2,923 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-364 ft
Descent
00:07:25
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Drops Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    kunanyi / Mount Wellington
    Hobart
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Season
    All year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #11983 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #8264 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    City of Hobart

A fast, wide top section features several jumps, drops, a rock garden and road gap before descending into the trees and getting rough and rowdy among the rocks. Several drops along its length before a cruisy traverse out.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Drops mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -363 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,120 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,483 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,483 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,122 ft
  • Grade
    -12.4%
  • Grade max
    -69.5%
  • Grade min
    3%
  • Distance climb
    161 ft
  • Distance down
    2,362 ft
  • Distance flat
    400 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:25
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:02
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on Dec 4, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.38 (12 votes)
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      Drops Trail Reports

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      Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:36am
      Dec 4, 2024
      Jun 7, 2024 @ 3:39pm
      Jun 7, 2024
      		 Works are complete and drops is open from top to bottom again as of yesterday afternoon
      Jun 7, 2024 @ 3:37pm
      Jun 7, 2024
      May 29, 2024 @ 7:58pm
      May 29, 2024
      		 Drops will stay closed for a few days while fresh work beds in and until the forecast rain has dried up. Please respect the trackies' hard work...
      Feb 28, 2023 @ 1:42am
      Feb 28, 2023
      		 yeeeeeew
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 12.1 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 46 rides
      • 17.7 km avg distance
      All
      • 340 rides
      • Last: Jan 25, 2025

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      May 29, 2024 @ 7:57pm
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      May 29, 2024
      107 |
      Oct 3, 2022 @ 2:39am
      Oct 3, 2022
      180 |
      Sep 15, 2021 @ 10:32pm
      Sep 15, 2021

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