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SaveSituated deep in the Wairoa Valley, ‘The Gorge’ is home to an amazing variety of hand-built mountain bike trails that run through a lush native and beech forest environment from a maximum elevation of 1100m
Book Gorge Shuttles here https://www.thegorge.nz/
Book Gorge Shuttles here https://www.thegorge.nz/
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Shuttleable: YES
AKA: The Gorge
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
google parking directions Access Info:
Go to https://www.thegorge.nz/ for directions to get here
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
62 trails
- E-Bike
56 trails
- Hike
5 trails
- Trail Running
3 trails
Bike Park Details
- 5
- 17
- 27
- 12
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Sep 13, 2024- Day Ticket
- $120 NZD
- Uplift Type
- Shuttle
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 62
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 62
- Trails E-Bike
- 56
- Trails Hike
- 5
- Trails Trail Running
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Total Distance
- 48 miles
- Total Descent
- 32,094 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,049 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,635 ft
- Reports
- 2,390
- Photos
- 1,025
- Ridden Counter
- 14,070
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.
Popular "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Route 2 | 3,402 ft | |
| NMTBC Gorge Winter Enduro - The Matariki 2024 race | 13 miles | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage5 race | 2 miles | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage3 race | 2 miles | |
| NZ MTB RALLY 2024 - Stages 5 & 6 race | 4 miles | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage 1 race | 3,967 ft | |
| Dodzy 2023 - Transition 1 race | 1 mile | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage2 race | 1 mile | |
| Dodzy23 - Transition2 race | 2,073 ft | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage4 race | 1 mile |
Photos of "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Red Line
17 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Red Line
17 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Red Line
12 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Red Line
16 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Mundy 500
17 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:59pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Quattro
16 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:58pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Quattro
21 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:58pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Kidnapper
17 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:57pm
Mar 7, 2023Videos of "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Bermed As
3:48 |
463 |
Jul 5, 2017
trail: Sewer Sidle
3:59 |
29 |
Jun 15, 2024 , Nelson
trail: No Pressure
4:54 |
39 |
May 29, 2024 , Nelson
trail: Tubuck Munch
3:50 |
25 |
May 18, 2024 , Nelson
trail: Natural Selection
3:48 |
29 |
May 17, 2024 , Nelson
trail: Instant Kiwi
4:10 |
52 |
May 13, 2024 , Nelson
trail: DMT (upper)
10:51 |
32 |
May 10, 2024 , Nelson
trail: DMT
10:51 |
43 |
May 10, 2024 , Nelson
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Armor | Sep 13, 2024 @ 5:39pm Sep 13, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | same tree |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermed As | Sep 13, 2024 @ 8:39pm Sep 13, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Free Range | Sep 13, 2024 @ 8:36pm Sep 13, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Road To Nowhere | Sep 6, 2024 @ 3:17am Sep 6, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| No Pressure | Sep 6, 2024 @ 3:15am Sep 6, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Peaking Out | Sep 6, 2024 @ 3:14am Sep 6, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| MPD | Mar 12, 2024 @ 5:19pm Mar 12, 2024 | Unknown | ewestrupp WGTV | ||
| Florence | Aug 26, 2024 @ 2:15pm Aug 26, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Quattro | Aug 24, 2024 @ 11:06pm Aug 24, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Red Line | Jul 8, 2024 @ 6:51pm Jul 8, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Kidnapper | Jun 27, 2024 @ 12:42am Jun 27, 2024 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GregNelson | add | report | activity #58823660 | Sep 13, 2024 @ 8:39pm Sep 13, 2024 |
| GregNelson | add | report | activity #58817497 and 2 more | Sep 13, 2024 @ 5:38pm Sep 13, 2024 |
| Isaacaroonironaburgarina | wishlist | region | activity #58680351 | Sep 10, 2024 @ 8:51pm Sep 10, 2024 |
| ewestrupp | add | report | activity #58676391 | Sep 10, 2024 @ 7:19pm Sep 10, 2024 |
| OlinP | add | report | activity #58507789 | Sep 7, 2024 @ 9:22pm Sep 7, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Double roll is cool. Enduroey later on. | Sep 5, 2024 @ 3:03am Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Chutes and it is wide open | Sep 5, 2024 @ 3:01am Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Good native bush and rooty | Sep 5, 2024 @ 2:59am Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Mix of everything. Flowy and relatively smooth. | Sep 5, 2024 @ 2:58am Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Not steep, flowy | Sep 5, 2024 @ 2:56am Sep 5, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Richmond Forest Park | 6 km | ||||
| Kainui Bike Park | 5 | 3 | 8.7 km | ||
| Aniseed Valley | 3 | 10.4 km | |||
| Richmond Hills | 8 | 12.3 km | |||
| Silvan Forest | 7 | 21 | 4 | 13.1 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 | 62 | 48 miles | 32,093 ft | 30 miles | 3,048 ft | #649 | #22 | 1,015 | 2,390 | 11 | 2,295 | |
| E-Bike | 56 | 42 miles | 28,527 ft | 26 miles | 3,048 ft | #273 | #13 | 6 | 1,656 | 3 | 77 | |
| Hike | 5 | 5 miles | 1,007 ft | 3 miles | 2,589 ft | #10,845 | #191 | 1,180 | 35 | |||
| Trail Running | 3 | 4 miles | 653 ft | 2 miles | 2,589 ft | #10,786 | #190 | 1,168 | 1 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 6 miles | 764 ft | 1 mile | 2,575 ft | 356 |
- By GregNelson
WGBP WGS & contributors - Admins: Aorere-Enduro, NelsonCouncil, NMTBC, WGBP, WGS, TGOM
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