1.2 miles
Distance
348 ft
Climb
-128 ft
Descent
00:15:41
Avg time
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Axehead Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Launceston
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #1660 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #591 in E-Biking
    • #36259 in Trail Running
    • #68232 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 80 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

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Axehead mountain bike trail 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
    00:15:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:23
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on Apr 16, 2022
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      Axehead Trail Reports

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      Apr 16, 2022 @ 7:00pm
      Apr 16, 2022
      Feb 24, 2022 @ 5:27pm
      Feb 24, 2022
      Jan 28, 2022 @ 5:14pm
      Jan 28, 2022
      		 A little wet but riding well
      Jan 17, 2022 @ 12:58pm
      Jan 17, 2022
      Dec 29, 2021 @ 2:38pm
      Dec 29, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 564 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,194 rides
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      Photos

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      27 |
      Jan 23, 2022 @ 11:13pm
      Jan 23, 2022
      140 |
      Dec 9, 2017 @ 3:34am
      Dec 9, 2017

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