1.9 miles
Distance
95 ft
Climb
-348 ft
Descent
00:10:41
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Master Blaster Trail
  • Sean Clark
    since 2003
    Sponsor

Master Blaster Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cougar MTB Park
    Tokoroa
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #123504 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #11615 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2020

A long G3 track that combines some fast descents with climbing back up to ridges, good views of other trails while the trees are low.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Master Blaster mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -253 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,133 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,402 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,385 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,132 ft
  • Grade
    -2.5%
  • Grade max
    -23.7%
  • Grade min
    13.7%
  • Distance climb
    2,198 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,788 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:41
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on Feb 27, 2025
Very Dry
Avg: 4.1 (3 votes)
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      Master Blaster Trail Reports

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      Feb 27, 2025 @ 11:22am
      Feb 27, 2025
      Sep 9, 2024 @ 4:01pm
      Sep 9, 2024
      		 Trail clear and nice riding
      Nov 10, 2023 @ 11:14am
      Nov 10, 2023
      		 Needs a haircut in places
      Sep 20, 2023 @ 9:35am
      Sep 20, 2023
      Oct 2, 2021 @ 3:36pm
      Oct 2, 2021
      		 Rock slip has broken the timber bridge, have to walk bike across but looks a bit dodgey
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 86 rides
      • Last: Mar 22, 2025

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      Oct 5, 2021 @ 12:59am
      Oct 5, 2021

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