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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Dry
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Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Popular Trail Networks
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
688 trails
- E-Bike
328 trails
- Hike
502 trails
- Trail Running
502 trails
Region Details
- 127
- 38
- 149
- 186
- 45
- 61
- 33
- 2
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 826
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 688
- Trails E-Bike
- 328
- Trails Hike
- 502
- Trails Trail Running
- 502
- Trails Horse
- 12
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 5
- Trails Snowmobile
- 8
- Trails Snowshoe
- 13
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 91
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 21
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 10
- Total Distance
- 1,098 mile
- Total Descent
- 226,759 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,787 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,789 ft
- Reports
- 6,318
- Photos
- 5,103
- Ridden Counter
- 125,450
Sub Regions
- Akaroa (22)
- Akatrax MTB Club (21)
- Ashburton (9)
- Ashburton (6)
- Ashburton Lakes (3)
- Castle Hill (5)
- Christchurch (336)
- Ashley Forest (0)
- Bottle Lake Forest (6)
- Christchurch Adventure Park (52)
- Crocodile XC MTB Park (34)
- Haven Mountain Bike Park (65)
- Living Springs (12)
- McHugh's Forest (2)
- McLeans Forest (10)
- Port Hills East (28)
- Port Hills West (23)
- Victoria Park (70)
- Waimakariri River Regional Park (13)
- Craigieburn Forest Park (19)
- Craigieburn Trails (22)
- Duntroon (3)
- Geraldine (8)
- Geraldine Downs (8)
- Orari (5)
- Hanmer Springs (60)
- Kaikoura (11)
- Kurow (2)
- Lyttelton (18)
- Urumau Reserve (14)
- Methven (48)
- Mt Hutt Bike Park (45)
- Mount Cook Village (3)
- Mount Hutt (0)
- Ohau (3)
- Omarama (3)
- Otematata (5)
- Rakaia (3)
- Rangiora (36)
- Ashley Forest (28)
- Tekapo (4)
- Timaru (30)
- Centennial Park (25)
- Twizel (7)
- Waimate (22)
- Waipara (1)
- Mount Grey (1)
- Arthur's Pass National Park (2)
- Middle Hill MTB (21)
- Raincliff Bike Park (10)
Popular Canterbury Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dyers Road (Lower Choir Boy) Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| Loess Rider Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| Summit Connection Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| Bowenvale Traverse - East Port Hills West | |||
| Sesame Street Victoria Park | |||
| Rapaki Track Port Hills West | |||
| Brake Free Victoria Park | |||
| Chairlift Access Road Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| Lord of the Possums Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| The Worm Victoria Park | |||
| Dyers Side Trails Access Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| Shredzilla Christchurch Adventure Park | |||
| Flying Nun Port Hills West | |||
| Mt Vernon Port Hills West | |||
| Gum Trees Victoria Park |
Canterbury Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Crocodile - Flying Nun - Mount Vernon Port Hills West | 24 miles | |
| Kaikoura Trail Kaikoura | 29 miles | |
| Port Hills Traverse Crocodile XC MTB Park | 22 miles | |
| Sumner - Godley Head Loop Port Hills East | 15 miles | |
| Cross Country Loop Mt Hutt Bike Park | 6 miles | |
| Kennedys bush to Sumner and back Port Hills East | 58 miles | |
| Godley Head to Mount Pleasant Loop Port Hills East | 15 miles | |
| CAP - Anaconda Christchurch Adventure Park | 18 miles | |
| RAPAKI -SUMNER LOOP Port Hills West | 22 miles | |
| Top of Cap to the top of halswell quarry into XC park Christchurch Adventure Park | 4 miles |
Photos of Canterbury Mountain Bike
trail: SMC
31 |
May 4, 2021 @ 3:01pm
May 4, 2021
trail: SMC
36 |
May 4, 2021 @ 3:01pm
May 4, 2021
trail: Greenwood Park Track
28 |
Mar 3, 2021 @ 6:44pm
Mar 3, 2021
trail: Name This Trail
41 |
Dec 29, 2020 @ 3:11pm
Dec 29, 2020
trail: Name This Trail
29 |
Oct 18, 2019 @ 9:48pm
Oct 18, 2019
trail: Fenceline
185 |
Oct 22, 2017 @ 6:39pm
Oct 22, 2017
trail: Ashburton MTB Loop
157 |
May 6, 2017 @ 12:57am
May 6, 2017
trail: Gum Trees - Upper
261 |
May 10, 2008 @ 1:46am
May 10, 2008Videos of Canterbury Mountain Bike
trail: The Black Pearl
12 |
Oct 10, 2021
trail: Airtearoa (Upper Half)
57 |
Sep 22, 2021
trail: Brent's
9 |
Sep 7, 2021
trail: Pedal Fine
18 |
Aug 23, 2021
trail: Ashburton MTB Loop
7 |
Aug 22, 2021
trail: Pono's
7 |
Aug 22, 2021
trail: Captain Torpedo
