4,600 ft
Distance
-1,239 ft
Descent
00:30:47
Avg time

Kaka Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Sharlands
    Nelson
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #47497 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    Tasman Pine

A downhill course with some great modern era history. First raced in 2000 as a bare hill post harvesting, this course is a completely different animal now that the new pine forest is more than half way through its rotation. This course has stories to tell of the old National Series, the new NZ MTB Cup, National Champs and an Oceania Champs where our Australian visitors were gob smacked and loved it. Loamy soil is now in abundance

Access Info

From Sharlands carpark head up Kaka Road Climb to the ridgeline then follow SW Kaka Ridge Road to the end.

You need a Tasman Pine Forest Access permit to ride this trail. Temporary permits or annual permits (membership) can be purchased from the Nelson Mountain Bike Club (www.nelsonmtb.club)

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Kaka mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,238 ft
  • Altitude min
    188 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,426 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,426 ft
  • Altitude end
    187 ft
  • Grade
    -26.9%
  • Grade max
    -70.2%
  • Grade min
    0.2%
  • Distance down
    4,442 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:45:32
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on Nov 20, 2022
Wet
Avg: 4.25 (4 votes)
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      Kaka Trail Reports

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      Nov 20, 2022 @ 12:33am
      Nov 20, 2022
      		 1)Top of Kaka is clear with no damage 2)Lower Kaka has a little water damage on the first left hand berm after the middle jumps 3)Wind fall there...
      May 24, 2022 @ 12:46pm
      May 24, 2022
      		 reporter CLOSED 24/7 FOR HARVESTING
      Feb 12, 2022 @ 11:17am
      Feb 12, 2022
      		 reporter CAUTION- Between 13th Feb-17th Feb trail crew will be working on Kaka during some periods for Nationals on the weekend of 19/20th Feb
      Feb 7, 2022 @ 11:20pm
      Feb 7, 2022
      		 Trail in good nic and no trees down after heavy wind.
      Nov 16, 2021 @ 10:33pm
      Nov 16, 2021
      		 reporter Open!
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      New Lines on Kaka
      4:32 | 1321 | Apr 17, 2019 , Nelson
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