5,059 ft
Distance
38 ft
Climb
-653 ft
Descent
00:07:19
Avg time

Captain Torpedo Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Christchurch Adventure Park
    Christchurch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #5297 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4108 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2019
  • Land Owner
    Christchurch Adventure Park

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Captain Torpedo is a highly rated 2 km moderately popular blue singletrack trail located near Christchurch. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only and has a moderate overall physical rating. On average it takes 7 minutes to complete this trail.

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Captain Torpedo mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -615 ft
  • Altitude min
    490 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,106 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,106 ft
  • Altitude end
    492 ft
  • Grade
    -12.2%
  • Grade max
    -42.1%
  • Grade min
    20.7%
  • Distance climb
    627 ft
  • Distance down
    3,809 ft
  • Distance flat
    574 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:33:37
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      Captain Torpedo Trail Reports

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      Jul 30, 2024 @ 5:13pm
      Jul 30, 2024
      Jul 10, 2024 @ 10:45am
      Jul 10, 2024
      		 Trail is rockin’
      Jul 6, 2024 @ 7:41pm
      Jul 6, 2024
      		 Large areas of medium thick mud at the top, dryer as you go lower.
      Jun 21, 2024 @ 7:21pm
      Jun 21, 2024
      Jun 12, 2024 @ 8:26am
      Jun 12, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 257 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,718 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2024

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      May 4, 2021 @ 3:00pm
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      May 4, 2021 @ 3:01pm
      May 4, 2021
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      Nov 17, 2020 @ 5:51pm
      Nov 17, 2020

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