Name: 491
Rating: 4.8

Mountain Bike

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1,475 ft

Distance

15 ft

Climb

-200 ft

Descent

00:02:06

Avg time

491 Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Wainui Trail Project (WTP)
Lower Hutt
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Hard
Season

All year
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Drop, Jump, Rock Face
Ride in Rain

Yes
Global Ranking

#1838 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking

491 is an alternative to Spoonhill. Both are technical DH trails but 491 can be ridden in the wet. 491 meets up with Spoonhill after about 500 meters. The trail has quite a few drop offs, is quite rooty in places and several of the drops are quite rutted (so can be railed easily).

When joined back with Spoonhill trail be sure to take the Nga Tuna turn off on the right otherwise you'll have to complete all of Spoon hill and then ride back to the Wiau carpark. It's not far though.

source: WTP 491 trail info

Access Info

Access to 491 is off the Spoonhill trail. Approximately 150 m in turn left and your on it. Spoon hill is accessed at the junction between Labyrinth and Towai Traverse. Or you can ride up the ENCZ 4x4 access road and take the turn off to the third pylon.

More Stats for 491 bike trail

Altitude change

-185 ft
Altitude min

668 ft
Altitude max

864 ft
Altitude start

853 ft
Altitude end

668 ft
Grade max

-91.588%
Grade min

10.03%
Distance climb

259 ft
Distance down

1,115 ft
Distance flat

101 ft
Avg time

00:02:06
Avg reverse time

00:06:38
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Status:

on Jul 12, 2019

Wet

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

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
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

10 rides
7 miles avg distance

6 Months

247 rides
9 miles avg distance

Photos

35 |

Jun 24, 2017 @ 6:18pm

Jun 24, 2017

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Jun 24, 2017 @ 6:18pm

Jun 24, 2017

34 |

Jun 23, 2017 @ 12:25am

Jun 23, 2017

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Jun 23, 2017 @ 12:25am

Jun 23, 2017

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
2019 NZ NISS Enduro2 - PNP Draft1		4,846 ft
Spoonhill Circuit		4 miles
Super Riser 419		10 miles

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Videos

Towai Traverse 620 ft
Spoonhill 656 ft
Link Track (ecnz To Spoonhill Hub) 942 ft
Mcmillan 997 ft
Scrims 1,004 ft

Wainui Trail Project (WTP)

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status	date	description
	Jul 12, 2019 @ 2:08pm Jul 12, 2019	Muddy.
	Jun 15, 2019 @ 1:29pm Jun 15, 2019
	Dec 15, 2018 @ 4:51pm Dec 15, 2018	Running mint
	Dec 10, 2018 @ 3:56pm Dec 10, 2018
	Sep 26, 2018 @ 6:31pm Sep 26, 2018

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