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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- 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.
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 Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Top of the south island city, famous for steep hills and rough natural terrrain.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
226 trails
- E-Bike
91 trails
- Hike
135 trails
- Trail Running
132 trails
Region Details
- 66
- 1
- 11
- 58
- 37
- 37
- 8
Region Status
Caution as of 1 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 228
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 226
- Trails E-Bike
- 91
- Trails Hike
- 136
- Trails Trail Running
- 132
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Total Distance
- 265 miles
- Total Descent
- 113,311 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,249 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,265 ft
- Reports
- 4,870
- Photos
- 1,375
- Ridden Counter
- 38,204
Sub Regions
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"The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park
- 16
- 27
- 12
- 3
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Aniseed Valley
- 3
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Cable Bay Adventure Park
- 5
- 2
- 7
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Codgers
- 1
- 7
- 8
- 1
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Codgers - Maitai
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 4
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Coppermine
- 1
- 1
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Fringed Hill Nelson
- 1
- 8
- 2
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Marsden Valley
- 2
- 5
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Sharlands
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 5
- 1
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Silvan Forest
- 4
- 16
- 1
- 1
Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pick & Mix | 32.6 km | |
| Maitai-Coppermine-Maitai | 31.3 km | |
| Ollie's Choice | 24.3 km | |
| Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakes | 42.8 km | |
| Coppermine Trail | 40.8 km | |
| Fringed to Sharlands | 21.0 km | |
| Up to Whaimana/660 | 7.4 km | |
| Peaking Ridge loop from Nelson | 29.4 km | |
| Ridge - 629 | 23.4 km | |
| Lower Road | 176 m |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 25 rides
- 11.2 km avg distance
Yesterday
- 33 rides
- 12.4 km avg distance
Past Week
- 194 rides
- 15.3 km avg distance
Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Butters
21 |
Aug 15, 2021 @ 12:09am
Aug 15, 2021
trail: Butters
18 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 11:58pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Butters
20 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 10:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Butters
18 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 10:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Butters
19 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 10:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Butters
12 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 10:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Fringed Hill Rd
9 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 10:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Butters
15 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 10:05pm
Aug 14, 2021Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Gamble
3:40 |
8080 |
Aug 10, 2020
trail: Turners
1:21 |
197 |
Mar 2, 2020
trail: Te Ara Koa
0:36 |
223 |
Dec 2, 2019
trail: HotBox
0:33 |
943 |
Apr 21, 2018
trail: Mr Chomper
1:00 |
445 |
Dec 18, 2017
trail: Maitai Face (full)
2:53 |
154 |
Dec 18, 2017
trail: Hulk'n Hogan
0:37 |
2485 |
Oct 16, 2017
trail: Sharlands Creek
0:50 |
30456 |
Aug 26, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Tirohanga Whenua o Koata (Koata Whenua) | Sep 14, 2021 @ 2:28pm 2 days | Unknown | NMTBC NMTBC | ||
| Te Ara Koa | Sep 11, 2021 @ 8:15pm Sep 11, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Schroder78 | Mud bog at exit of trail to road | |
| FDH | Sep 11, 2021 @ 8:15pm Sep 11, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Schroder78 | Mud bog at exit of trail to road |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devolution | Sep 14, 2021 @ 12:58am 3 days | Dry | ewestrupp WGTV | ||
| Alaskan Pipeline | Sep 12, 2021 @ 3:06pm Sep 12, 2021 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Mundy 500 | Sep 12, 2021 @ 2:16pm Sep 12, 2021 | Variable | cheesymorts WGTV | ||
| Goat Hill Rd | Sep 11, 2021 @ 2:22pm Sep 11, 2021 | Ideal | twanglers | ||
| Keyboard Warrior | Sep 11, 2021 @ 2:22pm Sep 11, 2021 | Dry | twanglers | ||
| Mr Chomper | Sep 11, 2021 @ 2:22pm Sep 11, 2021 | Ideal | twanglers | ||
| Maitai Valley Road | Sep 11, 2021 @ 12:36pm Sep 11, 2021 | Ideal | stevecopley WGTV | ||
| E Tū | Sep 11, 2021 @ 12:36pm Sep 11, 2021 | Ideal | stevecopley WGTV | ||
| 629 | Sep 11, 2021 @ 12:36pm Sep 11, 2021 | Ideal | stevecopley WGTV | ||
| Bermed As | Sep 11, 2021 @ 2:47am Sep 11, 2021 | Ideal | bayleygg WGTV |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | jimbob79 | add | report | DMT (upper) | Sep 16, 2021 @ 4:36pm 1 hours |
 | GregNelson | ridden | trail | Cheesy Morts | Sep 16, 2021 @ 4:15pm 2 hours |
| BenPavvy | ridden | trail | Lollipop | Sep 16, 2021 @ 2:56am 15 hours |
| OldSkoolFreeRide | wishlist | trail | Coppermine Trail | Sep 15, 2021 @ 2:24am 2 days |
| OldSkoolFreeRide | ridden | trail | Involution and 1 more | Sep 15, 2021 @ 2:09am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Job Completed | Sep 14, 2021 @ 2:04am 3 days | ||
| report | Job Completed | Sep 14, 2021 @ 2:01am 3 days | ||
| report | Job Completed by Mr Morton | Sep 14, 2021 @ 1:59am 3 days | ||
| report | Job Completed | Sep 14, 2021 @ 1:20am 3 days | ||
| report | Job Completed | Sep 14, 2021 @ 1:19am 3 days |
Local Badges
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Climbing 10k Badge186 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k705 awarded -
10 Blue Trails298 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,068 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k788 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Nelson | |
| Branford Jumps | skill park | Nelson | |
| Nelson BMX Track | skill park | Nelson |
Local Trail Supporters
- http://www.mtbtrailstrust.org.nz/
- Greg McIntyre
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- GregNelson
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 226 | 264 miles | 112,999 ft | 135 miles | 4,249 ft | #86 | #6 | 1,371 | 4,863 | 18 | 32,577 | |
| E-Bike | 91 | 83 miles | 43,658 ft | 45 miles | 3,560 ft | #94 | #8 | 3,052 | 2 | 1,437 | ||
| Hike | 135 | 192 miles | 47,270 ft | 82 miles | 4,249 ft | #140 | #5 | 3,652 | 1 | 295 | ||
| Trail Running | 132 | 190 miles | 46,903 ft | 81 miles | 4,249 ft | #141 | #5 | 3,646 | 1 | 670 | ||
| Horse | 1 | 2 miles | 135 ft | 2,602 ft | 922 ft | 1,095 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 6 miles | 673 ft | 1 mile | 2,582 ft | 1,129 |
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