1.8 miles
Distance
278 ft
Climb
-294 ft
Descent
458 ft
High Point

Thursday night XC racing loop

Detailed Description
Forrester XC Loop - Night Racing is a 2 mile intermediate race route located near Dunedin. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 3 trails. This route climbs 278 ft with a max elevation of 458 ft then descends -294 ft.
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Trails in Route

K91,893 ft
Forrester Loop2,402 ft
Spooky Forest4,147 ft

Details

  • Race Course
  • Riding area
    Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • E-Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Bike type
    XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
More Stats for Forrester XC Loop - Night Racing mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    18 min 40 sec
  • Altitude min
    294 ft
  • Altitude start
    357 ft
  • Altitude end
    341 ft
  • Grade
    -0.2%
  • Grade max
    -25.7%
  • Grade min
    30%
  • Distance climb
    3,927 ft
  • Distance down
    3,707 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,719 ft

Directions

  1. Bike east on Spooky Forest.
  2. Continue for 100 meters.
  3. Bike northwest on Access Road.
  4. Continue for 30 meters.
  5. Turn right onto Forrester Loop.
  6. Continue for 60 meters.
  7. Bike west on K9.
  8. Continue for 200 meters.
  9. Bike northwest on K9.
  10. Continue for 600 meters.
  11. Bike east on K9.
  12. Continue for 60 meters.
  13. Bear left onto Forrester Loop.
  14. Continue for 200 meters.
  15. Bike south on Forrester Loop.
  16. Continue for 300 meters.
  17. Bike west on Forrester Loop.
  18. Continue for 600 meters.
  19. Bike north on Spooky Forest.
  20. Continue for 500 meters.
  21. Bike north on Spooky Forest.
  22. Continue for 70 meters.
  23. Bike east on Spooky Forest.
  24. Continue for 100 meters.
  25. Bike east on Spooky Forest.
  26. Continue for 30 meters.
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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K9
Mar 27, 2025 @ 10:41pm
Mar 27, 2025
finshed trimming and blew out track.
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Spooky Forest
Mar 6, 2025 @ 8:13pm
Mar 6, 2025
cleared windfall . blew forest out.
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Forrester Loop
Apr 25, 2023 @ 10:45am
Apr 25, 2023
Everything looking pretty good
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