Indonesia is a country with the mix of land and mountain spread from the west until east. The potency of the nature offers the area for the people to make an activity, sport or another activity. With the mountain range in any place in Indonesia, this country has a potential stage to build the great MTB athlete, especially in Downhill or Freeride. But don't forget about Tour de Singkarak which has been global event every year; this is a road bike race inspired from the phenomenal Tour de Franc. For downhill racers, there are many choices where you are in Indonesia to try the different track in Europe or US.
One of them is the Waonk Bike Park, which is located at little town Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This is area with the mix of flat land and mountain range, sometimes they have very extreme down way. One day there was an incident where a racer fell from the top and he kept roll without can't be stopped, and the result he got a coma for a while. That's very extreme. Waonk Bike Park is special for downhill bike, and motortrail is forbidden to enter the track. The combination of hard rocks and trees with the dry surface of land will offers the different experience for you who wants to try this track. If rain comes, this track will be wet, and you have to control your bike perfectly if you don't want to fall because the big rocks are waiting for you.
Waonk Bike Park is easy to access, it is located on the west side from the center of Yogyakarta, about an hour to reach this place. You will be welcomed by local people, kids or adults, to see you conquer this track. The weakness of this track is the track is short, if you are an expert maybe you just need short time to finish. But for the rookie, this is a great place to improve your riding skill before you go pro. These are some screenshot from Waonk Bike Park, the Indonesian Downhill Track, taken from Waonk Bike Park Facebook Fanpage.
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