2,028 ft
Distance
162 ft
Climb
-34 ft
Descent
00:06:15
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250 East Climb Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tunnel Gully (Pakuratahi Forest)
    Upper Hutt
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #54061 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9137 in E-Biking
    • #71599 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

250 East Climb follows an old logging trail previously left to be reclaimed by the forest. It has been cleared by hand and links to the downhill section of 250 East. The trail can be accessed by riding down Taniwha and turning left at the bottom intersection (left = 250 East Climb, right = Bee Line). Alternatively, it can be accessed by pushing up Bee Line, but keep your ears open as that is downhill primary and riders take it at speed with nowhere to bail out. There are plans for a climbing trail at a later date.

At present, 250 East Climb is an Advanced/Expert rated climb with 4 creek crossings, and multiple muddy rutted sections. The last creek crossing is right before the last climb which is steep, super steep, if you can climb it then you're an absolute weapon.

There are future plans to make this track an easier climb, but we'll get to that once we've finished having fun on 250 East DH. It'll never be an easy (green) or intermediate (blue) climb though.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 250 East Climb mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    128 ft
  • Altitude min
    937 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,065 ft
  • Altitude start
    937 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,066 ft
  • Grade
    6.3%
  • Grade max
    -11.7%
  • Grade min
    23.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,335 ft
  • Distance down
    574 ft
  • Distance flat
    118 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:47
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on Dec 26, 2023
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      250 East Climb Trail Reports

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      Dec 26, 2023 @ 5:34am
      Dec 26, 2023
      Oct 5, 2023 @ 10:15am
      Oct 5, 2023
      		 Trees down over the track, can be navigated around.
      Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:45pm
      Apr 24, 2022
      Jan 8, 2022 @ 11:22pm
      Jan 8, 2022
      Mar 19, 2021 @ 12:24am
      Mar 19, 2021
      		 Very dry all in good condition.
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      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 101 rides
      • Last: Jul 12, 2025

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