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SaveThere is a network of bike tracks running along side the Ashburton River. The 11.5km MTB Loop on the north side that is used for club races and an annual 6 hour race. There is also a track from here all the way to the river mouth and a track on the south side of the river from the bridge to Lake Hood.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed

Access Info:
Best starting point is the Skills Park off Dobson Street West. You can also access the tracks from the ends of Melrose Road, Chalmers Ave and Trevors Road.
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- Mountain Bike
6 trails
- E-Bike
5 trails
- Hike
5 trails
- Trail Running
5 trails
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 6
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 6
- Trails E-Bike
- 5
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 5
- Trails Trail Running
- 5
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Total Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent
- 521 ft
- Total Vertical
- 392 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 454 ft
- Reports
- 60
- Photos
- 70
- Ridden Counter
- 440
Popular Ashburton Mountain Biking Trails
Ashburton Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Town - Lake Hood - Town | 13 miles |
Photos of Ashburton Mountain Bike
trail: Lake Hood Trail
4 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:53am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Lake Hood Trail
4 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:53am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Lake Hood Trail
4 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:53am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Lake Hood Trail
3 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:53am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Lake Hood Trail
3 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:53am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Lake Hood Trail
2 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:52am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Lake Hood Trail
2 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:52am
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Ashburton MTB Loop
215 |
May 6, 2017 @ 12:57am
May 6, 2017Videos of Ashburton Mountain Bike

trail: Ashburton MTB Loop
64 |
Aug 22, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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River Walkway Skills Park Link | Apr 19, 2022 @ 10:55pm Apr 19, 2022 | Ideal | CJ007 | ||
Lake Hood Trail | Mar 26, 2022 @ 1:56pm Mar 26, 2022 | Ideal | Derick-Selman | ||
Lake Hood Walkway/Cycleway | Mar 26, 2022 @ 1:56pm Mar 26, 2022 | Ideal | Derick-Selman | ||
River Walkway | Jan 17, 2022 @ 1:23pm Jan 17, 2022 | Variable | Mr-Haven MVMBC | ||
Ashburton/Hakatere River Trail | Jan 17, 2022 @ 1:23pm Jan 17, 2022 | Variable | Mr-Haven MVMBC | ||
South Bank Trail | Jan 17, 2022 @ 1:23pm Jan 17, 2022 | Dry | Mr-Haven MVMBC | ||
Boards n Bolders | Jul 4, 2020 @ 3:23pm Jul 4, 2020 | Ideal | bryanmmch |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Wazza1 | ridden | trail | Ashburton MTB Loop | Mar 16, 2023 @ 11:20am Mar 16, 2023 |
![]() | Paultheone | ridden | trail | Ashburton/Hakatere River Trail and 1 more | Mar 2, 2023 @ 9:56am Mar 2, 2023 |
![]() | camerasam | ridden | trail | Lake Hood Trail and 1 more | Jan 2, 2023 @ 10:27pm Jan 2, 2023 |
![]() | mattybat | ridden | trail | Lake Hood Trail and 1 more | Dec 21, 2022 @ 7:28pm Dec 21, 2022 |
![]() | Earthsurfer | ridden | trail | Ashburton/Hakatere River Trail and 1 more | Dec 13, 2022 @ 10:11am Dec 13, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | I second see ccrawford11; this track... | Nov 22, 2020 @ 2:22pm Nov 22, 2020 | ||
![]() | skillpark | I can't believe nobody has commented on this... | Jul 14, 2020 @ 6:04pm Jul 14, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | This trail is great for the terrain they... | Jul 14, 2020 @ 5:58pm Jul 14, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mt Hutt Bike Park | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 26.1 km |
Orari | 4 | 26.2 km | |||
McHugh's Forest | 1 | 34.7 km |
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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ACL Skills Park | skill park | Ashburton |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 6 | 25 miles | 522 ft | 5 miles | 394 ft | #3,825 | #115 | 70 | 60 | 1 | 1,506 | |
E-Bike | 5 | 19 miles | 420 ft | 4 miles | 394 ft | #1,450 | #61 | 56 | 64 | |||
Horse | 1 | 5 miles | 75 ft | 1 mile | 141 ft | 35 | ||||||
Hike | 5 | 24 miles | 522 ft | 5 miles | 394 ft | #4,250 | #115 | 53 | 1 | |||
Trail Running | 5 | 24 miles | 522 ft | 5 miles | 394 ft | #4,264 | #116 | 53 | 17 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 5 miles | 75 ft | 1 mile | 141 ft | 33 |
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