2,910 ft
Distance
241 ft
Climb
-145 ft
Descent
00:14:26
Avg time

Nats Track Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bethunes Gully/Forrester Park
    Dunedin
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Proline (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #50888 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #94334 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2000

The Nationals XC (Grade 3+ - Intermediate to Expert)

Just before crossing Lindsay Creek Bridge on the true left hand side-hand side, a track begins at the base of the forest, above a grassy clearing. There is an entrance to the Nats XC climb and an exit from the The Chute. Head up the technical steep climb to the top of the forest, then come down a technical descent with jumps, drops and tight corners. Its fun, but not for the feint hearted.
Just before a steep drop, the track branches, left into Dead Cow Gully or right down the Chute, a Grade 3+ drop down back to the start of the Nats XC and to join Mt Cargill track near Lindsay Creek bridge again.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Nats Track mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    95 ft
  • Altitude min
    439 ft
  • Altitude max
    654 ft
  • Altitude start
    439 ft
  • Altitude end
    535 ft
  • Grade
    3.3%
  • Grade max
    -32.4%
  • Grade min
    52.9%
  • Distance climb
    1,211 ft
  • Distance down
    1,296 ft
  • Distance flat
    404 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:02
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      Nats Track Trail Reports

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      Mar 14, 2025 @ 2:54am
      Mar 14, 2025
      		 reporter
      blew out track.
      Mar 12, 2025 @ 10:36pm
      Mar 12, 2025
      		 reporter
      trimming
      Mar 10, 2025 @ 8:41pm
      Mar 10, 2025
      		 reporter
      trimming
      Nov 29, 2024 @ 9:55am
      Nov 29, 2024
      		 reporter
      finsh blowing this out.
      Nov 27, 2024 @ 9:23am
      Nov 27, 2024
      		 reporter
      trimming and blowing track.out
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      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 38 rides
      • Last: Mar 5, 2025

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      Mar 12, 2025 @ 10:36pm
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      Mar 12, 2025 @ 10:36pm
      Mar 12, 2025

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