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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
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Forrester Park tracks provides a beginner grade circuit for all skill bases. Spooky Forest has some steeply cornered berms that need practice. There are some small jumps and drops, all of which you can roll over or avoid. Those whom want to can have a play on the BMX course as well.
Bethunes Gully tracks are designed as a Nationals Expert grade XC course and are not considered beginner tracks. They are technical, steep and have some tricky obstacles. When ridden at race pace they are very challenging. When riding up Mt. Cargill Walking Track, don't climb up any further than the skid track, from here is strictly a walking track.
There are two main track sections in Bethune’s Gully – an older track (the Haggis Hunter) on the true right hand side of Lindsay Creek. And a newer set of tracks (Nationals XC, In and Out and GLC) on the true left hand side. These refer to the tracks in relation to where they are as you face downstream, looking back at the car park at Bethune’s Gully picnic area.
Bethunes Gully tracks are designed as a Nationals Expert grade XC course and are not considered beginner tracks. They are technical, steep and have some tricky obstacles. When ridden at race pace they are very challenging. When riding up Mt. Cargill Walking Track, don't climb up any further than the skid track, from here is strictly a walking track.
There are two main track sections in Bethune’s Gully – an older track (the Haggis Hunter) on the true right hand side of Lindsay Creek. And a newer set of tracks (Nationals XC, In and Out and GLC) on the true left hand side. These refer to the tracks in relation to where they are as you face downstream, looking back at the car park at Bethune’s Gully picnic area.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
google parking directions Access Info:
From the OCTAGON (6km, 10min). Head north along George St all the way to the Gardens Shopping Area. Drive down North Rd to just before the Normandy Tavern (where the road starts climbing) then veer left onto Norwood St. Carry on up this narrow road until you get to Bethunes/Gully Forrester Park (BMX Track). If you turn left, this leads you to Bethunes Gully on Cluny Rd. If you follow the road right (past the BMX track), you get to Forrester Park.
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Caution as of Oct 13, 2020
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- Trails (view details)
- 18
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 18
- Trails E-Bike
- 18
- Trails Hike
- 16
- Trails Trail Running
- 16
- Total Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,781 ft
- Total Vertical
- 381 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 685 ft
- Reports
- 112
- Photos
- 42
- Ridden Counter
- 1,522
Popular Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MTBNZ Rnd 4 Dunedin XC Course - Elite | 4 miles | |
| 2016 Proposed MTBNZ Cup XC Course race | 5 miles | |
| Dunedin Enduro Series Round 2 2017 - Mount Cargill race | 12 miles | |
| 4 mile Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 5 mile Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
| 16 mile Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 16 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park Mountain Bike
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trail: Personal Space
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trail: Personal Space
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Dec 16, 2018 @ 12:01am
Dec 16, 2018Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLC | Oct 1, 2020 @ 6:11pm Oct 1, 2020 | Variable | tristanclaridge | ||
| Spooky Forest | Oct 1, 2020 @ 6:11pm Oct 1, 2020 | Ideal | tristanclaridge | ||
| Spooky Forest Connector | Oct 1, 2020 @ 6:11pm Oct 1, 2020 | Variable | tristanclaridge | ||
| Forrester Loop | Oct 1, 2020 @ 6:11pm Oct 1, 2020 | Ideal | tristanclaridge | ||
| Nats Track | Sep 20, 2020 @ 9:08pm Sep 20, 2020 | Ideal | tristanclaridge | ||
| Bethunes Jump Line | Sep 20, 2020 @ 9:08pm Sep 20, 2020 | Variable | tristanclaridge | ||
| Personal Space | Sep 20, 2020 @ 1:22am Sep 20, 2020 | Dry | Lighspeed1 | ||
| K9 | Aug 29, 2020 @ 11:54pm Aug 29, 2020 | Variable | Kristybooth | ||
| In and Out | Jul 16, 2020 @ 6:42pm Jul 16, 2020 | Prevalent Mud | Jamie9360 | ||
| Skid Track / Road | Sep 13, 2018 @ 2:29am Sep 13, 2018 | Prevalent Mud | kanefleury MBO |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alecmills1 | ridden | trail | Nats Track | Oct 25, 2020 @ 5:29pm Oct 25, 2020 |
 | MikeW67 | vote | trail | Bethunes Jump Line | Oct 24, 2020 @ 4:51pm Oct 24, 2020 |
| Foussa | ridden | trail | In and Out and 7 more | Oct 4, 2020 @ 7:54pm Oct 4, 2020 |
| Hanieldobson | ridden | trail | Vertderferk | Oct 4, 2020 @ 3:48pm Oct 4, 2020 |
| timothyquin | comment | trail | Bethunes Jump Line and 1 more | Oct 2, 2020 @ 10:54pm Oct 2, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Yeah this one really shouldn't be rated as a... | Oct 2, 2020 @ 10:57pm Oct 2, 2020 | ||
| trail | Three nice smallish gap jumps at the... | Oct 2, 2020 @ 10:54pm Oct 2, 2020 | ||
 | report | This was actually on 6th Oct (for some reason... | Oct 14, 2019 @ 1:23am Oct 14, 2019 | ||
| report | This was actually on 6th Oct (for some reason... | Oct 14, 2019 @ 1:22am Oct 14, 2019 | ||
| report | Tree removed, 22 June | Jun 22, 2019 @ 9:38pm Jun 22, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Hill | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1.8 km |
| Leith Valley | 1 | 1 | 2.9 km | ||
| Redwoods/Wakari Creek | 8 | 6 | 3.2 km | ||
| West Harbour | 2 | 4.4 km | |||
| Jubilee Park | 3 | 4.5 km |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin BMX Track | skill park | Dunedin |
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