The rain was a challenge and the track was not in great shape. Suspect that Doc will fix it up when the sun shines. However, it was a great adventure and the timber trail lodge is fantastic. Two of the low gears on one of the hire bikes weren't working. Battery charger not there on arrival. So, room for improvement !!!

The staff were welcoming, professional and the vans were comfortable and built for the terrain. our drivers Rob and Lambert gave us some great insights on local culture politics and stories. We felt safe and cared for and their humour was the icing on the cake. Would thoroughly recommend their services

Great outfit, lovely people and everything went totally smoothly, making our bike ride easy as. I’d definitely use them again.

Fantastic service and a great experience. I hired a Trek Roscoe (hard tail) and found it was not the best choice for this trail. The large and heavy wheel and tire combination made it sluggish in the turns and slow to accelerate. They also reduced the effectiveness of the brakes. Considering the long climbs and that this trail is advertised as accessible to most people, I highly recommend the e-bike option as this seemed to me to be a better bike for the trail. The only feedback I would give to the place is to provide some proper changing and shower facilities at the end of the trail as getting off your bike covered in mud and having nowhere to clean up before getting in the car is not a good end to a great trip.

From planning and booking to execution the Timber Trail Shuttle & Bike Hire team were first class. Shame they couldn't arrange better weather however we won't hold that against them. Good gear, good team, well done.

Amazing experience- helped by the perfect sunny days! Very challenging for us older seniors but definitely worth it! Really appreciated the local knowledge shared by Matua Rob.

Timber trail staff had everything covered- transport, bikes, awesome food and all with a smile 🙂 They packed us lunch for day2 biking too, which was very nice. The lodge is very cozy and beautiful. I will recommend them to friends anytime👍

These guys were amazing! Great to get the local knowledge from Rob and Dave on both shuttle rides. Their communication prior to the trip was great. We had our own bikes and they took great care transferring them. I was amazed at their big selection of hire bikes.

We didn't need to take the shuttle as we got a ride to starting point . We hired two bikes...brand new but must say the seats were terrible...needed gel seats. But did get informed they had run out as new seats didn't arrive so a day out. Also I have small hands and found the brakes where a stretch. Bikes needed to be personal fitted for you. Otherwise fantastic

Excellent day’s biking - Vaughan took my sister and I up to the Lodge where we started biking. I hired a Trek Roscoe mountain bike which was great for the job. Vaughan was personable and informative on the shuttle ride to the start. Recommended!

Could not fault a single thing! Amazing service/s Ride was really enjoyable definitely recommend hiring E bikes glad we did

Excellent service, could not fault the whole thing. The bikes were fantastic and the trail quite bumpy in parts, bit of a work out on the wrists and shoulders. It's not like otago trail all lovely and even, definitely want to have had some time in the saddle experiencing mountain biking if you are in the older age group I reckon. The first part is thru the forest and has tree roots in the trail and a bit muddy on occasion. Definitely electric bikes make it easy to get up to the top (15km uphill to start) Day 2 quiet a lot of downhill over more rugged track in parts. Overall a superb ride and service by all we encountered. Amazing and highly recommend

Timber Trail shuttles and Bike Hire were great, easy to deal with, very accommodating with a great relaxed kiwi manner. I would recommend for those who do not do much riding that they hire an e bike to enjoy the 2 day ride as the trails are more taxing than riding in a park.

I'm a hiker, and this was my first experience doing a bike trail. Excellent weather both days ! From start to finish the communication was brilliant ! MIKE gave a fantastic commentary as he took our bikes to the start. ROB was so friendly and more than willing to take photos at the start line and on return VAUGHN was very kind and helpful collecting my bike and carrying my bags off the bus. As for everything in between?? Grab a bike, pay the money and give this fantastic, adrenalin driven ride a go. It covers all sorts of turain, all kinds of history, and bush line. You are challenged if you are fearful but in the end ??? YOU DID IT !!! and you'll be pleased you did ! WHAT A MAGIFICANT PART OF BEAUTIFUL NZ. THIS bike adventure and its staff were fantastic !!! Highly recommended !!! ***** 5 stars ***** YOUR TURN NOW 😉

Excellent service, well organised track transport with informative commentary from driver about local history, geology, etc.