1.1 miles
Distance
34 ft
Climb
-484 ft
Descent
00:09:47
Avg time

McNearlyGnarly Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Fernhill Trails
    Queenstown
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, DJ
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #4003 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2019

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!

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for McNearlyGnarly mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -452 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,652 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,123 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,104 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,654 ft
  • Grade
    -7.5%
  • Grade max
    -51.7%
  • Grade min
    25.1%
  • Distance climb
    745 ft
  • Distance down
    4,603 ft
  • Distance flat
    666 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:31:03
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on Sep 9, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.85 (23 votes)
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      McNearlyGnarly Trail Reports

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      Sep 9, 2023 @ 4:15pm
      Sep 9, 2023
      Jun 22, 2023 @ 4:11am
      Jun 22, 2023
      		 Dry and dusty
      Jun 11, 2023 @ 12:06am
      Jun 11, 2023
      		 Tacks wet. Freeze thaw cycle happening. Berms getting damaged.
      May 31, 2023 @ 4:22pm
      May 31, 2023
      		 Some berms need patched. Drains need cleared
      May 2, 2023 @ 4:07pm
      May 2, 2023
      		 dirt is mint
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 21 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 376 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
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      • 4,079 rides
      • Last: Oct 4, 2023

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