Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Great Expectations Trail
Project Rameka
since 2009Builder
Great Expectations Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaThe Rameka
Takaka -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Land Owner
This great addition to the Rameka Experience has been built by the volunteers and helpers of Project Rameka in conjunction with the Golden Bay MTB Club. This is the start of a planned network of trails in the area.
Great Expectations takes you down to Rameka Creek 3.5km's from Pack Track.
Access Info
In short the Project Rameka is a "Carbon Sink" project to help get our world back into the shape it should be So... with that in mind. It may be worth noting that people living, or based in Golden Bay often park beside the big Totara at the bottom of the Rameka Gorge (4 km out of Takaka) and ride up the Rameka Creek Road and then down Great Expectations. Others do the same and ride up to Canaan Downs and back doing the entire Rameka Track both ways! Both are greener options than using shuttles to and from the top!
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Great Expectations mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-577 ft
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Altitude min868 ft
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Altitude max1,445 ft
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Altitude start1,445 ft
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Altitude end868 ft
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Grade-6.058%
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Grade max-56.94%
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Grade min49.237%
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Distance climb3,180 ft
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Distance down1 mile
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Distance flat281 ft
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Avg time00:16:42
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Avg reverse time00:55:08
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- 3 rides
- 35.2 km avg distance
- 39 rides
- 38.5 km avg distance
- 531 rides
- Last: Dec 28, 2014
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