Involution Track on the Barnicoat
Involution is a Grade 4 Advanced trail. It is not a downhill only trail so please expect two way traffic.
Ride up Marsden Road to just before the quarry gate. Cross the small bridge and gate on your right and follow the gravel road for 80m to a fork. If riding up Involution veer left at the fork. If you want to experience the track downhill by riding the Involution Loop turn right at the fork and ride up the Barnicoat Road.
Going up: Reasonably fit riders will enjoy this challenge! After about 10 minutes of steady climbing up the old water weir access track, the entrance to Involution heads off to the left into the bush. The track climbs steadily through a series of switchbacks, then heads to the right across some long traverses, crossing two beautiful small creeks. Then some more steady climbing through more switchbacks to a gently sloping beech forest plateau to meet the Jenkins Hill 4WD track. It takes between 60 and 90 minutes to ride up.
Going down: Barnicoat Road climbs through a steady gradient all the way to the Jenkins Hill 4WD track. Follow Barnicoat Road up to an old logging skidsite and take a breather while you enjoy the stunning views across Tasman Bay. Directional signage indicating the Involution Loop is placed at key intersections along the way, with the first turn off the Barnicoat Road to your left just past the hang glider launch site. From this intersection, a gentle traverse takes you to the Barnicoat Walkway, where you turn right and head up a steeper pinch, over the stile and onto the Jenkins Hill 4WD track. Head left towards Jenkins Hill for about 1km, with the entrance to Involution signposted on your left after riding into the beech forest. It takes between 60 and 90 minutes to ride up this way as well, and about 20 to 30 minutes to ride down Involution.
