Mountain Bike

7.9 miles

Distance

1,548 ft

Climb

-1,548 ft

Descent

1,209 ft

High Point

A figure 8 loop incorporating bull-A-Varde, Bull Run and Borderline. Borderline is more of a grade 4 trail.

Drive to the very end of Stratton St and park your car. Ride back up Stratton St, turn left on to Cottle Park Dr, left at Normandale Rd and left again where Normandale Rd meets Sweetaches Dr.

At the ending the start of OCR. Ride along OCR until you get to a farm gate. Bull-A-Varde ( the link trail for Bull Run) begins approximately 200 meters further on.

At the bottom of Bull Run turn up Hill Rd. Continue past the farm house. At the first WWII past the farm house take the first farm gate on the left that leads on to a grass farm track. Continue along this track until you reach a ridge.

The ridge has 4 exits - east up along the ridge, west up along the ridge, south down and south east along the farm track. Continue along the farm track. At the farm gate, continue along the farm track past the entrance to Bull-A-Varde and back to the first farm gate to came to. Borderline begins at this first farm gate.

Detailed Description

BBB Fig 8 is a 8 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Lower Hutt. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 1,548 ft with a max elevation of 1,209 ft then descends -1,548 ft.

Local Trail Association

Belmont Area Mountain Bike Association (www.bamba.org.nz)

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Route Sections

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2	Timed Section

Trails in Route

	Not the Bees				906 ft
	Old Coach Road				5 miles
	Borderline				3,589 ft
	Bull-A-Varde				1,778 ft
	Bull Run				4,557 ft
	Hill Road				3 miles
	Hill Road to Old Coach Road connector				2,205 ft
	Bridleway				443 ft

Details

Riding area

Belmont Regional Park
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

DH
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

34

More Stats for BBB Fig 8 mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 19 min
Altitude min

386 ft
Altitude start

504 ft
Altitude end

505 ft
Grade max

-55%
Grade min

41.6%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

3,255 ft

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trail	date	description
Borderline	Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:25pm Dec 1, 2024	Pretty overgrown, as an intermediate rider it was my first time down this trail, it's much steeper, narrower and rockier than I realised.
Bull Run	Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:18pm Dec 1, 2024	Volunteers are doing an amazing job fixing parts of the track, especially the berms at the end of the track. It will still be slick when wet though.
Hill Road	Nov 25, 2023 @ 12:03pm Nov 25, 2023
Bull-A-Varde	Oct 23, 2023 @ 5:19pm Oct 23, 2023
Old Coach Road	Jan 8, 2023 @ 4:45am Jan 8, 2023	Some puddles, but mostly great overall