justmtb.co.nz