3,416 ft
Distance
46 ft
Climb
-355 ft
Descent
00:23:43
Avg time

Maidstone DH Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Upper Hutt
    Upper Hutt
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Oct - Apr
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #24844 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Upper Hutt City Council

Technical downhill trail

source: Maidstone Max site
Access Info

Access to this trail is from the end of Seymore Grove in Kingsley Heights. Take the ridge line track to the start ofthis downhill.

More Stats for Maidstone DH bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -309 ft
  • Altitude min
    219 ft
  • Altitude max
    531 ft
  • Altitude start
    528 ft
  • Altitude end
    219 ft
  • Grade max
    -85.085%
  • Grade min
    43.975%
  • Distance climb
    615 ft
  • Distance down
    2,153 ft
  • Distance flat
    649 ft
  • Avg time
    00:23:43
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Status:
on Jul 11, 2019
Wet
Avg: 4 (1 votes)

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  • Icy
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  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Directions to maidstone-dh trailhead (-41.130913, 175.078421)
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      Maidstone DH Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jul 11, 2019 @ 11:36am
      Jul 11, 2019
      Jun 15, 2019 @ 3:16pm
      Jun 15, 2019
      		 All the rain of late has turned this into an ice ring. Fortunately someone has been up the hill with a Weed Whacker and cleaned everything up.
      May 5, 2019 @ 6:25am
      May 5, 2019
      Jun 16, 2018 @ 6:08pm
      Jun 16, 2018
      		 Looks like there has been zero work done on the trails lately. Some massive bike swallowing ruts opening up on some of the steeper sections, as...
      Sep 10, 2017 @ 12:54am
      Sep 10, 2017
      		 In pretty good condition considering how wet this year has been.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 17 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      Oct 19, 2018 @ 2:38am
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      Oct 19, 2018 @ 2:38am
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      Oct 19, 2018 @ 2:38am
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      Oct 19, 2018 @ 2:37am
      Oct 19, 2018

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Gdesborough (Mar 3, 2019 at 22:23)
       Massively overgrown and unfortunately quite neglected. Had to bush bash the majority of the way down. Would not recommend the effort.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag DrogenOmen (May 25, 2019 at 23:34)
       Wow that was shit, track is fully rutted out, overgrown, and the jumps are preying crap. Track was a total waste of time.
      [Reply]

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