4.8 miles
Distance
688 ft
Climb
-2,031 ft
Descent
01:27:33
Avg time

Maitland Ridge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Beebys Knob
    St Arnaud
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Global Ranking
    #19372 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking

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Access Info

Climb up What's Up DoC until it starts to flatten out and rejoins the 4wd track. Maitland Ridge heads off into the native bush to the northeast side of the 4wd track.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Maitland Ridge mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,343 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,005 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,348 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,348 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,005 ft
  • Grade
    -5.3%
  • Grade max
    -99.1%
  • Grade min
    29.9%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    650 ft
  • Avg time
    01:27:33
  • Avg reverse time
    02:17:09
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on Nov 19, 2023
Wet
Avg: 4.19 (4 votes)
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      Maitland Ridge Trail Reports

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      Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:28am
      Nov 19, 2023
      		 Trees down across the trail in several places. Very wet & slippery with deep rain gouges and ruts
      Dec 31, 2022 @ 6:08pm
      Dec 31, 2022
      Dec 1, 2019 @ 6:46pm
      Dec 1, 2019
      		 Trail clear. Best ridden after 3 days fine weather.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 59 miles avg distance
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      • 7 rides
      • Last: Mar 15, 2025

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