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SavePort Hills West includes everything out to Worsleys but not Victoria Park
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed
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- Mountain Bike
21 trails
- Hike
31 trails
- Trail Running
31 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Mar 16, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 32
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 22
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 31
- Trails Trail Running
- 31
- Total Distance
- 28 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,596 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,418 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,538 ft
- Reports
- 1,168
- Photos
- 581
- Ridden Counter
- 17,117
Popular Port Hills West Mountain Biking Trails
Port Hills West Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Crocodile - Flying Nun - Mount Vernon | 24 miles | |
| Tuesday Loop No Black | 12 miles | |
| RAPAKI -SUMNER LOOP | 22 miles | |
| Bowenvale Loop | 2 miles | |
| 7 mile Christchurch Adventure Park Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
| 8 mile Port Hills West Ride | popular ridelog | 8 miles |
| 11 mile Christchurch Adventure Park Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
| 4 mile Port Hills West Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 17 mile Christchurch Adventure Park Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
| 11 mile Port Hills West Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Photos of Port Hills West Mountain Bike
trail: Rāpaki Track
1 |
Mar 17, 2025 @ 4:53pm
3 days
trail: Rāpaki Track
1 |
Mar 17, 2025 @ 4:53pm
3 days
trail: Rāpaki Track
1 |
Mar 17, 2025 @ 4:53pm
3 days
trail: Rāpaki Track
1 |
Mar 17, 2025 @ 4:53pm
3 days
trail: Rāpaki Track
1 |
Mar 17, 2025 @ 4:53pm
3 days
trail: Rāpaki Track
137 |
Jan 22, 2019 @ 1:22am
Jan 22, 2019
trail: Flying Nun
928 |
May 23, 2016 @ 10:56am
May 23, 2016
trail: Flying Nun
271 |
Jan 3, 2016 @ 4:44pm
Jan 3, 2016Videos of Port Hills West Mountain Bike
trail: Gnarly Nun
0:43 |
2272 |
Mar 5, 2020
trail: Huntsbury DH
0:50 |
562 |
Mar 5, 2019
trail: Lava Flow
3:15 |
5784 |
Feb 28, 2019
trail: Lava Flow
2:27 |
102 |
Feb 22, 2018
trail: Lava Flow
5:24 |
12186 |
Feb 22, 2018
trail: Gnarly Nun
0:34 |
170 |
Nov 28, 2017
trail: Gnarly Nun
0:57 |
329 |
Nov 10, 2017
trail: Flying Nun
0:00 |
276 |
Nov 10, 2017
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowenvale Traverse - East | Mar 16, 2025 @ 1:10pm Mar 16, 2025 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Bowenvale Traverse - West | Mar 5, 2025 @ 6:12pm Mar 5, 2025 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Mt Vernon | Mar 5, 2025 @ 6:12pm Mar 5, 2025 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Taramea Track / Montgomery Spur | Mar 5, 2025 @ 6:12pm Mar 5, 2025 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Elevator | Mar 5, 2025 @ 6:12pm Mar 5, 2025 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
| Full Monty | Feb 12, 2025 @ 6:11pm Feb 12, 2025 | Dry | bryanmmch | ||
| Witch Hill | Jan 19, 2025 @ 9:07am Jan 19, 2025 | Dry | bryanmmch | ||
| Rāpaki Track | Jan 12, 2025 @ 8:56am Jan 12, 2025 | Dry | bryanmmch | ||
| Gnarly Nun | Jan 6, 2025 @ 12:32am Jan 6, 2025 | Dry | cU1fAp | ||
| Huntsbury DH | Sep 19, 2024 @ 7:13pm Sep 19, 2024 | Unknown | ewingmg |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cosmic-vomit | ridden | trail | activity #68071782 | Mar 20, 2025 @ 1:06am 4 hours |
| useaname | add | photo | activity #67945041 and 6 more | Mar 17, 2025 @ 4:52pm 3 days |
| bryanmmch | add | report | activity #67884498 | Mar 16, 2025 @ 1:11pm Mar 16, 2025 |
| jamesreidrides | vote | trail | activity #67721695 | Mar 13, 2025 @ 7:45pm Mar 13, 2025 |
| jamesreidrides | ridden | trail | activity #67721694 | Mar 13, 2025 @ 7:44pm Mar 13, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | That is the new bottom section, from before it... | Jun 10, 2024 @ 3:16pm Jun 10, 2024 | ||
| trail | Something called "LoamFlow" aka Goodfellas, is... | Jun 9, 2024 @ 1:59pm Jun 9, 2024 | ||
| trail | Great little trail - using Trailforks on... | May 27, 2024 @ 7:08pm May 27, 2024 | ||
| trail | Stunning ride, both up and down. Briliant job... | Dec 30, 2022 @ 6:19pm Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| trail | Overgrown on 26 December 2022 | Dec 25, 2022 @ 9:53am Dec 25, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Park | 7 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 km |
| Old School Reserve MTB Area | 1 | 2.1 km | |||
| Christchurch Adventure Park | 7 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3.1 km |
| Urumau Reserve | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 km |
| Banks Peninsula | 3.8 km |
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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 | 21 | 21 miles | 7,454 ft | 12 miles | 1,394 ft | #525 | #19 | 580 | 1,167 | 4 | 31,806 | |
| E-Bike | 2 | 3 miles | 548 ft | 4,754 ft | 879 ft | 1,037 | 1 | 1,589 | ||||
| Hike | 31 | 25 miles | 7,434 ft | 13 miles | 1,417 ft | #454 | #8 | 1,110 | 374 | |||
| Trail Running | 31 | 25 miles | 7,434 ft | 13 miles | 1,417 ft | #457 | #8 | 1,110 | 2,296 |
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