2,569 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-405 ft
Descent
00:06:34
Avg time

Hang Ten Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Richmond Hills
    Richmond
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (6 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All Year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #16919 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Tasman District Council

Fantastic views over Tasman Bay leads to dropping in through rolling, fun and fast single track incorporating lots of features including drops and jumps that can be ridden around.

Access Info

Escalator from Easby Park on Marlborough Cres to the Hang Ten Big Skid skid site then take Oliver Road towards Kingsland Forest before turning at the switchback past the gate and up onto the Barnicote Walkway. Alternatively ride all the way to the top on Escalator and use Terminus to link to the start of Hang Ten

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hang Ten mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -394 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,229 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,634 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,623 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,230 ft
  • Grade
    -15.4%
  • Grade max
    -42%
  • Grade min
    9.8%
  • Distance climb
    295 ft
  • Distance down
    2,152 ft
  • Distance flat
    118 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:34
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:16
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on Dec 20, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.33 (12 votes)
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      Hang Ten Trail Reports

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      Dec 20, 2024 @ 2:30pm
      Dec 20, 2024
      		 scrub cut and cleared Dec 19
      Dec 6, 2024 @ 9:07pm
      Dec 6, 2024
      		 Rode the bottom half this afternoon. And it's very overgrown towards the end. Couldn't see the feature haha, fully understandable with this summer...
      Sep 5, 2024 @ 6:41pm
      Sep 5, 2024
      		 Dry in some spots but then slick mud in others, easy to get caught out.
      Dec 30, 2023 @ 3:06pm
      Dec 30, 2023
      		 Running awesome
      Nov 6, 2023 @ 7:29pm
      Nov 6, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 26 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 27 rides
      • Last: Mar 24, 2025

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      Sep 27, 2023 @ 5:07pm
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      Dec 24, 2018 @ 9:16pm
      Dec 24, 2018
      149 |
      Jul 16, 2018 @ 10:04pm
      Jul 16, 2018
      189 |
      Feb 24, 2017 @ 9:38pm
      Feb 24, 2017

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