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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Water Fountain/Source
Sight
Restrooms
Gate
Camping
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Other
Top of the south island city, famous for steep hills and rough natural terrrain.
Region Details
- 13
- 7
- 38
- 27
- 8
Open on 3 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #64
- Trails (view details)
- 129
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 129
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 114
- Trails Trail Running
- 114
- Total Distance
- 147 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 85 miles
- Total Descent
- 90,652 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,197 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,265 ft
- Reports
- 816
- Photos
- 343
- Ridden Counter
- 13,192
Sub Regions
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Codgers
- 5
- 13
- 1
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Dun Mountain
- 2
- 2
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Maitai Valley
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 2
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Sharlands
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 1
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Wairoa Gorge
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Wairoa Gorge Bike Park
- 1
- 9
- 26
- 14
- 4
Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Muttleys
80 | Muttleys, Nelson
Jan 16, 2019 @ 9:03pm
Jan 16, 2019
trail: Convolution
1 | Convolution, My City
Jan 11, 2019 @ 7:34pm
Jan 11, 2019
trail: Goat Hill Track
3 | Goat Hill Track, Okiwi Bay
Jan 5, 2019 @ 4:23pm
Jan 5, 2019
trail: Firball
8 | Firball, Christchurch
Dec 29, 2018 @ 4:07pm
Dec 29, 2018Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: HotBox
0:33 |
659 |
Apr 21, 2018
trail: Mr Chomper
1:00 |
145 |
Dec 18, 2017
trail: Maitai Face (full)
2:53 |
87 |
Dec 18, 2017
trail: Hulk'n Hogan
0:37 |
2403 |
Oct 16, 2017
Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peaking Ridge loop from Nelson | 18 miles | |
| Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakes | 27 miles | |
| Coppermine 2017 race | 24 miles | |
| Coppermine Epic 2017 race | 24 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | We rode this track today and it’s AWESOME! ... | Jan 22, 2019 @ 2:55am 23 hours | ||
| trail | Hard yacka climbing up from the Maitai, great... | Jan 20, 2019 @ 9:04pm 2 days | ||
 | trail | 629 Gully would come close. It starts in the... | Jan 20, 2019 @ 1:50pm 2 days | ||
 | trail | Great trail! Didn't find anything harder in... | Jan 20, 2019 @ 12:26pm 3 days | ||
| trail | Cracking ride from pelorus to the start of the... | Jan 5, 2019 @ 12:24pm Jan 5, 2019 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sneakventure | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 23, 2019 @ 12:46am 48 mins |
| Errod | wishlist | trail | Dun Mountain Trail | Jan 23, 2019 @ 12:39am 55 mins |
| Markmac798 | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 23, 2019 @ 12:15am 1 hours |
| Gunthar | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 22, 2019 @ 11:45pm 2 hours |
| Ashtnz | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 22, 2019 @ 11:40pm 2 hours |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa Gorge Bike Park | bike park | Nelson | |
| Nelson BMX Track | skill park | Nelson |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codgers | 5 | 13 | 1.6 km | ||
| Fringe | 2.7 km | ||||
| Maitai Valley | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3.2 km | |
| Fringed Hill | 3.3 km | ||||
| Sharlands | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.4 km |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Kelvins Cycles
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Loose Riders Nelson
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Trail Journeys Nelson
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Trail Journeys Mapua
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Gravity Nelson
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The Bike Station
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