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SaveFringed Hill Road begins at Tantragee Saddle and can be accessed from Brook Valley or Maitai Valley.
In the Brook Valley there is a car park at the start of Tantragee Road, just across the bridge across The Brook. There is also street parking a kilometre further down the valley, at the start of Codgers Track. Both of these start points are only a 10-15 min ride from the city centre. If you intend to ride Te Ara Koa, Brook Valley is the best start point.
In the Maitai Valley, there are two car parks on each respective side of Maitai Motor Camp. Maitai River Walkway provides a good connection directly to the city centre, which is a 15-20 min ride. If you are using Fringed Hill to access Black Diamond Ridge and Sunrise Ridge, Maitai Valley is the best start point.
Logging, and high fire risk in summer will close access.
In the Brook Valley there is a car park at the start of Tantragee Road, just across the bridge across The Brook. There is also street parking a kilometre further down the valley, at the start of Codgers Track. Both of these start points are only a 10-15 min ride from the city centre. If you intend to ride Te Ara Koa, Brook Valley is the best start point.
In the Maitai Valley, there are two car parks on each respective side of Maitai Motor Camp. Maitai River Walkway provides a good connection directly to the city centre, which is a 15-20 min ride. If you are using Fringed Hill to access Black Diamond Ridge and Sunrise Ridge, Maitai Valley is the best start point.
Logging, and high fire risk in summer will close access.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
eBikes Allowed:
Yes

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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
20 trails
- E-Bike
4 trails
- Hike
13 trails
- Trail Running
13 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Caution as of 2 daysStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 20
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 20
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 13
- Trails Trail Running
- 13
- Total Distance
- 28 miles
- Total Descent
- 14,090 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,437 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,699 ft
- Reports
- 1,079
- Photos
- 261
- Ridden Counter
- 3,613
Popular Fringed Hill Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Fringed Hill Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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fringed to keyboard | 12 miles | |
2023 AORERE with Gearshop - Short Course race | 11 miles | |
2023 AORERE with Gearshop - Long Course race | 20 miles |
Photos of Fringed Hill Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Black Diamond
7 |
Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:29pm
Dec 1, 2024
trail: Peaking Ridge
74 |
May 25, 2024 @ 1:40am
May 25, 2024
trail: Peaking Ridge
160 |
Mar 6, 2024 @ 6:10pm
Mar 6, 2024
trail: Whaimana
37 |
Oct 9, 2023 @ 10:00pm
Oct 9, 2023
trail: Peaking Ridge
49 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:53pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: E Tū
27 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:52pm
Mar 7, 2023Videos of Fringed Hill Nelson Mountain Bike

trail: Te Ara Koa
0:36 |
256 |
Dec 2, 2019

trail: FDH
6:48 |
1113 |
Jul 24, 2014

trail: FDH
0:06 |
1003 |
Nov 23, 2013

trail: Whaimana
11:35 |
127 |
Feb 14, 2024 , Nelson

trail: Te Ara Koa
17:36 |
81 |
Jan 27, 2024 , Nelson

trail: Peaking Ridge
9:38 |
167 |
Jan 10, 2024 , Nelson

trail: Butters
10:48 |
202 |
Jul 23, 2023 , Nelson
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Te Ara Koa | Apr 22, 2025 @ 7:15pm 2 days | Unknown | jimbob79 AKDH | large tree and rootball down. has pulled... | |
Right Crank | Mar 31, 2025 @ 2:58pm Mar 31, 2025 | Unknown | Love4riding WGTV | Trail needs a groom and weed wack. Not... | |
Cranknstein | Mar 31, 2025 @ 2:58pm Mar 31, 2025 | Unknown | Love4riding WGTV | Trail needs a groom and weed wack. Not... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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E Tū | Apr 9, 2025 @ 9:52pm Apr 9, 2025 | Unknown | Raitrails23 | ||
Peaking Ridge | Mar 23, 2025 @ 8:37am Mar 23, 2025 | Ideal | Love4riding WGTV | ||
Whaimana | Mar 9, 2025 @ 1:58pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | thejenningsnz | ||
Sunrise Ridge (East) | Mar 9, 2025 @ 1:56pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | thejenningsnz | ||
Black Diamond | Mar 9, 2025 @ 1:56pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | thejenningsnz | ||
Sunrise Ridge (West) | Mar 9, 2025 @ 12:30pm Mar 9, 2025 | Ideal | Love4riding WGTV | ||
FDH | Mar 3, 2025 @ 7:08pm Mar 3, 2025 | Dry | Mr-ARB | ||
Fringed Hill Rd | Feb 25, 2025 @ 10:03pm Feb 25, 2025 | Dry | SendItEveryday | ||
629 | Feb 25, 2025 @ 10:02pm Feb 25, 2025 | Ideal | SendItEveryday | ||
Mutleys | Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:47pm Jan 18, 2025 | Dry | zachmillsdh |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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jimbob79 | add | report | activity #70188035 | Apr 22, 2025 @ 7:15pm 2 days |
zachmillsdh | add | report | activity #70060584 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 10:22pm Apr 20, 2025 |
cbrandt | add | report | activity #69990722 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 12:53am Apr 20, 2025 |
SamuelUyhdAk | ridden | trail | activity #69641558 | Apr 14, 2025 @ 2:10pm Apr 14, 2025 |
easy-trail | add | report | activity #69527280 | Apr 12, 2025 @ 8:24pm Apr 12, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | A Nelson favourite for sure. Challenging but... | Nov 23, 2024 @ 12:38am Nov 23, 2024 | ||
report | Legend | Sep 30, 2024 @ 1:39am Sep 30, 2024 | ||
report | Cleared | Sep 28, 2024 @ 10:55pm Sep 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Really fun and fast G5 if youre comfy with... | Sep 5, 2024 @ 6:52pm Sep 5, 2024 | ||
trail | Solid grade 5 if youre comfy with the... | Sep 5, 2024 @ 6:47pm Sep 5, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Coppermine | 2 | 0.4 km | |||
Koata Park (formerly Maitai-Codgers) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1.9 km | |
Codgers | 4 | 2 km | |||
Waitarake/Sharlands | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3.2 km | |
Marsden Valley | 2 | 4 | 3.9 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 | 20 | 28 miles | 14,088 ft | 14 miles | 2,438 ft | #1,658 | #61 | 261 | 1,079 | 3 | 3,734 | |
E-Bike | 4 | 6 miles | 2,484 ft | 3 miles | 2,362 ft | #1,161 | #49 | 682 | 681 | |||
Hike | 13 | 17 miles | 2,047 ft | 4 miles | 2,438 ft | #3,646 | #92 | 858 | 23 | |||
Trail Running | 13 | 17 miles | 2,047 ft | 4 miles | 2,438 ft | #3,657 | #91 | 858 | 107 |
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