Name: Chewbacca
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

← Activity Beta

1 miles

Distance

100 ft

Climb

-941 ft

Descent

00:11:26

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Chewbacca Trail

past supporters

Empire Of Dirt
2018
Builder

Chewbacca Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
Riding Area

Arapuke Forest
Palmerston North
Difficulty Rating

Advanced rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (1 vote)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Biking Only
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Drop, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
Local Popularity
70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in E-Biking
Year Opened

2018

Chewbacca is a challenging, constant Grade 4 test. Certainly at the hard end of the G4 spectrum and certainly in the wet

Chewbacca is hand cut single track, built by Empire of Dirt in 2018. Everything is rollable, but you certainly need your bike handling and brake control dialed. Great example of a modern MTB trail / enduro ride.

The trail starts at the Park Summit and continues down to Te Ara Kaikohi at the bottom. There is also the option to cut out at the half way mark, which will take you onto Check Point Charlie. This is a good option for those looking to lap the top half of the park or wanting to lap out to the Shuttle.

Local Trail Association

Manawatu Mountain Bike Club (www.mmbc.co.nz)
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More Stats for Chewbacca bike trail

Altitude change

-840 ft
Altitude min

550 ft
Altitude max

1,404 ft
Altitude start

1,404 ft
Altitude end

564 ft
Grade

-14.609%
Grade max

-63.181%
Grade min

29.495%
Distance climb

897 ft
Distance down

4,555 ft
Distance flat

275 ft
Avg time

00:11:26
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Status:

on Jun 3, 2019

Prevalent Mud

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

5 rides
19 miles avg distance

6 Months

147 rides
14 miles avg distance

Photos

47 |

Mar 17, 2019 @ 12:46am

Mar 17, 2019

125 |

Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:48pm

Feb 14, 2019

1 Review & Comments

Score Time

Zacscott (Apr 19, 2019 at 15:10)

Freaking awesome new track. Track takes from near the top of the park down to the river. Worth parking at the bottom carpark and riding down for. There is a tricky rock drop at the second entrance that you may want to scout ahead of time.