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- Ideal
- Dry
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Trail Ridden Direction
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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
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- < 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
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
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Trail Popularity ?
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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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- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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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
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.
Trail construction in Silvan Forest started in Nov 2014, and the 170 hectares of private forest has quickly become one of Nelson's favourite riding areas, with 24 hour, free public access.
A core network of fun, safe trails, with well graded single track climbing trails forming a backbone from the bottom of the property to the top ridge. Plenty of long run downhill options to ride, all with their own character.
2018 saw the pine forest harvested, with trail rebuilding happening in tandem with harvest ops - the core network of trails is back in place and improved as of Sept 2019.
Future trail development will move into the grade 4/5 area and linkage trails to the adjacent Kingsland Forest.
Trails in Silvan Forest are graded against the New Zealand Mountainbike Trail Design and Construction Guidelines (201
A core network of fun, safe trails, with well graded single track climbing trails forming a backbone from the bottom of the property to the top ridge. Plenty of long run downhill options to ride, all with their own character.
2018 saw the pine forest harvested, with trail rebuilding happening in tandem with harvest ops - the core network of trails is back in place and improved as of Sept 2019.
Future trail development will move into the grade 4/5 area and linkage trails to the adjacent Kingsland Forest.
Trails in Silvan Forest are graded against the New Zealand Mountainbike Trail Design and Construction Guidelines (201
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Land Status: Private Managed Forest
Land Manager: Silvan Forest
google parking directions Access Info:
Trailhead opposite #205 Champion Road, Richmond
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
27 trails
- E-Bike
6 trails
- Hike
20 trails
- Trail Running
20 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 4
- 16
- 1
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 2 daysLocal Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 20
- Trails Trail Running
- 20
- Total Distance
- 13 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,567 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,477 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,716 ft
- Reports
- 634
- Photos
- 28
- Ridden Counter
- 6,639
Popular Silvan Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Silvan Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Jericho
18 |
Jan 11, 2021 @ 9:13pm
Jan 11, 2021
trail: Jericho
11 |
Jan 11, 2021 @ 9:13pm
Jan 11, 2021
trail: Hare Down
22 |
Aug 9, 2020 @ 6:29pm
Aug 9, 2020
trail: Hare Down
20 |
Aug 7, 2020 @ 6:11pm
Aug 7, 2020
trail: Omega
33 |
Jan 5, 2020 @ 12:51am
Jan 5, 2020
trail: Spittrock
34 |
Oct 15, 2019 @ 2:57pm
Oct 15, 2019
trail: Ezra Mamaku
20 |
Jul 20, 2019 @ 5:15pm
Jul 20, 2019Videos of Silvan Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Peoples Choice Top Section
3:00 |
518 |
Apr 16, 2018 , Nelson
trail: Heaven Up Here
2:22 |
349 |
Apr 16, 2018 , Nelson
trail: Alpha Rima
1:52 |
286 |
Apr 16, 2018 , Nelson
trail: Six Foot Five
2:59 |
434 |
Apr 16, 2018 , Richmond
trail: Peoples Choice
3:00 |
371 |
Apr 16, 2018 , Richmond
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sling | Oct 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm 2 days | Ideal | kiwias | Large tree down across this track. |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperhead Road | Oct 15, 2021 @ 3:01pm 2 days | Dry | kiwias | ||
| Peoples Choice | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:33pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Slink | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Spittrock | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Ezra Mamaku | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Goliath | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Green Dog | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Hare Down | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Heaven Up Here | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT | ||
| Herald | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days | Dry | Mildie MTBTT |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | kiwias | ridden | trail | Copperhead Road | Oct 15, 2021 @ 3:01pm 2 days |
| kiwias | add | report | Sling and 1 more | Oct 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm 2 days |
| Mildie | add | report | Alpha and 27 more | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:25pm 2 days |
| NastyMcfly | ridden | trail | Easby Park Access Trail | Oct 4, 2021 @ 10:25pm Oct 4, 2021 |
 | ewestrupp | vote | trail | Omega and 9 more | Sep 14, 2021 @ 2:38am Sep 14, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Big steep bermed downhill corners with... | Jan 5, 2020 @ 12:49am Jan 5, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hills | 7 | 1.1 km | |||
| Marsden Valley | 2 | 5 | 2.8 km | ||
| Aniseed Valley | 3 | 4.5 km | |||
| Codgers | 7 | 8 | 6.4 km | ||
| Fringed Hill Nelson | 8 | 2 | 6.7 km |
Local Badges
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Completionist26 awarded
Local Trail Supporters
- http://www.mtbtrailstrust.org.nz/
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 27 | 13 miles | 5,568 ft | 7 miles | 1,476 ft | #674 | #29 | 28 | 634 | 4,854 | ||
| E-Bike | 6 | 4 miles | 1,099 ft | 2 miles | 1,473 ft | #455 | #26 | 549 | 320 | |||
| Hike | 20 | 10 miles | 2,844 ft | 4 miles | 1,476 ft | #598 | #15 | 616 | 4 | |||
| Trail Running | 20 | 10 miles | 2,844 ft | 4 miles | 1,476 ft | #602 | #17 | 618 | 38 |
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