14.7 miles
Distance
2,385 ft
Climb
-2,432 ft
Descent
1,314 ft
High Point
A great loop that starts and finishes with a solid climb. Some great technical sections and a sweeping downhill back into Sumner.
Detailed Description
Sumner - Godley Head Loop is a 23617 popular intermediate route located near Christchurch. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 9 trails. This route climbs 727 with a max elevation of 400.5 then descends -741.3.
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Trails in Route
| 4,423 ft | |||||
| 2,664 ft | |||||
| 3 miles | |||||
| 5,190 ft | |||||
| 295 ft | |||||
| 814 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 600 ft |
Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Other Activities
- E-Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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eBike Allowed
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingModerate
More Stats for Sumner - Godley Head Loop mountain bike route
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Altitude change-49 ft
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Altitude min15 ft
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Altitude start432 ft
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Altitude end384 ft
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Grade-0.1%
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Grade max-55.3%
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Grade min51.6%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down7 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (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.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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Photos
Videos
Knapsack - Port Hills East, Christchurch, NZ
trail: Knapsack (Sheepshit Alley)
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Nov 12, 2020
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Anaconda Mountain BIking with Go Pro Zhi Yun Rider-m 3 Axis gimbal
trail: Anaconda
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Jul 16, 2016
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