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1.0 mile
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-616 ft
Descent
00:07:37
Avg time
-615 ft
Altitude change
504 ft
Altitude min
1,119 ft
Altitude max
1,119 ft
Altitude start
505 ft
Altitude end
-11.3%
Grade
-46.1%
Grade max
5.7%
Grade min
256 ft
Distance climb
4,800 ft
Distance down
394 ft
Distance flat
00:07:37
Avg time
Captain Torpedo Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaChristchurch Adventure Park
Christchurch -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in E-Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Rock Garden
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Year Opened2019
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Land Owner
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AI Generated Description
Captain Torpedo is a highly rated 2 km moderately popular blue difficulty closed singletrack trail located near Christchurch. This mountain bike primary trail and has a moderate overall physical rating. It features berm and rock garden. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 7 minutes to complete this trail.
Bike Park
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
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- 375 rides
- Last: Mar 28, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
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- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to captain-torpedo trailhead
(-43.608120, 172.643520)
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mtb
4:40 |
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Apr 3, 2025 , Christchurch
mtb
7:04 |
509 |
May 28, 2020 , Christchurch
mtb
8:30 |
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Mar 21, 2021 , Christchurch
timfriedel
This trail is super fun, very tight berms and rollercoaster downs and ups, some roots, but easy as in the dry. Roll the doubles if you are not confident, or go fast to jump and clear them. Great for improving your berm riding !
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