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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- 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.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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 or Major Issue / Red
- 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 Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Region Details
- 174
- 50
- 281
- 497
- 111
- 166
- 68
- 3
Open on 14 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,377
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,396
- Trails E-Bike
- 132
- Trails Hike
- 1,094
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,094
- Trails Dirtbike
- 15
- Trails ATV
- 15
- Trails Horse
- 15
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 15
- Total Distance
- 2,339 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 1,026 miles
- Total Descent
- 601,325 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,370 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,371 ft
- Reports
- 4,509
- Photos
- 5,950
- Ridden Counter
- 77,129
Sub Regions
- Canterbury (430)
- Ashburton (6)
- Ashburton River (6)
- Castle Hill (24)
- Craigieburn Trails (24)
- Christchurch (242)
- Ashley Forest (0)
- Bottle Lake Forest (7)
- Christchurch Adventure Park (46)
- Crocodile XC MTB Park (23)
- Haven Mountain Bike Park (33)
- Living Springs (12)
- McHugh's Forest (2)
- McLeans Forest (3)
- Port Hills East (21)
- Port Hills West (19)
- Victoria Park (70)
- Hanmer Springs (32)
- Hanmer Forest Park (29)
- Kaikoura (1)
- Lyttelton (13)
- Urumau Reserve (12)
- Methven (42)
- Mt Hutt Bike Park (41)
- Rangiora (25)
- Ashley Forest (18)
- Tekapo (2)
- Timaru (20)
- Centennial Park (17)
- Waipara (2)
- Mount Grey (2)
- Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail (2)
- Orari (5)
- Raincliff bike park (11)
- Ashburton (6)
- Marlborough (60)
- Blenheim (26)
- Picton (24)
- Picton MTB Trails (12)
- Rarangi (6)
- Rarangi (1)
- Otago (471)
- Alexandra (24)
- Alexandra Airport (1)
- Flat Top Hill (9)
- Matangi Station (1)
- Obelisk Range (5)
- Clyde (2)
- Dunedin (106)
- Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park (13)
- Jubilee Park (3)
- Leith Valley (3)
- Redwoods/Wakari Creek (17)
- Signal Hill (32)
- West Harbour (4)
- Whare Flat (32)
- Kaitangata (2)
- Naseby (68)
- Naseby Forest (52)
- Oamaru (23)
- Cape Wanbrow (21)
- Herbert Forest (0)
- Oamaru Reservoir (0)
- Queenstown (122)
- 7 Mile Riding Area (30)
- Arrowtown Trails (3)
- Coronet Peak (11)
- Fernhill Trails (14)
- Gibbston (9)
- Moonlight/Moke Lake (5)
- Queenstown Bike Park (33)
- Remarkables (2)
- Skippers (3)
- Wakatipu Basin (12)
- Wanaka (131)
- Cardrona Bike Park NZ (25)
- Glendhu Bay (2)
- Hikuwai Conservation Area (12)
- Makara Peak (0)
- Pisa Range (0)
- Sticky Forest (75)
- Herbert Forest (2)
- Oamaru Reservoir (0)
- Alexandra (24)
- Southland (61)
- Bluff (18)
- Gore (6)
- Invercargill (19)
- Sandy Point (19)
- Te Anau (13)
- Outflow (3)
- Tasman (209)
- Kaiteriteri (4)
- Motueka (31)
- Kaiteriteri MTB Park (31)
- Nelson (127)
- Codgers (21)
- Dun Mountain (6)
- Maitai Valley (23)
- Sharlands (18)
- Wairoa Gorge (0)
- Wairoa Gorge Bike Park (54)
- Richmond (30)
- Rabbit Island (1)
- Richmond Hills (2)
- Silvan Forest (19)
- St Arnaud (15)
- Teetotal (12)
- Takaka (10)
- Canaan Downs (6)
- The Rameka (1)
- Kaiteriteri (4)
- Waimate (14)
- Waimate (9)
- Waimate (9)
- West Coast (83)
- Greymouth (1)
- Hokitika (53)
- Blue Spur Tracks (28)
- Reefton (8)
- Blacks Point (8)
- Ross (1)
- Denniston Plateau (20)
- Greymouth (1)
- Roxburgh (4)
- Dunedin City Cycleways (2)
- Geraldine Downs (7)
- Matukituki Valley (1)
Popular South Island Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of South Island Mountain Bike
trail: Fenceline
88 | Fenceline, Christchurch
Oct 22, 2017 @ 6:39pm
Oct 22, 2017
trail: River Trail Loop
30 | River Trail Loop, Ashburton
May 6, 2017 @ 12:57am
May 6, 2017
trail: River Trail Loop
56 | River Trail Loop, Ashburton
May 6, 2017 @ 12:49am
May 6, 2017
trail: Low Road
233 | Low Road, Christchurch
Jan 24, 2017 @ 7:50pm
Jan 24, 2017Videos of South Island Mountain Bike
trail: Huck Yeah!
