1,260 ft
Distance
39 ft
Climb
-125 ft
Descent
00:01:19
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Buddhafinger Trail

Buddhafinger Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park
    New Plymouth
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #38247 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    New Plymouth Mountain Bike Club

As a tribute to a NZ Rock band, this trail was first started in 2013. The first half of trail is pretty flat and runs along an old bulldozer track, then the fun begins.
There are additional plans for this track which will increase the length of the downhill section, and continue it down beside the Waiwhakaiho River.
If you want to help out in making these plans become reality, contact the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers Club.

[EDIT] Extension has been completed The original exit is now closed off for the time being.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buddhafinger mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -85 ft
  • Altitude min
    466 ft
  • Altitude max
    554 ft
  • Altitude start
    551 ft
  • Altitude end
    466 ft
  • Grade
    -6.769%
  • Grade max
    -37.471%
  • Grade min
    16.802%
  • Distance climb
    206 ft
  • Distance down
    514 ft
  • Distance flat
    541 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:03
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Jan 10, 2023
Variable
Avg: 4 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (4,272)
close
  • BasemapMap 
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to buddhafinger trailhead (-39.115700, 174.130000)
      update trails status or condition

      Buddhafinger Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 10, 2023 @ 1:29am
      Jan 10, 2023
      Mar 4, 2022 @ 11:52am
      Mar 4, 2022
      		 real bumpy
      May 22, 2021 @ 1:29pm
      May 22, 2021
      		 Bumpy as usual
      Mar 18, 2021 @ 9:05pm
      Mar 18, 2021
      Mar 1, 2021 @ 10:02am
      Mar 1, 2021
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 197 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,417 rides
      • Last: Dec 7, 2023

      Photos

      no photos have been added for Buddhafinger yet, add a photo.

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      One Sweet Loop featured9 miles
      Race Practice22 miles
      Big Tall John's Big Long Loop15 miles
      TSSSA XC Course 2018-2019 race6 miles

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      youtuber Buddafinger @ Mangamahoe MTB Park. Taranaki
      1:35 | 226 | Apr 12, 2022 , New Plymouth
      Buddhafinger and Headrace - Mangamahoe | An...
      2:21 | 214 | Apr 2, 2020 , New Plymouth

      Nearby Trails

      Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park

      • By Kiwimatt NPMB & contributors
      • #49322 - 1,520 views