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SaveMarsden Valley Reserve tracks. Grunty climb up Glider (aka Barnicoat) Road to the firebreak. Choice of continuing up Widdershins to ride Involution, or dropping back down the firebreak or Convolution track. At the top of Widdershins you are on the Barnicoat Range ridge top which connects to other areas.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: City Managed
Access Info:
Top of Marsden Valley Road.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
15 trails
- Hike
16 trails
- Trail Running
15 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 1
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of Sep 8, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 16
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 15
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 16
- Trails Trail Running
- 15
- Total Distance
- 36 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,937 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,136 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,375 ft
- Reports
- 304
- Photos
- 64
- Ridden Counter
- 1,654
Popular Marsden Valley Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Marsden Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Involution
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Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:55pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Involution
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Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:55pm
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trail: Involution
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Dec 8, 2021 @ 8:59pm
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trail: Involution
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Dec 8, 2021 @ 8:59pm
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trail: Involution
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Dec 8, 2021 @ 8:59pm
Dec 8, 2021Videos of Marsden Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Involution
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Jun 26, 2015
trail: Involution
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Jul 8, 2022 , Nelson
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involution | Mar 19, 2023 @ 2:31pm Mar 19, 2023 | Dry | GHnelson | ||
| Barnicoat Forestry Road to Widdershins | Feb 26, 2023 @ 2:33pm Feb 26, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Widdershins | Feb 26, 2023 @ 6:33am Feb 26, 2023 | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Involution Link to Carpark | Feb 26, 2023 @ 6:33am Feb 26, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Marsden Ngawhatu link | Feb 17, 2023 @ 11:56am Feb 17, 2023 | Dry | ckrichards | ||
| Weir track | Dec 22, 2022 @ 1:15am Dec 22, 2022 | Dry | ckrichards | ||
| Fincham Road | Dec 22, 2022 @ 1:08am Dec 22, 2022 | Dry | ckrichards | ||
| Barnicoat firebreak walkway | Dec 21, 2022 @ 11:27pm Dec 21, 2022 | Dry | ckrichards | ||
| Barnicoat Ridgeline | Sep 8, 2022 @ 10:09pm Sep 8, 2022 | Unknown | NMTBC NMTBC | ||
| lookout Road | Aug 24, 2022 @ 4:45pm Aug 24, 2022 | Unknown | NMTBC NMTBC |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | JaneMcC | comment | trail | Involution | Mar 22, 2023 @ 6:34pm 3 days |
| GHnelson | add | report | Involution | Mar 19, 2023 @ 2:31pm Mar 19, 2023 |
| GHnelson | add | report | Involution | Mar 9, 2023 @ 3:06pm Mar 9, 2023 |
 | canadaka | add | photo | in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada and 3 more | Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:55pm Mar 7, 2023 |
 | ElisiaJones | wishlist | trail | Involution | Feb 28, 2023 @ 8:00pm Feb 28, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Tree down first corner past top creek.... | Mar 22, 2023 @ 6:34pm 3 days | ||
| report | Yea mate trail is now a gonner:( | Jan 6, 2023 @ 4:42pm Jan 6, 2023 | ||
 | trail | Nice and wide, well benched. Pretty rocky but... | Dec 28, 2022 @ 3:20pm Dec 28, 2022 | ||
| report | Needed a study break. Cleared today | Jun 26, 2022 @ 9:06pm Jun 26, 2022 | ||
 | report | This tree is the same one in report yesterday.... | Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:20am Jun 26, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvan Forest | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2.8 km | |
| Richmond Hills | 7 | 3.8 km | |||
| Fringed Hill Nelson | 2 | 9 | 3.9 km | ||
| Codgers | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 km | |
| Codgers - Maitai | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 15 | 35 miles | 6,932 ft | 18 miles | 2,136 ft | #4,985 | #133 | 63 | 303 | 3,179 | ||
| E-Bike | 4 | 25 miles | 2,667 ft | 12 miles | 1,732 ft | 49 | 188 | |||||
| Hike | 16 | 36 miles | 6,936 ft | 18 miles | 2,136 ft | #4,526 | #119 | 298 | 53 | |||
| Trail Running | 15 | 35 miles | 6,932 ft | 18 miles | 2,136 ft | #4,541 | #120 | 1 | 297 | 169 |
- By bikemoto885
& contributors - Admins: Aorere-Enduro, NMTBC
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- marsden valley activity log | embed map of Marsden Valley mountain bike trails |
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