Northern River Rail Trail for cycling sabotaged with spikes and nails trends now
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Numerous cyclists using a new $15million purpose-built walking and bike path are finding nails and tacks strewn about in what they suspect is deliberate sabotage.
The scenic Northern River Rail Trail opened on March 1 and runs 24km along an old railway line from Crabbes Creek in northern NSW to Murwillumbah.
State and Federal governments both chipped in to fund the project which Tweed Council said drew more than 8,000 users in it's first two weeks providing a windfall for businesses along the corridor.
'We did it today and came across three people with punctures,' rider Colin Smith wrote to social media.
'My advice would be to ride with a puncture kit or spare tube. If someone is doing this then they haven't won.'
Rider are finding nails and tacks on a newly completed $15million bike trail
The trail is built on unused rail tracks in the Tweed Shire in northern NSW
Several cyclists have complained of punctured tyres
'I always ride with a spare