2 miles
Distance
380 ft
Climb
-380 ft
Descent
00:27:58
Avg time

Montgomery Spur Details

  • Riding Area
    Port Hills West
    Christchurch
  • AKA
    Taramea Track
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, CX
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #13864
  • Year Opened
    2016

Gentle switchbacked climb to the top of Montgomery Spur, then flowy hardpacked single track down and around. Good way to break up going up Rapaki Track, or also a good short ride on its own.

Access Info

Around half way up Rapaki Track, where the gradient flattens, look for stock yards on the seaward side of the track. Ride up a 4wd track for 10 metres before the single track starts.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Montgomery Spur bike trail
  • Altitude min
    713 ft
  • Altitude max
    917 ft
  • Altitude start
    791 ft
  • Altitude end
    791 ft
  • Grade max
    -21.064%
  • Grade min
    20.001%
  • Distance climb
    5,135 ft
  • Distance down
    5,191 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,194 ft
  • Avg time
    00:27:58
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Status:
on Oct 26, 2018
Very Dry
Avg: 4.35 (4 votes)

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Activity Type
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to montgomery-spur trailhead (-43.579610, 172.675440)
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Montgomery Spur Trail Reports

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Oct 26, 2018 @ 6:44pm
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Sep 1, 2018 @ 3:40pm
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Jun 26, 2018 @ 10:32pm
Jun 26, 2018
Feb 27, 2018 @ 9:01pm
Feb 27, 2018
 Riding VERY well at the moment, If you've not been up there recently, it's now time.
Feb 14, 2018 @ 1:06pm
Feb 14, 2018
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Apr 28, 2017 @ 4:55pm
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Feb 8, 2017 @ 5:04pm
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Montgomery Spur, Christchurch
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Nov 20, 2016 @ 2:21pm
Nov 20, 2016
Montgomery Spur, My City

2 Reviews & Comments

  • + 0
flag Bundles (Apr 28, 2017 at 16:53)
 First time riding track and great find. Couple of rocks combined with wind gusts caught me by surprise but overall really enjoyed it and will do again. Big thanks to landowner/farmer for letting us ride through stock. Much appreciated.
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  • + 0
flag chrishouse (Oct 3, 2018 at 1:13)
 Watch out for magpies this month!
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