2,028 ft
Distance
-311 ft
Descent
00:06:22
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
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 5 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
More Stats for 250 East DH mountain bike 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
    00:06:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:50
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Status:
on Sep 16, 2020
Variable
Avg: 4.5 (2 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Parking Parking
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  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      250 East DH Trail Reports

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      Sep 16, 2020 @ 12:13am
      Sep 16, 2020
      		 Still relatively dry due the steepness of the hill. In typical fashion the Strava kings have been out an straight lined through the top...
      May 1, 2020 @ 8:41pm
      May 1, 2020
      		 Trail now completed, fun ride!
      Jan 17, 2020 @ 6:28pm
      Jan 17, 2020
      		 Running fast and dry, some loose spots where its very dry.
      Jan 7, 2020 @ 2:08am
      Jan 7, 2020
      		 Recent improvements include stumps pulled, some berms built. Some sections have been cut n benched take care the packed clay may be loose. Still a...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 57 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 21 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 0 rides
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      Mar 27, 2020 @ 2:03am
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      Jan 5, 2020 @ 12:33am
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      Jan 5, 2020 @ 12:33am
      Jan 5, 2020
      18 |
      Jan 5, 2020 @ 12:33am
      Jan 5, 2020

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Mary1144 (Apr 30, 2020 at 19:44)
       250 East is now finished and fantastic to ride
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