443 ft
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-3 ft
Descent
00:01:00
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Koru Shortcut Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Advanced (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #1895 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3254 in Trail Running
    • #19987 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Wellington City Council

Extremely steep, physically demanding and technically challenging shortcut track that skips the lower switchbacks of Koru. Just when you think you're making progress you hit a series of rocks that make it even harder to keep moving forward. In the wet - don't bother.

Probably closer to Expert grade given how steep it is.

Access Info

Off of lower Koru.

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More Stats for Koru Shortcut mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    64 ft
  • Altitude min
    471 ft
  • Altitude max
    536 ft
  • Altitude start
    471 ft
  • Altitude end
    535 ft
  • Grade
    14.5%
  • Grade max
    -0.8%
  • Grade min
    37.9%
  • Distance climb
    384 ft
  • Distance down
    16 ft
  • Distance flat
    39 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:46
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Status:
on Feb 28, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.38 (7 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Koru Shortcut Trail Reports

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      Feb 28, 2024 @ 10:03am
      Feb 28, 2024
      Ideal! Recent rain has done wonders!
      Feb 23, 2024 @ 4:01pm
      Feb 23, 2024
      Nov 7, 2023 @ 10:05am
      Nov 7, 2023
      Open again after rebuild.
      Aug 14, 2023 @ 4:19pm
      Aug 14, 2023
      reporter Closed from 14 August until October for a major rebuild.
      Aug 5, 2023 @ 5:36pm
      Aug 5, 2023
      Almost cleared it! (as usual)
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 21 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 277 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,349 rides
      • Last: Feb 11, 2025

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