1.5 miles
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-873 ft
Descent
00:22:34
Avg time

Flying Moa Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Teetotal
    St Arnaud
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #73065 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 35 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2015
  • Land Owner
    DoC

Flying Moa is an intermediate grade track, but quite a technical one as it twists and turns down through the beech forest from 850m to 600m.

Access Info

Big Bush Ridge (West)

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Flying Moa mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -806 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,958 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,769 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,763 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,958 ft
  • Grade
    -10.442%
  • Grade max
    -36.62%
  • Grade min
    15.894%
  • Distance climb
    1,044 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    231 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:34
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Status:
on Mar 22, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.71 (18 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Flying Moa Trail Reports

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      Mar 22, 2024 @ 8:20pm
      Mar 22, 2024
      Dec 28, 2022 @ 4:07pm
      Dec 28, 2022
      tree down across track, too heavy to lift myself
      Jan 21, 2022 @ 11:29am
      Jan 21, 2022
      Roots very exposed
      Nov 5, 2021 @ 4:08pm
      Nov 5, 2021
      Apr 29, 2021 @ 2:30pm
      Apr 29, 2021
      Slippery roots and muddy ruts - but loads of fun.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 22 rides
      • Last: Jan 18, 2025

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      Jan 22, 2022 @ 5:39pm
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      Dec 28, 2022 @ 9:34pm
      Dec 28, 2022

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