4,505 ft
Distance
93 ft
Climb
-570 ft
Descent
00:06:15
Avg time

Bull Run Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Belmont Regional Park
    Lower Hutt
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Best in Summer and Autumn when dry
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #12873 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2766 in E-Biking
    • #50577 in Trail Running
    • #86051 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Greater Wellington Regional Council

A lovely piece of single track through a protected part of Belmont Regional Park. Nice flowing runs with some small drop offs and tight turns. The final few hundred meters are a series of sweeping banks with nice jumps.

It is a clay surface though and in the wet it can be very slippery. The height of the trail means it can get moisture when it's not raining on the valley floor so it can be wet. The trail is sheltered and can take a while to dry up.

Upper section and lower sections are slippery when wet

source: BAMBA Bull Run trail page
Access Info

Access to the Bull Run is from Old Coach road in Belmont Regional Park. Old Coach road has 2 entries: from the end of Normandale Road (the very end, turn left where it joins to Sweetacres Drive) or from within Belmont Regional Park at the end of Hill Road.

Belmont Regional park - Hill Road entrance: From the last car park ride up the farm road until you get to the farm house. Just past the farm house on the left is an old WWII ammunition bunker which is the entrance to Old Coach Road. The track is an unsealed farm track which is exposed to the wind and slippery (when wet). You should expect to encounter farm animals and the out put of farm animals...so try not to swallow the 'mud'.

End of Normandale Road: Old Coach Road begins from the end of Normaldale road also. You need to take the left as it joins Sweetacres Drive (the big hump in the road) and then drive to the end. From there ride along Old Coach Road until you come to the entrance to Bull Run. You will also pass the start of Borderline on the right by going this way.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bull Run mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -477 ft
  • Altitude min
    664 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,171 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,171 ft
  • Altitude end
    694 ft
  • Grade
    -10.589%
  • Grade max
    -42.068%
  • Grade min
    30.367%
  • Distance climb
    873 ft
  • Distance down
    3,569 ft
  • Distance flat
    36 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:19
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on Apr 30, 2022
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Avg: 4.05 (21 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Bull Run Trail Reports

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      Apr 30, 2022 @ 2:00pm
      Apr 30, 2022
      		 Slick around some corners, otherwise riding nicely
      Apr 16, 2022 @ 4:49pm
      Apr 16, 2022
      Jan 15, 2022 @ 7:06pm
      Jan 15, 2022
      		 Bottom section has had a trim so good trail vision. Mint.
      Jan 4, 2022 @ 12:03pm
      Jan 4, 2022
      		 Top section running superb. Open section at the end is dry and a bit grassy.
      Nov 19, 2021 @ 7:21pm
      Nov 19, 2021
      		 Overgrown in the open part of the track, the rest is in good condition.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 4 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      May 31, 2015 @ 10:29pm
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      Jan 25, 2015 @ 6:30pm
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      Jan 25, 2015 @ 6:29pm
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      5 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      rando505 (Mar 12, 2020 at 0:13)
       Favourite trail for a nice, easy loop.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      lo-pan (Apr 25, 2021 at 19:30)
       Felt like a hard grade 3. Tougher, tighter and more serious than Electric Avenue on the other side.
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      • + 1
      deskpop (Sep 1, 2021 at 3:37)
       Best blue trail in Belmont. Surprisingly challenging single track mostly under cover with a mixture of berms, descending corners, mini-steeps and techy sections. Probably at the harder end of a grade three, particularly in the wet. There is a helpful sign in a particularly slippery area warning riders but it is no different from conditions at Waiu or Tunnel Gully. Midway there is a hard and easy branch but the hard doesn’t seem too much different in terms of difficulty.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      jamesarobertson (Jan 5, 2022 at 21:04)
       Agree this is a pretty challenging grade 3 to ride at speed. Maybe grade 4.
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      • + 1
      deester84 (Jan 17, 2022 at 0:21)
       Agree with above - higher end of grade 3 - great fun and always kept you on your toes. Very thin trail. Rode it completely dry but could be very different in the wet.
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      youtuber TIGHT & FLOWY - Bull Run Mountain Bike...
      5:18 | 361 | Feb 15, 2021 , Lower Hutt
      youtuber Bull Run @ Belmont Regional Park
      5:09 | 463 | Sep 9, 2019 , Lower Hutt
      Bulls Run, Belmont Regional Park, NZ
      4:36 | 455 | Oct 28, 2019 , Lower Hutt
      MTB Trail Bull Run - Complete - Jan 2019
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