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1.1 miles
Distance
34 ft
Climb
-484 ft
Descent
00:12:03
Avg time
-452 ft
Altitude change
1,652 ft
Altitude min
2,123 ft
Altitude max
2,104 ft
Altitude start
1,654 ft
Altitude end
-7.5%
Grade
-51.7%
Grade max
25.1%
Grade min
745 ft
Distance climb
4,603 ft
Distance down
666 ft
Distance flat
00:12:03
Avg time
McNearlyGnarly Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaFernhill Trails
Queenstown -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
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Trail TypeMachine Groomed
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Bike TypeDH, AM, DJ
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Drop, Jump
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Year Opened2019
Grade 3 Intermediate blue jump trail with grade 4 advanced options. About 60 jumps in total over 1.8km. All jumps are rollable and safely built to learn on but check them out before you huck
Named after Pete 'McGnarly' who organised the permission and funding. The 'Nearly' part comes from one of the legendary McGazzas many jokes whilst waiting for Pete to finally hit a jump!
The trail was built by Elevate Trail Building and funded by Atlas beer cafe, Veoila, the community trust of Southland and is managed by QMTBC. If you like riding this trail then show your love by joining the club or buying some cool gear!
Access Info
Access from the easy Fernhill loop west climb that starts just above the Wynyard bike park. McNeary Gnarly drops in about the 1.4km mark. Alternatively access from above by descending down Fernhill loop west from McGazzas table and you cant miss it.
Disclaimer
Please avoid riding when wet/snowy/icy/frosty/earthquaqe etc. Thanks!
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 11 rides
- 10.7 km average
6 Months
- 49 rides
- 18.7 km avg distance
All
- 821 rides
- Last: Oct 24, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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Directions to mcnearlygnarly trailhead
(-45.031290, 168.634700)
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9 Reviews & Comments
josefpepa
Outgoing maintenance for few days, but trails is not closed! Just read the signs where the work begins, adjust the speed and watch for workers! Cheers
Hamiltron
That's it! I'm selling everything and building a tiny house in the forest next to the start of McNearly Gnarly! This trail is soooo much fun! And the climbing trail is one of the best I've ever ridden! Easy to do multiple laps. The trail pixies have created a masterpiece here!
2d-cutout
Can you already jump and want to improve? Do you want to learn to jump? Ride it. It's a ton of fun. My friends did 6 in a morning because they enjoyed it so much.
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