3,589 ft
Distance
49 ft
Climb
-659 ft
Descent
00:05:44
Avg time

Borderline Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Belmont Regional Park
    Lower Hutt
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Roller Coaster, Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #14180 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Greater Wellington Regional Council

Boderline is a high speed, technically challenging piece of singletrack. Hand built by BAMBA as the first trail following the loss of existing trails in the felled Danzig pine block. It is a mix of flowing trail, drops, exposed roots, rocks and banked turns. Lots of sustained steep sections with compulsory technical lines, minimal pedaling required.

The clay trail surfaces makes for extremely slippery conditions when wet. However, it dries quickly on a fine day on account of the trail's exposure to sun and wind.

source: Belmont Regional Park
Access Info

Access is off Old Coach road. If you can get dropped at the top of Normandale road where it meets Old Coach road that is best. The finish is as the end of Stratton Street near the old woolshed.

If you can't be dropped off, or prefer to ride up, then there are 2 ways. Either ride on the metalled farm track up to Old Coach Road (it's pretty steep and shingly), or take the sealed road back up Stratton street, take a left onto Cottle Park drive, left onto Normadale Road and a left where Normandale road and Sweetacre Drive meet, until you come to Old Coach Road - then keep riding until you find the start of Borderline.

Update Jan 2016. Best way up is now the 4 Degrees track.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Borderline bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -610 ft
  • Altitude min
    494 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,104 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,104 ft
  • Altitude end
    494 ft
  • Grade max
    -133.306%
  • Grade min
    50.614%
  • Distance climb
    162 ft
  • Distance down
    2,010 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,402 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:44
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Status:
on Jan 11, 2020
Very Dry
Avg: 4.2 (17 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Borderline Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 11, 2020 @ 9:09pm
      Jan 11, 2020
      		 reporter Super dry and dusty.
      Nov 23, 2019 @ 5:16pm
      Nov 23, 2019
      Jun 10, 2019 @ 1:20am
      Jun 10, 2019
      May 12, 2019 @ 11:00pm
      May 12, 2019
      May 12, 2019 @ 11:00pm
      May 12, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 192 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 448 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      15 |
      Jul 20, 2019 @ 5:11pm
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      Jul 20, 2019 @ 5:11pm
      Jul 20, 2019
      35 |
      Feb 12, 2019 @ 12:24am
      Feb 12, 2019
      37 |
      Nov 25, 2018 @ 5:30pm
      Nov 25, 2018

      Routes with this trail

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      		8 miles
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      		5 miles

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Themadshamma (Jul 26, 2018 at 21:06)
       Much more gnarlier than Weta
      [Reply]

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