65 |
Apr 8, 2021
trail: Gung Ho
60 |
Jan 28, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Monty Port Hills West | Oct 13, 2021 @ 10:08pm Oct 13, 2021 | Wet | bryanmmch | ||
| Mt Oxford Track Rangiora | Oct 5, 2021 @ 1:19am Oct 5, 2021 | Variable | Jaydigity | Lots and lots of trees down. One... | |
| Perseverance Hanmer Forest Park | Sep 30, 2021 @ 2:58pm Sep 30, 2021 | Ideal | HSMTBCLUB HSMBC | SW section closed. Follow re-direction... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Torpedo Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:38pm Oct 16, 2021 | Variable | Chellembird | ||
| Captain Torpedo (Dream Catcher) Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:38pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | Chellembird | ||
| Loess Rider Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 3:20pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | Chellembird | ||
| Uphill (Lower Singletrack) Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Double Overhead Cam Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Airtearoa Jumps Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Chairlift Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Summit Connection Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Choir Boy Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Gung Ho Christchurch Adventure Park | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:06pm Oct 16, 2021 | Variable | bryanmmch |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | blackapturphoto | add | photo | Caitlin Titheridge, George Chapman at 3rd Base in Christchurch, New Zealand and 3 more | Oct 19, 2021 @ 2:12pm 11 hours |
| blackapturphoto | add | photo | Corban Blampied at Grommies in Christchurch, New Zealand and 1 more | Oct 19, 2021 @ 2:12pm 11 hours |
 | Bazdog31 | wishlist | trail | Swinger Party and 1 more | Oct 19, 2021 @ 12:06pm 13 hours |
| andyhall91 | ridden | trail | Mach 1 | Oct 18, 2021 @ 4:53pm 1 day |
 | ryan-mooore | add | trail | Double Vision | Oct 18, 2021 @ 1:49am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Great trail, heaps off flow and fun tech... | Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:14am Oct 17, 2021 | ||
| trail | This track was great fun. Well worth the trip... | Oct 9, 2021 @ 8:08pm Oct 9, 2021 | ||
| trail | track is in average condition with a lot of... | Oct 5, 2021 @ 10:32pm Oct 5, 2021 | ||
| trail | Great trail! quite a few trees down, a few... | Oct 5, 2021 @ 10:29pm Oct 5, 2021 | ||
| trail | Middle section flooded | Oct 4, 2021 @ 4:29pm Oct 4, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k9,509 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge403 awarded -
Completionist99 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k2,836 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1,843 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k497 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Adventure Park | bike park | Christchurch | |
| Middle Hill MTB | bike park | ||
| Mt Lyford Adventure Park | bike park | Hanmer Springs | |
| ACL Skills Park | skill park | Ashburton | |
| Airtearoa Lower Jumps | skill park | Christchurch |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- Andy Clayton
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- Nick Pitts
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- Tim Simpson
- Steve Pearson
- Frews Ltd
- Frews Contracting
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 688 | 920 miles | 167,133 ft | 398 miles | 5,246 ft | 5,090 | 6,304 | 59 | 115,324 | |||
| E-Bike | 328 | 310 miles | 70,187 ft | 130 miles | 5,948 ft | 3 | 5,167 | 14 | 2,729 | |||
| Hike | 502 | 876 miles | 126,184 ft | 355 miles | 5,938 ft | 10 | 5,428 | 1 | 2,678 | |||
| Trail Running | 502 | 876 miles | 126,972 ft | 357 miles | 5,938 ft | 5,434 | 1 | 3,071 | ||||
| Horse | 12 | 25 miles | 1,099 ft | 8 miles | 3,432 ft | 2,152 | ||||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 5 | 24 miles | 787 ft | 5 miles | 2,999 ft | 2,151 | 19 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Snowshoe | 13 | 1 mile | 1,122 ft | 1 mile | 2,044 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Downhill Ski | 91 | 28 miles | 30,043 ft | 24 miles | 2,753 ft | 393 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 21 | 7 miles | 6,017 ft | 4 miles | 3,143 ft | 1 | 67 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 10 | 45 |
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