Location: Squirrel Lake woodland reserve, Hanmer Forest
Website : https://stjamesmountainsports.co.nz/races/mountain-forest-ultra/hanmer-halloween-howler/
Bringing 12hr mtb racing back to Hanmer Springs and 24hr to the South Island – The Hanmer Halloween Howler is a 12 hr or 24hr endurance race set on a 12.5km loop in the awesome Hanmer forest single track network.
And being Halloween, please dress appropriately……
Awesome course, majority single track with short forest road sections, plenty of passing opportunities.
Elevation gain/loss approximately +/- 220m per lap.
The theme is Halloween so dress up…..
The race format is to do as many laps as possible of the 12.5km loop in either 12hrs or 24hrs
The race is open to solo riders, school teams (4 riders) and teams of 2-5 riders.