The Sash and Door Loop is a 20km intermediate ride that is about half on singletrack. The rest is on gravel roads or four wheel drive tracks. The best section is on the bed of an old bush tramway that was used by the Marton Sash and Door Company to transport logs out of the forest. The forest is now regenerating and that part of the trail is flat and has a very pleasant back-country feel.
The loop is very well signed but you do have to keep an eye out for the signs. The first one shows you where to turn off the track beside the railway line. It's about 2.2km south of the cafe. You won't lose the track as it continues south for a while, then crosses a bridge and climbs steeply (you'll probably have to push) for perhaps 150 metres up to the old tramway. From there you follow an easy trail through native forest. As you come to a road you'll see a map board. Keep following the signs...
Along the way, you'll ride briefly through a pine forest where you'll cross several mountain biking tracks in the area know as "The Pines". You'll ride along the main road for a short time and eventually you follow the railway line back to where you started.
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