1 miles
Distance
348 ft
Climb
-128 ft
Descent
00:14:32
Avg time
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Axehead Details

  • Riding Area
    Launceston
    Launceston
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #17383 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Axehead is the main access trail into the wider Derby trail network. Predominately an easy climbing trail, it features, views of the Cascade River, tree ferns and dense forests and passes by numerous old dry stone walls built by tin miners

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More Stats for Axehead bike trail
  • Altitude change
    222 ft
  • Altitude min
    552 ft
  • Altitude max
    774 ft
  • Altitude start
    552 ft
  • Altitude end
    774 ft
  • Grade
    3.523%
  • Grade max
    -21.836%
  • Grade min
    26.661%
  • Distance climb
    4,092 ft
  • Distance down
    1,534 ft
  • Distance flat
    669 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:32
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Status:
on Apr 18, 2018
Variable
Avg: 3.65 (3 votes)

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  • Overlays 
  • Basemap 
  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type 
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to axehead trailhead (-41.153160, 147.803920)
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Axehead Trail Reports

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Apr 18, 2018 @ 9:50pm
Apr 18, 2018
Jan 30, 2018 @ 8:01pm
Jan 30, 2018
Dec 29, 2017 @ 8:06pm
Dec 29, 2017
 reporter Trails very dry and a bit sketchy in places but still a good ride
Dec 27, 2017 @ 4:49pm
Dec 27, 2017
 Some parts were wet and slippery others were dry and dusty
Jul 29, 2017 @ 1:57am
Jul 29, 2017
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Dec 9, 2017 @ 3:34am
Dec 9, 2017
Axehead, Derby

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