1 miles
Distance
154 ft
Climb
-521 ft
Descent
05:08:31
Avg time

Ikigai Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Polhill Gully Reserve
    Wellington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, Fat, CX
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1796 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Manager
    WCC

Ikigai is the trail formerly known as Spuds. It encompasses the various sections of the new descending trail that have been built in stages. The entrance to Ikigai is on the Fenceline trail, north of the Sawmill/Fenceline junction but before the Roller Coaster. It is clearly sign posted. The trail descends parallel to Sawmill before turning and crossing Highbury Fling. At the Highbury Fling junction, head right (downhill) then the first sharp left to continue riding Ikigai. This junction will be altered to be more obvious, at a later date. The trail then crosses Pink Tohunga, which is a walking only trail. Please respect this and do not ride your bike down it. The next section of Ikigai features a step down and a few small table tops and is faster than the previous section. The trail then crosses Planet Ride which is another 'walking only' trail, so please respect this and do not ride your bike on it. Ikigai crosses Planet Ride and traverses an east facing slope, ending at a gorge/stream crossing. Currently the trail ends here. To exit, you need to push your bike up the slope near the 'Enduro' sign, onto Transient. A bridge will be constructed at some point, after which the construction of Ikigai will continue, ending on the 4wd trail just south of the entrance to Serendipity.

PLEASE NOTE! The trail is actively being worked on. Features may change and people may be working on the trail at any time of the day. We do try and take precautions, so if you see a sign or see a fluro jacket hanging in the middle of the trail, please slow down.

Access Info

The entrance to Spuds is on the fenceline, between Sawmill to the south and the beginning of the Rollercoaster to the north.

Disclaimer

Please take care as some trail features are still being finalised.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Ikigai mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -367 ft
  • Altitude min
    533 ft
  • Altitude max
    925 ft
  • Altitude start
    924 ft
  • Altitude end
    558 ft
  • Grade
    -6.1%
  • Grade max
    -47.9%
  • Grade min
    54.3%
  • Distance climb
    1,736 ft
  • Distance down
    3,612 ft
  • Distance flat
    627 ft
  • Avg time
    05:08:31
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:16
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on May 13, 2020
Dry
Avg: 4.85 (6 votes)

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      Ikigai Trail Reports

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      May 13, 2020 @ 9:56pm
      May 13, 2020
      Feb 16, 2020 @ 1:37am
      Feb 16, 2020
      Jan 22, 2020 @ 2:11pm
      Jan 22, 2020
      		 vege needs a trim
      Jan 8, 2020 @ 1:15pm
      Jan 8, 2020
      Dec 18, 2019 @ 8:17pm
      Dec 18, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 44 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 618 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 508 rides
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      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Gmpilgrim (Sep 16, 2018 at 16:07)
       Great trail throughly enjoyed it.
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      • + 0
      flag Momentumismyfriend (Jul 26, 2019 at 18:14)
       Hit this today, brilliant piece of track, so much fun, Brooklyn trail builders have outdone yourself, can't wait for the final section, well done.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag donalduck (Apr 21, 2020 at 16:17)
       Great flow! Many small super-fun wall rides.
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