Mountain Bike

5.3 miles

Distance

799 ft

Climb

-1,259 ft

Descent

1,205 ft

High Point

This is a figure 8 loop of 2 BAMBA built tracks in Belmont Regional park.

To start the loop either get dropped at the end of Normandale Road/start of Old Coach Road or park at the bottom of Stratton street and ride up Stratton St, Cottle Park Dr, Normaldale road to the start of Old Coach road.

Once on Old coach road ride until you come to a gate with a open log barrier on your right. Immediately after the gate on the left is the start of Borderline.

Continue past Borderline for about 1km until you see the start of Bull-A-Varde on your right. Follow the switchbacks up Bull-A-Varde until a trail drops to the left. This is the start of Bull Run.

At the bottom of Bull Run follow the unsealed Hill Road up past the farm house. Approximately 500m past the farm house is a gate on your left hand side and large trees on your right. This is the Old Coach Road connector track. Be sure to close any gates you open

Continue along until you connect with Old Coach Road again and keep riding until to reach the start of Borderline.

Borderline will take you to the bottom of Stratton St to the car park.

Detailed Description

Bull Run-Bordeline Fig 8 loop is a 5 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 10 trails. This route climbs 799 ft with a max elevation of 1,205 ft then descends -1,259 ft.

Route Supporters

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

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Trails in Route

	Old Coach Road				3 miles
	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
	Old Coach Road				3 miles
	Borderline				3,589 ft

Details

Riding area

Belmont Regional Park
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

5

More Stats for Bull Run-Bordeline Fig 8 loop mountain bike route

Avg time

34 min 21 sec
Altitude min

542 ft
Altitude start

1,002 ft
Altitude end

541 ft
Grade

-1.6%
Grade max

-49.8%
Grade min

56.7%
Distance climb

3 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

1,926 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