4,912 ft
Distance
298 ft
Climb
-204 ft
Descent
00:11:48
Avg time

Flax Gully Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hanmer Forest Park
    Hanmer Springs
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #36161 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Matariki

Best used as a climb from the village or a nice downhill back home. Just as you hit the shingle up Jacks Pass Road turn right to take you up in behind Conical Hill. From there you can get access to a variety of tracks. Head up Conical Hill Climb and down Eagles nest. Or turn down Swoop. Head left and up a short steep section to get access to downhill switchback heaven on Yankee Zephyr. Can be ridden down from the end of the Tank Track to near the bottom of Jacks Pass Road.

Trails are mostly hand built by the Hanmer MTB Club. With limited sources of income we would appreciate your donation or become a member https://www.hanmermtb.nz/ . Maps can be purchased from the Bike Shop in Hanmer or the Isite

More Stats for Flax Gully bike trail
  • Altitude change
    94 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,333 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,499 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,398 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,492 ft
  • Grade
    1.91%
  • Grade max
    -50.865%
  • Grade min
    53.823%
  • Distance climb
    2,704 ft
  • Distance down
    1,468 ft
  • Distance flat
    740 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:08
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Status:
on Nov 2, 2019
Dry
Avg: 3 (2 votes)

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  • Wet
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Flax Gully Trail Reports

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      Nov 2, 2019 @ 6:38pm
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      May 10, 2019 @ 2:34pm
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      Oct 26, 2018 @ 11:57am
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      Feb 17, 2017 @ 9:36pm
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      Jan 9, 2017
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