Bowenvale Downhill Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Victoria Park
Christchurch
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Direction

Downhill Only
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#14766 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #11042 in Trail Running
Local Popularity
70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in Trail Running

Start: Ride from Victoria Park along the Bowenvale Traverse Track to the top of Huntsbury Track near the Summit Road.

Finish: The bottom of Bowenvale Valley on the 4WD track. From the 4WD track it's a short ride out to Bowenvale Avenue.

Access: The fastest access is to ride the Bowenvale Traverse Track from Victoria Park. Alternatively ride up Rapaki Track and then take the Mt Vernon Track through to its end at the top of Huntsbury.

Signage: The track is sign posted at the airstrip.
- Classed as a grade three ride, this track was the first down hill track built on the Port Hills in the mid 90's.

- Start riding down the gravel surfaced 4WD Huntsbury Track for approx 500 metres.

- At an obvious junction at the head of an old airstrip turn left and follow a steep 4WD track that zig zags it's way down into the valley. The track surface is rough and riddled with ruts – so don't forget to hang on.

- At a pylon the track narrows to a fast flowing single track that takes you to the valley floor and the Bowenvale Valley 4WD Track.

This section of this track has recently been re-built, and offers some fun riding with many switch back corners and lots of grade reversal to pump through while traversing back and forth across the hill country.

Local Trail Association

Gravity Canterbury
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Ngāi Tahu

More Stats for Bowenvale Downhill mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-507 ft
Altitude min

115 ft
Altitude max

624 ft
Altitude start

622 ft
Altitude end

115 ft
Grade

-8.056%
Grade max

-60.527%
Grade min

31.491%
Distance climb

1,479 ft
Distance down

4,506 ft
Distance flat

303 ft
Avg time

00:09:04
Avg reverse time

00:24:40
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status	date	description
	Sep 6, 2024 @ 9:47am Sep 6, 2024
	May 24, 2024 @ 9:39pm May 24, 2024	A bit damp with some good hero dirt but lower parts need rebuild with some large pot holes forming on the ends of the bridges
	May 24, 2024 @ 9:39pm May 24, 2024	A bit damp with some good hero dirt but lower parts need rebuild with some large pot holes forming on the ends of the bridges
	May 24, 2024 @ 9:39pm May 24, 2024	A bit damp with some good hero dirt but lower parts need rebuild with some large pot holes forming on the ends of the bridges
	Mar 27, 2024 @ 12:59pm Mar 27, 2024	Major rut forming mid-lower section. Large hole at the bottom of the steps down.

Bowenvale Downhill