2,005 ft
Distance
29 ft
Climb
-140 ft
Descent
00:02:42
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Highway to Hell Trail
  • Trailpro
    Builder

  • Hasely Lobb
    Maintainer
  • Craig Treanor
    Maintainer

Highway to Hell Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park
    New Plymouth
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Advanced (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #81688 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    New Plymouth Mountain Bike Club

The trail was originally built by Trailpro. Has an optional drop feature with a b-line to the right. Can be greasy in the wet.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Highway to Hell mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -113 ft
  • Altitude min
    594 ft
  • Altitude max
    709 ft
  • Altitude start
    706 ft
  • Altitude end
    594 ft
  • Grade
    -5.6%
  • Grade max
    -27.6%
  • Grade min
    22%
  • Distance climb
    292 ft
  • Distance down
    1,217 ft
  • Distance flat
    456 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:10
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on Jan 2, 2024
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Avg: 2.5 (4 votes)
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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
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      Highway to Hell Trail Reports

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      Jan 2, 2024 @ 7:07am
      Jan 2, 2024
      Dec 31, 2022 @ 12:56pm
      Dec 31, 2022
      Jul 18, 2022 @ 2:36pm
      Jul 18, 2022
      		 little bit wet on the berm and part were it meets up with slice of heaven. otherwise fine
      Jul 2, 2022 @ 8:05pm
      Jul 2, 2022
      		 Very slick mud in many places - novice riders should avoid
      Jan 27, 2022 @ 11:52am
      Jan 27, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 27.8 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 66 rides
      • 19.4 km avg distance
      All
      • 3,487 rides
      • Last: Sep 13, 2024

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