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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
ContributeDetails
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
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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
- 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 Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Top of the south island city, famous for steep hills and rough natural terrrain.
Region Details
- 64
- 1
- 13
- 45
- 35
- 9
Activities
Region Status
Open as of 3 days
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 205
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 211
- Trails E-Bike
- 25
- Trails Hike
- 127
- Trails Trail Running
- 126
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Total Distance
- 244 miles
- Total Descent
- 104,441 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,249 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,265 ft
- Reports
- 2,573
- Photos
- 587
- Ridden Counter
- 26,301
Sub Regions
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Aniseed Valley
- 1
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Cable Bay Adventure Park
- 2
- 5
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Codgers
- 1
- 7
- 8
- 1
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Codgers - Maitai
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 3
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Coppermine
- 1
- 2
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Fringed Hill Nelson
- 1
- 7
- 1
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Marsden Valley
- 2
- 4
- 1
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Sharlands
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 1
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Wairoa Gorge Bike Park
- 2
- 10
- 26
- 14
- 4
Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maitai-Coppermine-Maitai | 19 miles | |
| Pick & Mix | 20 miles | |
| Ollie's Choice | 15 miles | |
| Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakes | 27 miles | |
| Coppermine Trail | 25 miles | |
| Lower Road | 577 ft | |
| Peaking Ridge loop from Nelson | 18 miles | |
| Ridge - 629 | 15 miles | |
| Aorere Day 2 race | 26 miles | |
| Mammoth Enduro 2020 race | 27 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 15 rides
- 16.1 km avg distance
Yesterday
- 13 rides
- 20.6 km avg distance
Past Week
- 124 rides
- 20.8 km avg distance
Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Dew Lakes
10 |
Feb 21, 2020 @ 12:47am
Feb 21, 2020
trail: Dew Lakes
10 |
Feb 21, 2020 @ 12:47am
Feb 21, 2020
trail: Dew Lakes
29 |
Feb 21, 2020 @ 12:47am
Feb 21, 2020
trail: Codgers Hub Link
31 |
Feb 20, 2020 @ 12:40pm
Feb 20, 2020Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Turners
1:21 |
98 |
Mar 2, 2020
trail: Te Ara Koa
0:36 |
178 |
Dec 2, 2019
trail: HotBox
0:33 |
831 |
Apr 21, 2018
trail: Mr Chomper
1:00 |
280 |
Dec 18, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer Sidle | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Shuttle Road | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Slippery Weka | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Third Time Lucky | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Tubuck Munch | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Up Dogg | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Wairoa recreational reserve access road | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Weiner Road- Multi use access road | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| DMT | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| DMT (upper) | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Final Cut | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP | ||
| Florence | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days | Unknown | Haggiss WGBP |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cormacpetre2000 | ridden | trail | Middle Road and 4 more | Apr 7, 2020 @ 8:51pm 21 hours |
| Cormacpetre2000 | ridden | trail | Take Me To Your Leader and 4 more | Apr 7, 2020 @ 8:50pm 21 hours |
| Cormacpetre2000 | ridden | trail | Convolution and 1 more | Apr 7, 2020 @ 8:49pm 21 hours |
| ckrichards | ridden | trail | Panorama Marsden link | Apr 6, 2020 @ 8:24pm 2 days |
| Haggiss | add | report | Alaskan Pipeline and 61 more | Apr 5, 2020 @ 11:45pm 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Rock was moved and trail repaired on... | Mar 23, 2020 @ 1:19pm Mar 23, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Some rock to be raked clear. Bracken and... | Mar 15, 2020 @ 12:22pm Mar 15, 2020 | ||
| trail | Could use a walk through with a rock rake.... | Mar 15, 2020 @ 12:20pm Mar 15, 2020 | ||
| trail | Loose rock here and there in upper sections.... | Mar 15, 2020 @ 12:18pm Mar 15, 2020 | ||
| trail | Upper section some loose rock has accumulated. | Mar 15, 2020 @ 12:14pm Mar 15, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Climbing 10k Badge101 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k296 awarded -
10 Blue Trails171 awarded -
Big Ride 30k782 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa Gorge Bike Park | bike park | Nelson | |
| Nelson BMX Track | skill park | Nelson |
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