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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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
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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)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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SaveTop of the south island city, famous for steep hills and rough natural terrrain.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
281 trails
- E-Bike
118 trails
- Hike
240 trails
- Trail Running
233 trails
Region Details
- 77
- 1
- 11
- 68
- 41
- 39
- 21
Region Status
Caution as of Aug 24, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 285
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 281
- Trails E-Bike
- 118
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 240
- Trails Trail Running
- 233
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Total Distance
- 307 miles
- Total Descent
- 116,714 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,241 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,265 ft
- Reports
- 7,736
- Photos
- 1,917
- Ridden Counter
- 53,467
Articles
Video: Tom Bradshaw Rides New Zealand’s Privately Built Bike Park
Feb 22, 2022 from pinkbike.com
Tom shows you why The Gorge in New Zealand is his favourite place in the world to ride trail bikes.
Sub Regions
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"The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park
- 17
- 27
- 12
- 3
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Aniseed Valley
- 3
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Cable Bay Adventure Park
- 7
- 3
- 9
- 1
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Codgers
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 1
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Codgers - Maitai
- 3
- 3
- 5
- 3
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Coppermine
- 2
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Fringed Hill Nelson
- 1
- 2
- 9
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Marsden Valley
- 1
- 4
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Sharlands
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 4
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Silvan Forest
- 6
- 18
- 3
- 1
Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pick & Mix | 20 miles | |
| Maitai-Coppermine-Maitai | 19 miles | |
| Ollie's Choice | 15 miles | |
| Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakes | 27 miles | |
| Silky Saws –TechFlow not TechNo | 4 miles | |
| Coppermine Trail | 25 miles | |
| Codgers + Sharlands | 19 miles | |
| Peaking Ridge loop from Nelson | 18 miles | |
| Fringed to Sharlands | 13 miles | |
| Up to Whaimana/660 | 5 miles |
Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Cable Bay DH
1 |
Jan 14, 2023 @ 6:21pm
Jan 14, 2023
trail: Cable Bay DH
20 |
Jan 14, 2023 @ 6:20pm
Jan 14, 2023
trail: Cable Bay DH
22 |
Jan 6, 2023 @ 9:27pm
Jan 6, 2023
trail: Cable Bay DH Traverse
33 |
Jan 6, 2023 @ 9:27pm
Jan 6, 2023
trail: Crank Yanker
8 |
Jan 4, 2023 @ 11:56am
Jan 4, 2023
trail: Crank Yanker
19 |
Jan 4, 2023 @ 11:56am
Jan 4, 2023
trail: BENCHED AS
6 |
Dec 26, 2022 @ 6:54pm
Dec 26, 2022
trail: Crazy Horse
98 |
Oct 15, 2019 @ 2:55pm
Oct 15, 2019Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Gamble
3:40 |
8174 |
Aug 10, 2020
trail: Turners
1:21 |
223 |
Mar 2, 2020
trail: Te Ara Koa
0:36 |
244 |
Dec 2, 2019
trail: HotBox
0:33 |
1102 |
Apr 21, 2018
trail: Mr Chomper
1:00 |
509 |
Dec 18, 2017
trail: Maitai Face (full)
2:53 |
187 |
Dec 18, 2017
trail: Hulk'n Hogan
0:37 |
2503 |
Oct 16, 2017
trail: Sharlands Creek
0:50 |
30497 |
Aug 26, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maungatapu Track | Jan 19, 2023 @ 6:13pm Jan 19, 2023 | Unknown | bikemoto885 | Due to significant damage from the... | |
| Maitai Recreation Hub Link | Jan 16, 2023 @ 3:58pm Jan 16, 2023 | Dry | Love4riding WGTV | Munted |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Waimarama Deviation | Feb 4, 2023 @ 6:43am Feb 4, 2023 | Ideal | KiwiDanT | ||
| Coppermine Trail | Feb 3, 2023 @ 10:43pm Feb 3, 2023 | Unknown | KiwiDanT | ||
| Fringed Hill Rd | Feb 3, 2023 @ 8:15am Feb 3, 2023 | Ideal | Love4riding WGTV | ||
| Te Ara Koa | Feb 3, 2023 @ 12:15am Feb 3, 2023 | Variable | Love4riding WGTV | ||
| Butters | Jan 30, 2023 @ 12:08pm Jan 30, 2023 | Unknown | NMTBC NMTBC | ||
| Black Diamond | Jan 30, 2023 @ 12:08pm Jan 30, 2023 | Unknown | NMTBC NMTBC | ||
| FDH | Jan 30, 2023 @ 12:07pm Jan 30, 2023 | Unknown | NMTBC NMTBC | ||
| Te Tirohanga Whenua o Koata (Koata Whenua) | Jan 29, 2023 @ 12:30am Jan 29, 2023 | Ideal | stevecopley WGTV | ||
| Top Dog - Hotbox Link | Jan 28, 2023 @ 4:30pm Jan 28, 2023 | Ideal | stevecopley WGTV | ||
| Beer Bottle | Jan 28, 2023 @ 4:30pm Jan 28, 2023 | Ideal | stevecopley WGTV |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jillz | wishlist | trail | Te Ara Koa | Feb 7, 2023 @ 11:01pm 10 hours |
| MCiLS | wishlist | trail | Firball | Feb 7, 2023 @ 10:36pm 10 hours |
| sparkfire | wishlist | trail | Firball | Feb 6, 2023 @ 1:42am 2 days |
| Willtimiams | ridden | trail | Firball | Feb 5, 2023 @ 11:48pm 2 days |
| Willtimiams | ridden | trail | Te Tirohanga Marama o Koata (Koata Marama) | Feb 5, 2023 @ 11:47pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Much better than I expected. Great fun!... | Feb 5, 2023 @ 8:02pm 3 days | ||
| trail | Yeah the "both directions" must be a confusion... | Feb 3, 2023 @ 4:42pm Feb 3, 2023 | ||
| trail | Overgrown. And very washed out.bottom half... | Jan 14, 2023 @ 6:19pm Jan 14, 2023 | ||
| trail | If you are ok with the black trails around,... | Jan 13, 2023 @ 8:27pm Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| trail | It's not steep, it's just a bunch of rocks and... | Jan 13, 2023 @ 8:23pm Jan 13, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Climbing 10k Badge268 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k1,094 awarded -
10 Blue Trails464 awarded -
Big Ride 30k3,215 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1,242 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Nelson | |
| Nelson BMX Track | skill park | Nelson | |
| Branford Jumps | skill park | Nelson |
Local Trail Supporters
- GregNelson
- http://www.mtbtrailstrust.org.nz/
- Greg McIntyre
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 281 | 294 miles | 111,417 ft | 149 miles | 4,242 ft | #89 | #6 | 1,908 | 7,717 | 21 | 46,037 | |
| E-Bike | 118 | 110 miles | 40,873 ft | 56 miles | 3,612 ft | #100 | #9 | 1 | 4,849 | 2 | 3,404 | |
| Horse | 2 | 2 miles | 135 ft | 2,602 ft | 922 ft | 1,218 | ||||||
| Hike | 240 | 232 miles | 53,894 ft | 100 miles | 4,242 ft | #130 | #6 | 2 | 6,053 | 1 | 654 | |
| Trail Running | 233 | 229 miles | 53,074 ft | 99 miles | 4,242 ft | #131 | #6 | 2 | 6,029 | 1 | 1,593 | |
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 6 miles | 764 ft | 1 mile | 2,575 ft | 1,257 |
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- Admins: Alps2Ocean-Cycle-Trail, Aorere-Enduro
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