610 ft
Distance
17 ft
Climb
-115 ft
Descent
00:01:02
Avg time
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  • Mountain Biking Otago
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Gonzo Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park
    Dunedin
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Summer
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #52403 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2006

This is a very technical descent. Once committed to the steep chute don’t bail, it has claimed many a rider.
When it’s wet it’s a mud slide so no use having brakes.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gonzo mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -98 ft
  • Altitude min
    436 ft
  • Altitude max
    536 ft
  • Altitude start
    536 ft
  • Altitude end
    438 ft
  • Grade
    -16.089%
  • Grade max
    -36.35%
  • Grade min
    26.007%
  • Distance climb
    94 ft
  • Distance down
    493 ft
  • Distance flat
    22 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:01
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on Jul 12, 2024
Avg: 4 (3 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Gonzo Trail Reports

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      Jul 12, 2024 @ 2:08am
      Jul 12, 2024
      		 reporter
      windfall and blowingvtrack out.
      May 15, 2024 @ 11:46pm
      May 15, 2024
      		 reporter
      getting stage ready for race trimming and blowing etc
      Mar 25, 2024 @ 10:50pm
      Mar 25, 2024
      		 reporter
      blew track out
      Oct 17, 2023 @ 12:26am
      Oct 17, 2023
      		 reporter
      blew track out
      Jun 18, 2023 @ 11:45pm
      Jun 18, 2023
      		 reporter
      blew track out
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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 484 rides
      • Last: Jun 16, 2024

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