3,677 ft
Distance
7 ft
Climb
-231 ft
Descent
00:05:42
Avg time

Heavy Metal Details

  • Riding Area
    West Coast Riders Club
    Auckland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #21993 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

One of the best trails in the forest. Fast with lots of bumps to pump or boost. A bit of a climbing on the way out after merging with Ninja.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Heavy Metal bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -225 ft
  • Altitude min
    171 ft
  • Altitude max
    397 ft
  • Altitude start
    396 ft
  • Altitude end
    171 ft
  • Grade
    -6.116%
  • Grade max
    -29.732%
  • Grade min
    3.403%
  • Distance climb
    299 ft
  • Distance down
    2,913 ft
  • Distance flat
    465 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:42
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Status:
on Feb 10, 2019
Dry
Avg: 4 (1 votes)

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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
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      Heavy Metal Trail Reports

      datedescription
      Feb 10, 2019 @ 1:59pm
      Feb 10, 2019
      		 Dry and running well
      Jan 7, 2019 @ 5:31pm
      Jan 7, 2019
      		 Soil is soft and tacky, perfect for bombing. Little bit rutted, but that's all part of the fun!
      Dec 3, 2018 @ 9:06pm
      Dec 3, 2018
      		 Muddy in places.
      Mar 3, 2018 @ 6:42pm
      Mar 3, 2018
      Dec 15, 2017 @ 10:14pm
      Dec 15, 2017
      		 Minor erosion (trail braiding, small ruts developing, brake bumps)
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 100 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 148 rides
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      21 |
      Mar 28, 2018 @ 11:22pm
      Mar 28, 2018
      Heavy Metal, Auckland

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      Wet Run down Heavy Metal @ WCRC (RAW)
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