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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Region Details
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails
- 300
- Total Distance
- 453 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 182 miles
- Total Descent
- 103,098 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,857 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,853 ft
- Reports
- 1,503
- Photos
- 1,357
- Ridden Counter
- 17,959
Sub Regions
- Ashburton (6)
- Ashburton River (6)
- Castle Hill (7)
- Craigieburn Trails (20)
- Christchurch (148)
- Ashley Forest (0)
- Bottle Lake Forest (3)
- Christchurch Adventure Park (33)
- Haven Mountain Bike Park (33)
- Kennedy's Bush (14)
- Living Springs (5)
- McLeans Forest (3)
- Port Hills East (12)
- Port Hills West (14)
- Victoria Park (29)
- Hanmer Springs (30)
- Hanmer Forest Park (26)
- Lyttelton (11)
- Urumau Reserve (11)
- Methven (35)
- Mt Hutt Bike Park (34)
- Rangiora (5)
- Ashley Forest (0)
- Tekapo (3)
- Timaru (20)
- Centennial Park (17)
- Waipara (1)
- Mount Grey (1)
- Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail (0)
- Orari (5)
- Raincliff bike park (11)
Popular Canterbury Mountain Bike Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Canterbury Mountain Bike
trail: Fenceline
83 | Fenceline, Christchurch
Oct 22, 2017 @ 6:39pm
Oct 22, 2017
trail: River Trail Loop
25 | River Trail Loop, Ashburton
May 6, 2017 @ 12:57am
May 6, 2017
trail: River Trail Loop
50 | River Trail Loop, Ashburton
May 6, 2017 @ 12:49am
May 6, 2017
trail: Greenwood Park Track
44 | Greenwood Park Track
Apr 15, 2017 @ 4:47am
Apr 15, 2017Videos of Canterbury Mountain Bike
trail: Airtearoa (Upper Half)
2:51 |
32 |
Aug 15, 2018
trail: Bowenvale Downhill Track
1:27 |
237 |
May 31, 2018
trail: Shredzilla
2:44 |
86 |
May 13, 2018
trail: Airtearoa (Upper Half)
0:59 |
703 |
Apr 14, 2018
Canterbury Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Enduro Loop | 9 miles | |
| Big Foot Detox Route | 5 miles | |
| Cross Country Loop | 6 miles | |
| Luge Loop | 5 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Great ride, challenging downhill tree root... | Aug 11, 2018 @ 8:23pm Aug 11, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Really awesome flowy trail, one of the favs at CAP | Jun 23, 2018 @ 12:15am Jun 23, 2018 | ||
| report | Pothole fixed now, and puddles drained ready... | May 4, 2018 @ 5:26pm May 4, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Probably one of the best tracks at the park! | Apr 29, 2018 @ 11:06pm Apr 29, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Absolutely great trail!! Well done Kiwis :) | Apr 22, 2018 @ 1:34pm Apr 22, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanewoodfield | add | ridelog | Sep 24, 2018 ride log | Sep 24, 2018 @ 1:10am 10 hours |
| ColTrain1995 | ridden | trail | Gums and 5 more | Sep 23, 2018 @ 11:37pm 11 hours |
 | stewrat | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log | Sep 23, 2018 @ 10:45pm 12 hours |
| Chrischch | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log | Sep 23, 2018 @ 10:25pm 13 hours |
| callumgreen1 | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log | Sep 23, 2018 @ 9:50pm 13 hours |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Adventure Park | bike park | Christchurch | |
| Castle Hill Village pump track | skill park | Castle Hill | |
| Lake Hood Pump Track | skill park | Ashburton | |
| Methven BMX Track | skill park | Methven | |
| North Canterbury BMX track | skill park | Rangiora |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Gravity Canterbury
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