2,575 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-202 ft
Descent
00:06:13
Avg time
Heavy Metal Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWest Coast Riders Club
Auckland -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#21993 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity85 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.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Heavy Metal mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-201 ft
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Altitude min208 ft
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Altitude max413 ft
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Altitude start409 ft
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Altitude end210 ft
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Grade-7.8%
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Grade max-34.4%
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Grade min2.8%
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Distance climb400 ft
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Distance down1,742 ft
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Distance flat220 ft
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Avg time00:06:13
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Avg reverse time00:10:01
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 90%
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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LEGEND
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- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to heavy-metal trailhead
(-36.754810, 174.545100)
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 8 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 162 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
All
- 433 rides
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There has been some work on heavy metal from the early days. Quite fun sections. probably could do with a few more shovels of clay thrown around in the right places. --Yeah I should come to the dig days...
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