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    THAT A TRAIL ROCKS

    May 20, 2021 2 minutes
    BY DAVE MITCHELL 

    THE ROARING LION Trail is a 27km hand-built high country mountain biking and walking track that wends its way around the spectacular snowgrass and spaniardcovered ridges at the southern end of the Hector Mountains.

    As a privately built and maintained trail on Blackmore Station, there is an access fee of $20/person and an option to book the trail huts for a

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