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1.8 miles
Distance
659 ft
Climb
-1,236 ft
Descent
00:16:42
Avg time
-577 ft
Altitude change
868 ft
Altitude min
1,445 ft
Altitude max
1,445 ft
Altitude start
868 ft
Altitude end
-6.058%
Grade
-56.94%
Grade max
49.237%
Grade min
3,180 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
281 ft
Distance flat
00:16:42
Avg time
Great Expectations Details
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaThe Rameka
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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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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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
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Directions to great-expectations trailhead
(-40.910470, 172.848610)
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