1:00 |
11 |
Dec 13, 2018
trail: Pedal or Die
0:50 |
19 |
Nov 18, 2018
trail: Quarry Track
3:20 |
33 |
Nov 3, 2018
trail: Rude Rock
0:15 |
8 |
Sep 30, 2018
South Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corotown | 6 miles | |
| 2017 Dunners Summer Series #2 | 3 miles | |
| Enduro Loop | 9 miles | |
| Cross Country Loop | 6 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Another great option for shuttling your own... | Dec 18, 2018 @ 12:52am 10 hours | ||
 | trail | Absolute gem of a trail. | Dec 18, 2018 @ 12:15am 11 hours | ||
| trail | Also: I GPS tracked the total "climbed" at... | Dec 18, 2018 @ 12:12am 11 hours | ||
| trail | Awful "trail"!! Riding down = challenging,... | Dec 18, 2018 @ 12:06am 11 hours | ||
 | report | Thanks for this report! We are planning to get... | Dec 15, 2018 @ 12:18pm 3 days |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pnichol1 | add | ridelog | Dec 18, 2018 ride log | Dec 18, 2018 @ 11:00am 20 mins |
| nz1212 | add | ridelog | Dec 18, 2018 ride log | Dec 18, 2018 @ 10:55am 25 mins |
| RonelCook | add | ridelog | Dec 18, 2018 ride log | Dec 18, 2018 @ 10:40am 40 mins |
| TePaerata | wishlist | trail | Heaphy Track and 1 more | Dec 18, 2018 @ 8:08am 3 hours |
| b-rass | add | ridelog | Dec 16, 2018 ride log and 1 more | Dec 18, 2018 @ 4:47am 7 hours |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardrona Bike Park NZ | bike park | Wanaka | |
| Christchurch Adventure Park | bike park | Christchurch | |
| Queenstown Bike Park | bike park | Queenstown | |
| Wairoa Gorge Bike Park | bike park | Nelson | |
| ACL Skills Park | skill park | Ashburton |
Upcoming Local Events
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Gravity Canterbury
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Nelson Mountain Bike Club
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Queenstown Mountain Bike Club
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Christchurch Singletrack Club
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Mountain Biking Otago
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B-Rad Cycle Services
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Local Trail Supporters
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- Queenstown Trails Trust
- New World Motueka
- TACI
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- Mountain Biking Otago
- Mountainbikers Of Alexandra
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Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Gravity Canterbury
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Nelson Mountain Bike Club
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Queenstown Mountain Bike Club
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Christchurch Singletrack Club
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Mountain Biking Otago
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B-Rad Cycle Services
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Local Trail Supporters
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- Queenstown Trails Trust
- New World Motueka
- TACI
![IMBA Epic]()
- Mountain Biking Otago
- Mountainbikers Of Alexandra
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