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SaveBike Park Closed for Season. Opens on December 15
Lift-accessed mountain biking in the heart of the Southern Alps. It'll take your breath away.
The Cardrona Bike Park features a variety of lift-accessed downhill mountain bike trails for all levels of rider to enjoy. With some of the longest vertical descents in the country, come & explore our alpine playground. Lap the lifts daily from 10am – 4pm & until 8pm on Friday nights.
Updated Summer Season info:.
Opening: 15th December 2023
Closing: 3rd March 2024
(closed Christmas Day)
Opening hours
Regular (15 – 24 December & 16 January – 3 March): 10am – 4pm
Extended-play (26 Dec – 15 January): 10am – 5pm
TGIF (every Friday): 12pm – 8pm
Opening Days
Off-Peak (15 – 24 December & 30 January – 3 March): Thursday – Monday (closed Tuesday/Wednesday)
Peak (26 December – 29 January): Monday – Sunday (7 days a week)
The Cardrona Bike Park features a variety of lift-accessed downhill mountain bike trails for all levels of rider to enjoy. With some of the longest vertical descents in the country, come & explore our alpine playground. Lap the lifts daily from 10am – 4pm & until 8pm on Friday nights.
Updated Summer Season info:.
Opening: 15th December 2023
Closing: 3rd March 2024
(closed Christmas Day)
Opening hours
Regular (15 – 24 December & 16 January – 3 March): 10am – 4pm
Extended-play (26 Dec – 15 January): 10am – 5pm
TGIF (every Friday): 12pm – 8pm
Opening Days
Off-Peak (15 – 24 December & 30 January – 3 March): Thursday – Monday (closed Tuesday/Wednesday)
Peak (26 December – 29 January): Monday – Sunday (7 days a week)
source: http://www.cardrona.com/bike
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Land Status: Private Property

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- Mountain Bike
29 trails
- E-Bike
5 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
2 trails
Bike Park Details

- 2
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 6
Region Status
Open as of Feb 19, 2023- Day Ticket
- 90 NZD
- Uplift Type
- Chair Lift
- Season start
- Dec 15
- Season end
- Mar 3
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 28
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 29
- Trails E-Bike
- 5
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 1
- Trails Trail Running
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Total Distance
- 20 miles
- Total Descent
- 14,949 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,349 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,171 ft
- Reports
- 150
- Photos
- 320
- Ridden Counter
- 9,228
Popular Cardrona Bike Park NZ Mountain Biking Trails
Cardrona Bike Park NZ Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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National Course - Take 3? | 2 miles | |
National course take 2? | 2 miles | |
Oxygen Thief - National XC course race | 2 miles | |
25 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 25 miles |
26 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ Ride | popular ridelog | 26 miles |
22 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ Downhill Ride | popular ridelog | 22 miles |
11 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
12 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
12 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
5 mile Cardrona Bike Park NZ All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
Photos of Cardrona Bike Park NZ Mountain Bike
trail: Boundary Rider
7 |
Mar 26, 2023 @ 10:48pm
Mar 26, 2023
trail: Boundary Rider
12 |
Mar 26, 2023 @ 10:48pm
Mar 26, 2023
trail: Prospector
6 |
Mar 15, 2023 @ 1:15am
Mar 15, 2023
trail: Prospector
12 |
Mar 15, 2023 @ 1:13am
Mar 15, 2023
trail: Gilby's
4 |
Feb 28, 2023 @ 4:10pm
Feb 28, 2023
trail: Afternoon Delight
3 |
Feb 28, 2023 @ 4:10pm
Feb 28, 2023
trail: Morning Glory
221 |
Jan 5, 2016 @ 3:05am
Jan 5, 2016
trail: Morning Glory
202 |
Jan 5, 2016 @ 3:04am
Jan 5, 2016Videos of Cardrona Bike Park NZ Mountain Bike

trail: Ridge Rider
6:29 |
58 |
Mar 11, 2019

trail: Morning Glory
3:16 |
341 |
Feb 20, 2016
youtuber

trail: Dirtstar Downhill
31:40 |
38 |
Apr 13, 2023 , Wānaka
youtuber

trail: Long Black (Lower)
19:59 |
22 |
Feb 28, 2023 , Wānaka
youtuber

trail: Dirtstar Downhill
19:59 |
30 |
Feb 28, 2023 , Wānaka

trail: Crankshaft
17:48 |
34 |
Feb 25, 2023 , Wānaka

trail: Peak to Pub
17:48 |
81 |
Feb 25, 2023 , Wānaka
youtuber

trail: Morning Glory
2:36 |
66 |
Jan 12, 2023 , Wānaka
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Sweet As | Mar 23, 2023 @ 5:04am Mar 23, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Morning Glory | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Grasshopper | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Back to Base | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Upper Mile High | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Long Black (Upper) | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Arcadia | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Hi ViZ | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Long Black (Lower) | Mar 22, 2023 @ 10:04pm Mar 22, 2023 | Wet | shredlikeasir | ||
Jacobs Ladder | Mar 14, 2023 @ 7:40pm Mar 14, 2023 | Ideal | shredlikeasir |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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roberthavill | update | region | Cardrona Bike Park NZ | Aug 29, 2023 @ 5:30pm Aug 29, 2023 |
Lah-91 | update | region | Cardrona Bike Park NZ | Aug 29, 2023 @ 5:28pm Aug 29, 2023 |
nzchucka | wishlist | trail | Boundary Rider | Aug 18, 2023 @ 5:50pm Aug 18, 2023 |
nzchucka | ridden | trail | Arcadia | Aug 18, 2023 @ 5:49pm Aug 18, 2023 |
gregbouwer | add | event | MTBNZ DH - Round 4 - Cardrona | Jun 30, 2023 @ 1:11am Jun 30, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | brutal but thrilling track. the pinch climbs... | Mar 26, 2023 @ 10:46pm Mar 26, 2023 | ||
trail | Not well sign posted. Signs give the... | Feb 20, 2022 @ 3:42am Feb 20, 2022 | ||
trail | Start of track signposted as “Mag Ridge”.... | Feb 20, 2022 @ 3:37am Feb 20, 2022 | ||
trail | Grade 3/4 trail, with some steep dropping... | Feb 20, 2022 @ 3:32am Feb 20, 2022 | ||
trail | Would rate this more a grade 3 than 2.... | Feb 20, 2022 @ 3:26am Feb 20, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arrowtown Trails | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 km | |
Pisa Range | 8 | 8.3 km | |||
Gibbston | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10.9 km | |
Coronet Peak Ski & Mountain Bike Park | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 km |
Wakatipu Basin | 4 | 2 | 12.9 km |
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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 | 29 | 19 miles | 14,318 ft | 17 miles | 4,350 ft | #811 | #37 | 320 | 149 | 3 | 2,226 | |
E-Bike | 5 | 2,756 ft | 374 ft | 2,756 ft | 696 ft | #128 | 125 | 17 | ||||
Horse | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||
Hike | 1 | 134 | 4 | |||||||||
Trail Running | 1 | 134 | 7 | |||||||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||
Observed Trials | 1 | |||||||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 4,793 ft | 633 ft | 4,163 ft | 600 ft | #2 | 66 |
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