5,041 ft
Distance
10 ft
Climb
-403 ft
Descent
00:06:18
Avg time

Huntsbury DH Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Port Hills West
    Christchurch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #35573 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #12781 in Trail Running
    • #88084 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

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Huntsbury DH is a highly rated 2 km popular advanced singletrack scenic trail located near Christchurch. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a moderate overall physical rating. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

Access Info

Start heading along a seldom used farm track. This is to the left of the Huntsbury Track, near the beginning of the Bowenvale DH Track. Continue along until you come to a fence corner. The single track starts on the other side of the fence. There is a fence sty at the end of the track to get back onto the bottom of the Huntsbury Track

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Huntsbury DH mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -394 ft
  • Altitude min
    791 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,188 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,188 ft
  • Altitude end
    794 ft
  • Grade
    -7.81%
  • Grade max
    -21.98%
  • Grade min
    6.404%
  • Distance climb
    505 ft
  • Distance down
    4,501 ft
  • Distance flat
    35 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:42
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      Huntsbury DH Trail Reports

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      Sep 19, 2024 @ 7:13pm
      Sep 19, 2024
      		Watch for small lambs asleep on the track
      Sep 6, 2024 @ 9:47am
      Sep 6, 2024
      Jan 17, 2024 @ 7:46pm
      Jan 17, 2024
      Jan 14, 2023 @ 3:11pm
      Jan 14, 2023
      Feb 10, 2021 @ 8:28pm
      Feb 10, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 31 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 125 rides
      • Last: Jan 15, 2025

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