1,709 ft
Distance
-237 ft
Descent
00:04:37
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Hard Case Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Busing Forest
    New Plymouth
  • AKA
    Grundy DH
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Gap Jump, Wallride
  • Global Ranking
    #147272 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking

Starting on the other side of the River Valley this track is full of medium-large sized gap jumps varying from Wooden Shark-Fins, Step Ups, Step Downs and Drops. These features can be ridden around however you will not be getting the best of this track at all.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hard Case mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -237 ft
  • Altitude min
    655 ft
  • Altitude max
    891 ft
  • Altitude start
    891 ft
  • Altitude end
    656 ft
  • Grade
    -13.8%
  • Grade max
    -35%
  • Grade min
    -1.5%
  • Distance down
    1,667 ft
  • Distance flat
    43 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:37
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:00
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on Jan 22, 2022
Wet
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 14 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
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      • 170 rides
      • Last: Aug 5, 2024

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