2,959 ft
Distance
-505 ft
Descent
00:08:02
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Port Hills West
    Christchurch
  • Difficulty Rating
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  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, CX
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #73164 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13220 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking

This trail is a singletrack alternative to following the rutted doubletrack/4x4 trail to Old Bowenvale DH. Starts out at the end of four pause trail before heading downhill over a few steep sections.

You'll need your trail reading skills on point… this isn't a well-marked trail and there are loads of sheep trails around to try and throw you off course.

Access Info

The trailhead is located at the end of Four Pause. where you can split to go down Huntsbury or Bowenvale.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Alley Express aka Upper Bowenvale DH mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -505 ft
  • Altitude min
    587 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,093 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,093 ft
  • Altitude end
    587 ft
  • Grade
    -17.1%
  • Grade max
    -67.2%
  • Grade min
    -2.1%
  • Distance down
    2,930 ft
  • Distance flat
    30 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:38
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on Sep 6, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.65 (3 votes)
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      Alley Express... Trail Reports

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      Sep 6, 2024 @ 9:47am
      Sep 6, 2024
      May 24, 2024 @ 9:38pm
      May 24, 2024
      		 Good condition some sketchy drops and rock gardens but all good
      Feb 25, 2024 @ 1:06am
      Feb 25, 2024
      Dec 16, 2023 @ 1:09am
      Dec 16, 2023
      		 Overgrown and in poor condition.
      Sep 18, 2023 @ 3:18am
      Sep 18, 2023
      		 Dead sheep lying on top section of trail.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 58 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 960 rides
      • Last: Oct 7, 2024

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      63 |
      Dec 27, 2020 @ 3:54pm
      Dec 27, 2020

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      GC Enduro DEC 202213 miles

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