1,475 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-200 ft
Descent
00:02:02
Avg time

491 Details

  • Riding Area
    Waiu Park
    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
  • 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 [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 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.

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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
    00:02:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:38
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Status:
on Dec 15, 2018
Variable
Avg: 4.75 (8 votes)

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      491 Trail Reports

      datedescription
      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
      Jun 1, 2018 @ 9:00pm
      Jun 1, 2018
      		 Lots of branches down and mud but perfectly rideable.
      Jun 1, 2018 @ 8:59pm
      Jun 1, 2018
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 16 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 217 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 1,362 rides
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      Jun 23, 2017 @ 12:25am
      Jun 23, 2017
      491, Wellington

      Routes with this trail

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