1,426 ft
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-60 ft
Descent
00:01:49
Avg time

Bender Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Wither Hills Mountain Bike Park
    Blenheim
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #46338 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #90875 in Trail Running
    • #94178 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Marlborough District Council

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Bender is a 435 m popular white doubletrack trail located near Blenheim. This mountain bike primary trail can be used uphill only and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 20 m blue climb. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bender mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    7 ft
  • Altitude min
    234 ft
  • Altitude max
    270 ft
  • Altitude start
    248 ft
  • Altitude end
    255 ft
  • Grade
    0.483%
  • Grade max
    -23.256%
  • Grade min
    20.542%
  • Distance climb
    698 ft
  • Distance down
    680 ft
  • Distance flat
    47 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:49
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:22
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on Dec 6, 2022
Dry
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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      Bender Trail Reports

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      Dec 6, 2022 @ 10:20am
      Dec 6, 2022
      Nov 6, 2020 @ 2:26pm
      Nov 6, 2020
      		 Could do with a trim back, but nothing major.
      Oct 3, 2020 @ 3:20pm
      Oct 3, 2020
      Mar 17, 2020 @ 2:39pm
      Mar 17, 2020
      Sep 10, 2018 @ 5:53pm
      Sep 10, 2018
      		 The Park is dry, fast and loads of fun.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      All
      • 83 rides
      • Last: Apr 17, 2025

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