Gums Loop Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Wainuiomata
Difficulty Rating

Green rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Easy
Season

All year
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Bridge
Global Ranking

#27718 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Year Opened

2017

A gentle amble through gums trees and regenerating native bush, this track provides a pleasant entry to the Wainuiomata Waterworks Recreation Area. The best way is to start at the car park on Reservoir road and head north up the gentle climb. There's a cool little swing bridge to cross before you loop back down the other side of the valley river. Look out for ruins of a house used by workers during construction of the reservoir dam. There are also picnic spots along the river.

Watch kids near the bottom part of the track, just before the Wainuiomata Memorial Garden exit, as there is a narrow part of the track with cliff on one side.

Access Info

You can access the track from either Reservoir Road or Hine Road (Wainuiomata Memorial Garden).

Local Trail Association

Wainuiomata Trail Project
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Gums Loop mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

1 ft
Altitude min

315 ft
Altitude max

394 ft
Altitude start

338 ft
Altitude end

339 ft
Grade

0.014%
Grade max

-61.558%
Grade min

35.357%
Distance climb

4,331 ft
Distance down

3,605 ft
Distance flat

1,043 ft
Avg time

00:18:28
Avg reverse time

00:10:23
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Status:

on Feb 1, 2020

Very Dry

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