4,594 ft
Distance
116 ft
Climb
-666 ft
Descent
00:07:09
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Murphy's Run Trail
- Arrow Bikes
since 2014Builder
Murphy's Run Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaArrowtown Trails
Queenstown -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Season12 Months
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking#13337 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Year Opened2016
Intermediate trail with some exposure. Traverses and drops from Tobins track down to the Arrow River
Access Info
Access on the right of Tobins Track (uphill side). 250m up the road from the New Chums Gully entrance.
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More Stats for Murphy's Run mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-550 ft
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Altitude min1,293 ft
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Altitude max1,843 ft
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Altitude start1,843 ft
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Altitude end1,293 ft
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Grade-11.971%
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Grade max-51.278%
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Grade min25.705%
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Distance climb956 ft
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Distance down3,410 ft
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Distance flat228 ft
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Avg time00:07:09
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Avg reverse time00:19:22
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Trail Report Status
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- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Murphy's Run Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 33 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 18 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 465 rides
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MBennell
(Aug 21, 2019 at 16:44)

Super wet at the moment, rutted out in the top parts. Arrowtown Choppers have cleared pines along the way making it a bit more exposed, plenty of roots, lots of fun
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dutchy007
(Jan 10, 2021 at 14:21)

Badly overgrown only went in 100m then turned around. Was super fun last time I rode it a couple of years ago.
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