Cobra

Cobra: The Black Diamond Snake Trail Cobra is by far the most technical of the Snake Trails. Don’t be fooled by the first 150m of flat ex-jeep track after the trail sign, the trail proper is a different animal. You will see the entrance to the descent on your right as you arrive at a small clearing.
Dropping in you are immediately faced with a tricky roll in, and shortly after an awkward short rocky section. A brief moment of respite and then two more rocky rollovers take you into the steepest part of the trail. This has several pedal grabbing projecting rocks to negotiate before you arrive at the first tight left hand switchback. Your speed will increase on the smoother section of trail after this but watch out for a series of rocks as you approach the second switchback, to the right. This is a tight and tricky corner built up with rocks, so watch your braking and let the bike roll. After this the track gets even more interesting with a series of corners and rocky rolls/drop offs. There is an option to roll a boulder section to a drop or stick right and avoid it before the sandy rocks of the last 50m arrive. A loose and rock strewn right-hander leads to an optional rock step down and shortly thereafter the jeep track and the Mamba trailhead. Bring your trail/enduro bike for maximum safety and satisfaction.

TokaiMTB recommends riders attend skills training and use dropper seat posts to maximize the fun and safety.

Access Info

From the Level 4 Jeep Track, head past the DH1 entrance and take the Level 4 to 5 Interconnector Jeep Track which climbs easily via two switchback corners. As you reach level ground take a sharp right up a short steep Jeep Track climb to traverse past the DH0 Trailhead on your right. Several hundred meters further along a smooth track that is slowly turning from Jeep to singletrack. You will see the "Cobra" sign on your left as you proceed and 150 meters further, a clearing where the trail proper starts.

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