1,085 ft
Distance
33 ft
Climb
-122 ft
Descent
00:01:02
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Brake Free Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Victoria Park
    Christchurch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    Oct-June
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Pump Track
  • Global Ranking
    #1783 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    Christchurch Council

Flow trail with berms and table top jumps

Access Info

via summit road carpark

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brake Free mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -89 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,129 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,218 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,218 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,129 ft
  • Grade
    -8.193%
  • Grade max
    -24.679%
  • Grade min
    15.04%
  • Distance climb
    220 ft
  • Distance down
    830 ft
  • Distance flat
    36 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:00
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on Jan 8, 2025
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Avg: 3.83 (18 votes)
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      Jan 8, 2025 @ 6:17pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 15 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 267 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,295 rides
      • Last: Jan 19, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Sep 21, 2015 @ 2:27am
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      Mar 6, 2012 @ 10:47pm
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      Dec 14, 2021 @ 5:35pm
      Dec 14, 2021
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      Mar 23, 2020 @ 1:30pm
      Mar 23, 2020

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