1,913 ft
Distance
36 ft
Climb
-160 ft
Descent
00:04:27
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Gale Force Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Woodhill Mountain Bike Park
    Auckland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #109974 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking

A tight & technical downhill trail with a sneaky no-so-little rooty climb in the middle. Exits onto Judgement Call halfway up

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gale Force mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -124 ft
  • Altitude min
    187 ft
  • Altitude max
    331 ft
  • Altitude start
    331 ft
  • Altitude end
    207 ft
  • Grade
    -6.482%
  • Grade max
    -42.769%
  • Grade min
    16.736%
  • Distance climb
    499 ft
  • Distance down
    1,391 ft
  • Distance flat
    23 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:15
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      Gale Force Trail Reports

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      Jun 1, 2022 @ 5:38am
      Jun 1, 2022
      		 After about 100m the track simply vanishes and you have to guess where it goes as it's unmaintained and covered in pine needles, just like the...
      Apr 14, 2022 @ 7:30pm
      Apr 14, 2022
      		 Hard to even spot the trail in places. Very unridden and in need of maintenance.
      Feb 21, 2022 @ 10:23pm
      Feb 21, 2022
      Jan 27, 2022 @ 7:24pm
      Jan 27, 2022
      		 Closed due to fire risk
      Feb 3, 2019 @ 12:53pm
      Feb 3, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 40 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,081 rides
      • Last: May 18, 2024

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