3.2 miles
Distance
496 ft
Climb
-1,575 ft
Descent
00:50:40
Avg time
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Addiction Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hanmer Forest Park
    Hanmer Springs
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Secondary Access Road/Trail (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #68493 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Matariki

A well graded climb from Jollies Pass Road to an exhilarating, steep, alpine downhill cross country trail. This is a Black run with a double black finish. We are working on an alternative to the double black finish. Addiction then joins up with Detox trail.
Join up with Detox to finish your descent into the Hanmer Forest.

Access Info

Starts from Jollies Pass Road just north of the Pass.
The 4WD road to Jollies Pass is very rough for vehicles.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Addiction mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,078 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,679 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,222 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,758 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,680 ft
  • Grade
    -6.3%
  • Grade max
    -61.3%
  • Grade min
    19.1%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    190 ft
  • Avg time
    00:50:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:12
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on Apr 25, 2025
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Avg: 3.94 (11 votes)
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      Addiction Trail Reports

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      Apr 25, 2025 @ 10:12pm
      Apr 25, 2025
      		 tiny bit damp and slightly slippery in places, but running great overall!
      Apr 16, 2025 @ 3:46pm
      Apr 16, 2025
      		 It runs magical
      Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:23am
      Mar 8, 2025
      		 Overgrown in the top sections, but doesn't cause an issue.
      Dec 30, 2024 @ 12:16am
      Dec 30, 2024
      		 Running really nicely. One small tree across about halfway down - hand saw would do the job. Nice bit of trail building - te ara koa meets...
      Sep 21, 2024 @ 6:59pm
      Sep 21, 2024
      		 few trees down at the start, other than that it is clear and riding well.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 50.2 km avg distance
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      • 28 rides
      • Last: Apr 26, 2025

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