2,028 ft
Distance
-311 ft
Descent
00:07:11
Avg time

250 East DH 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
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #41607 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #10744 in E-Biking
    • #71598 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2019

250 East DH is a hand built Grade 4 to 5 track built by NtrailZ. It a can be accessed by pushing up Bee Line or coming down Taniwha and taking a left at the bottom onto the climbing section of 250 East.

It has a good representation of all types of riding, with steep technical switchbacks at the top, leading into flowy single track interspersed with steep roll ins, rooty corners, rock gardens and a few jumps dotted around the place.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 250 East DH mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -311 ft
  • Altitude min
    744 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,055 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,055 ft
  • Altitude end
    745 ft
  • Grade
    -15.3%
  • Grade max
    -55.9%
  • Grade min
    -4.1%
  • Distance down
    2,028 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:50
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Status:
on May 7, 2021
Dry
Avg: 4.5 (2 votes)

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      250 East DH Trail Reports

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      May 7, 2021 @ 6:25pm
      May 7, 2021
      		 Running mint. Still dry and had some small berms additions and drainage improvements around the place.
      Mar 19, 2021 @ 12:26am
      Mar 19, 2021
      		 All running very nicely, quite dry.
      Feb 20, 2021 @ 2:44pm
      Feb 20, 2021
      		 Trail ferries have been at work on top switchbacks. Dirt conditions perfect ????
      Feb 8, 2021 @ 12:44pm
      Feb 8, 2021
      		 Ride this now. Dry, Dry, Dry. Conditions not to be repeated.
      Oct 18, 2020 @ 9:43pm
      Oct 18, 2020
      		 Mostly very good even after frequent rain. A few slippy places adding to the challenge but overall in good condition.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 17 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 64 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Nov 11, 2020 @ 2:37pm
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      Nov 11, 2020 @ 2:37pm
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      Routes with this trail

      titleratingdistance
      TGE - Advanced Course race
      		5 miles
      TGE - Stage 4 race
      		2,044 ft

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      Mary1144 (Apr 30, 2020 at 19:44)
       250 East is now finished and fantastic to ride
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      youtuber 250 East DH @ Tunnel Gully
      3:32 | 498 | Feb 4, 2020 , Upper Hutt

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