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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
96 trails
- E-Bike
41 trails
- Horse
5 trails
- Hike
59 trails
- Trail Running
60 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
3 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
3 trails
- Snowmobile
1 trails
- Snowshoe
1 trails
- Downhill Ski
1 trails
- Backcountry Ski
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
1 trails
Region Details
- 15
- 5
- 14
- 42
- 3
- 7
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Feb 8, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 96
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 96
- Trails E-Bike
- 41
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 59
- Trails Trail Running
- 60
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 137 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,166 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,850 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,869 ft
- Reports
- 407
- Photos
- 145
- Ridden Counter
- 19,166
Articles
Video: First Sends on New Zealand's New Freeride Training Compound
Jun 9, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Green Estate looks like an awesome, progressive facility for riders in New Zealand.
Sub Regions
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Arapuke Forest
- 5
- 11
- 2
- 6
- 1
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Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail
- 1
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Linklater Reserve
- 1
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Paneiri Park
- 4
- 3
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Raumai Forest
- 1
- 1
- 2
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Santoft Trails
- 19
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Te Apiti
- 3
- 1
Popular Palmerston North Mountain Biking Trails
Palmerston North Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Schools MTB Fest - (Proposed) DH course | 1 mile | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 1 | 2,313 ft | |
The K Loop Classic | 12 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - XCO - Short course | 2 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 5 | 1,916 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 4 | 4,012 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - XCR course | 2 miles | |
Family Flight | 6 miles | |
Family Flow | 6 miles | |
Boredom Buster | 4 miles |
Photos of Palmerston North Mountain Bike
trail: Manawatu River Pathway
2 |
May 30, 2023 @ 11:09am
May 30, 2023
trail: Manawatu River Pathway
2 |
May 30, 2023 @ 11:09am
May 30, 2023
trail: Manawatu River Pathway
3 |
May 30, 2023 @ 11:09am
May 30, 2023
trail: Humpty Jumpty
10 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:48pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Humpty Jumpty
9 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:48pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Mind the Gap
9 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:47pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Check Point Charlie
7 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:46pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Check Point Charlie
7 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:46pm
Mar 7, 2023Videos of Palmerston North Mountain Bike

trail: Mind the Gap
1 |
Mar 19, 2023

trail: Mr Twister
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Mar 12, 2023

trail: Foo Fighter
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Mar 12, 2023

trail: Kārearea
186 |
May 15, 2022

trail: Chewbacca
173 |
Oct 2, 2021

trail: Jumping Jack
192 |
Jun 11, 2021

trail: Mr Twister
95 |
Feb 26, 2021

trail: Jumping Jack
66 |
Feb 26, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Chewbacca | Jul 21, 2023 @ 1:44am Jul 21, 2023 | Wet | newbermuda | ||
Pūpū Rahi | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Wet | Smitty231 | ||
Jack And The Beanstalk | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Wet | Smitty231 | ||
Twister Link | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Wet | Smitty231 | ||
Jack's Link | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Wet | Smitty231 | ||
About Time | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Wet | Smitty231 | ||
Foo Fighter | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Wet | Smitty231 | ||
Riff Raff | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Dry | Smitty231 | ||
Back Track | Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023 | Variable | Smitty231 | ||
Foxton Beach Trail | Jun 11, 2023 @ 4:05am Jun 11, 2023 | Dry | andywoodwark |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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dickersoncantride | wishlist | trail | Burttons Track | Sep 26, 2023 @ 2:15am Sep 26, 2023 |
dickersoncantride | add | trail | Burttons Track | Sep 26, 2023 @ 1:02am Sep 26, 2023 |
Russellcolville53 | wishlist | region | Santoft Trails | Sep 25, 2023 @ 11:10pm Sep 25, 2023 |
sammcdougal | ridden | trail | Ripper and 8 more | Sep 4, 2023 @ 4:37pm Sep 4, 2023 |
roaming | ridden | trail | The Bends and 2 more | Sep 2, 2023 @ 12:31am Sep 2, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Be careful on the drop, probably need to yank... | Jul 23, 2023 @ 12:59am Jul 23, 2023 | ||
trail | Would have been nice to mark where the track... | Jan 16, 2023 @ 4:17pm Jan 16, 2023 | ||
trail | Best trail of its type in the region IMHO | Jan 16, 2023 @ 4:14pm Jan 16, 2023 | ||
trail | very overgrown right now | Dec 28, 2022 @ 12:16am Dec 28, 2022 | ||
trail | Tree down and blocking the full width of the... | Dec 19, 2022 @ 5:43pm Dec 19, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Completionist2 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,249 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge5 awarded -
10 Blue Trails207 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge46 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Arapuke Forest | bike park | Palmerston North | |
Pīwakawaka Jumps | skill park | Palmerston North | |
Skills Park | skill park | Palmerston North |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 96 | 137 miles | 16,165 ft | 39 miles | 3,848 ft | #437 | #15 | 145 | 407 | 24 | 15,659 | |
E-Bike | 41 | 58 miles | 8,346 ft | 19 miles | 3,806 ft | #209 | #15 | 372 | 969 | |||
Horse | 5 | 30 miles | 1,824 ft | 6 miles | 3,806 ft | #245 | #4 | 81 | ||||
Hike | 59 | 115 miles | 9,787 ft | 28 miles | 3,848 ft | #4,057 | #66 | 362 | 100 | |||
Trail Running | 60 | 119 miles | 9,859 ft | 28 miles | 3,848 ft | #3,814 | #64 | 362 | 535 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 3 | 16 miles | 1,617 ft | 4 miles | 3,484 ft | #154 | #4 | 81 | 1 | 1 | ||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 16 miles | 1,617 ft | 4 miles | 3,484 ft | #77 | #2 | 81 | ||||
Snowmobile | 1 | #3 | ||||||||||
Snowshoe | 1 | #3 | ||||||||||
Downhill Ski | 1 | #3 | ||||||||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | #3 | ||||||||||
Nordic Ski | 1 | #1 | 3 |
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