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Ashley Forest a private forest managed by Rayonier Matariki. The North Canterbury Cycle Club has organised access by permit. In agreement with Rayonier, the Forest Permit Tag allows cycling access on their private forest roads in Ashley, Okuku and Mt Thomas forests, as well as on the club built single tracks in the Ashley forest.
The trails are mainly shingle roads, access its through locked gates. There is approx. 5 kms of unposted single tracks
The trails are mainly shingle roads, access its through locked gates. There is approx. 5 kms of unposted single tracks
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
28 trails
- E-Bike
8 trails
- Hike
14 trails
- Trail Running
14 trails
Region Details
- 10
- 4
- 13
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Apr 2, 2021Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 28
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 28
- Trails E-Bike
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 14
- Trails Trail Running
- 14
- Total Distance
- 11 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,872 ft
- Total Vertical
- 429 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 816 ft
- Reports
- 20
- Photos
- 5
- Ridden Counter
- 961
Popular Ashley Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Ashley Forest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| River Road to Barron Ave (Ashley Forest) | 5 miles | |
| Ashley Forest to Top of Mt Grey | 27 miles | |
| Ashley Forest - Seaview Loop | 14 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 2 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 2 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 8 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Photos of Ashley Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Sam's Downhill
59 |
Apr 26, 2020 @ 4:03am
Apr 26, 2020
trail: Full Weasel
51 |
Apr 26, 2020 @ 4:03am
Apr 26, 2020
trail: Full Weasel
67 |
Apr 26, 2020 @ 4:03am
Apr 26, 2020
trail: Full Weasel
61 |
Apr 26, 2020 @ 4:03am
Apr 26, 2020
trail: Sam's Downhill
65 |
Apr 26, 2020 @ 4:03am
Apr 26, 2020Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Road Link | Apr 2, 2021 @ 2:39pm Apr 2, 2021 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| NCCC Uphill | Mar 5, 2021 @ 11:54am Mar 5, 2021 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| Bypass II | Oct 2, 2020 @ 12:41pm Oct 2, 2020 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| Sam's Downhill | Oct 2, 2020 @ 12:41pm Oct 2, 2020 | Dry | Blairperston | ||
| Missing Link | Oct 2, 2020 @ 12:41pm Oct 2, 2020 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| Access Road | Oct 2, 2020 @ 12:41pm Oct 2, 2020 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| Access Road | Oct 2, 2020 @ 12:41pm Oct 2, 2020 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| Detour | Oct 2, 2020 @ 12:41pm Oct 2, 2020 | Ideal | Blairperston | ||
| The Spectacle | Sep 11, 2020 @ 3:56pm Sep 11, 2020 | Ideal | DaveT666 | ||
| Connector | Sep 11, 2020 @ 3:56pm Sep 11, 2020 | Ideal | DaveT666 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HelenBorg | ridden | trail | Stu's | Apr 9, 2021 @ 2:33pm Apr 9, 2021 |
| JuJuWrites | ridden | trail | Rally Sprint and 1 more | Apr 3, 2021 @ 12:38am Apr 3, 2021 |
 | Blairperston | add | report | Courtney Road Link | Apr 2, 2021 @ 7:10pm Apr 2, 2021 |
 | sykic | add | trail | Connector | Mar 24, 2021 @ 1:15am Mar 24, 2021 |
| sykic | update | trail | Swinging Full Compression and 1 more | Mar 24, 2021 @ 1:14am Mar 24, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | great- short and sharp | Nov 28, 2020 @ 11:05pm Nov 28, 2020 | ||
| trail | pretty overgrown - nothing to get excited... | Nov 28, 2020 @ 11:03pm Nov 28, 2020 | ||
 | report | At this stage should be called Gorse Lane Trail | Jun 12, 2020 @ 9:31pm Jun 12, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grey | 8.3 km | ||||
| Waimakariri River Regional Park | 8 | 13.9 km | |||
| McLeans Forest | 9 | 16.2 km | |||
| Bottle Lake Forest | 6 | 16.6 km | |||
| Port Hills West | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 28 | 11 miles | 2,871 ft | 5 miles | 430 ft | #1,719 | #71 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 1,072 | |
| E-Bike | 8 | 2 miles | 659 ft | 1 mile | 328 ft | #83 | 18 | 2 | 42 | |||
| Hike | 14 | 6 miles | 1,614 ft | 3 miles | 430 ft | #197 | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Trail Running | 14 | 6 miles | 1,614 ft | 3 miles | 430 ft | #185 | 18 | 2 |
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