Name: Nelson
Rating: 4.2

Top of the south island city, famous for steep hills and rough natural terrrain.

Region Details

Open on 14 hours

Local Trail Association

NMTBC (nelsonmtb.club)

Donate Trail Karma

Stats

Avg Trail Rating

Global Ranking

#76

Trails

127

Total Distance

140 miles

Total Descent Distance

80 miles

Total Descent

86,766 ft

Highest Trailhead

3,612 ft

Total Vertical

3,543 ft

Reports

707

Photos

282

Ridden Counter

10,361

Sub Regions

Codgers
- 5
- 13
- 1
Open on 14 hours
Dun Mountain
- 2
- 2
Caution on Sep 18, 2018
Maitai Valley
- 6
- 1
- 8
- 2
Open on 14 hours
Sharlands
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 1
Caution on Oct 14, 2018
Wairoa Gorge
Open on Sep 2, 2018
Wairoa Gorge Bike Park
- 1
- 9
- 49
- 14
- 4
Open on Oct 6, 2018

Popular Nelson Mountain Bike Trails

status	title	region	difficulty	rating
	Jacks Track (lower)	Codgers
	Firball	Codgers
	Firball Climb	Codgers
	Crazy Horse	Codgers
	Turners	Maitai Valley
	Pipeline	Codgers
	Hulk'n Hogan	Codgers
	Take Me To Your Leader	Maitai Valley
	Dun Mountain Trail	Dun Mountain
	Young Codgers	Codgers
	Tu Meke	Codgers
	Involution	Nelson

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	region	date
Turners	Maitai Valley	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:44pm 14 hours
Hulk'n Hogan	Codgers	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:29pm 14 hours
IV Line	Codgers	Oct 17, 2018 @ 10:24pm Oct 17, 2018
Tu Meke	Codgers	Oct 17, 2018 @ 7:59pm Oct 17, 2018
Involution	Nelson	Oct 16, 2018 @ 11:23pm Oct 16, 2018

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	region	date	info
Up Dogg	Wairoa Gorge Bike Park	Sep 22, 2018 @ 3:07am Sep 22, 2018
Dun Mountain Trail	Dun Mountain	Sep 18, 2018 @ 12:00pm Sep 18, 2018	1. As at 18 June, the closure reported on...
Pipalini	Codgers	May 24, 2018 @ 7:20pm May 24, 2018

Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike

trail: Top Dog

7 |

Sep 20, 2018 @ 7:28pm

Sep 20, 2018

Top Dog, Nelson

trail: Smasher

6 |

Sep 20, 2018 @ 7:28pm

Sep 20, 2018

Smasher, Nelson

trail: FDH

10 |

Sep 16, 2018 @ 6:00pm

Sep 16, 2018

FDH, Nelson

trail: Involution

37 |

Sep 1, 2018 @ 4:33am

Sep 1, 2018

Involution, Nelson

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Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike

Nelson Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakes		27 miles
Peaking Ridge loop from Nelson		18 miles
Coppermine 2017 race		24 miles
Coppermine Epic 2017 race		24 miles

Recent Comments

username	type	title	comment	date
Smitho25	report	Dun Mountain Trail	Maitai Caves	Jul 23, 2018 @ 7:44pm Jul 23, 2018
appfreak76	trail	Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (DiVAS)	Best trail in Nelson, so much flow and so much...	Jul 2, 2018 @ 3:08am Jul 2, 2018
psalm1604	trail	Maungatapu Track	Is this track able to connect to Dun Mountain...	Jun 20, 2018 @ 12:11am Jun 20, 2018
Juliemagic	trail	Scottwood Wiggles	The ‘said’ trees have been cleared by...	Apr 20, 2018 @ 11:20pm Apr 20, 2018
Juliemagic	trail	Scottwood Wiggles	6-8 pine trees down on top entry section,...	Apr 14, 2018 @ 12:56pm Apr 14, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
NMTBC	add	report	Turners	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:44pm 14 hours
Leo-NZ	add	report	Hulk'n Hogan	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:30pm 14 hours
Geeorgia92	ridden	trail	Hulk'n Hogan and 6 more	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:21pm 15 hours
Geeorgia92	ridden	trail	Fringe Hill Climb	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:21pm 15 hours
Geeorgia92	ridden	trail	Te Ara Koa	Oct 21, 2018 @ 11:21pm 15 hours