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551 ft
Distance
-101 ft
Descent
00:00:43
Avg time
-102 ft
Altitude change
787 ft
Altitude min
889 ft
Altitude max
889 ft
Altitude start
787 ft
Altitude end
-18.6%
Grade
-50%
Grade max
-2.9%
Grade min
505 ft
Distance down
46 ft
Distance flat
00:00:43
Avg time
HeliWaka - Upper Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
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Riding AreaAkatrax MTB Club
Akaroa -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity
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Global Ranking#54308 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #7542 in Winter Fat Biking
- #2258 in Adaptive Biking
- #16314 in Gravel Biking
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National Ranking#1,192 in Mountain Biking · New Zealand [+]
- #135 in Winter Fat Biking
- #82 in Adaptive Biking
- #445 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, DJ, RD, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailA-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Pump Track, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Teeter Totter, Wallride, Other
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Land OwnerFrews
Short tec section over a blind drop, then into flowing berms. Exit on to lighthouse rd.
Access Info
Begins at the cell tower hub, beside the FBT trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 0 rides
All
- 2 rides
- Last: Jan 25, 2025
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HeliWaka - Upper Trail Reports
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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to heliwaka-upper trailhead
(-43.821140, 172.958760)
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