4 miles
Distance
897 ft
Climb
-933 ft
Descent
00:25:36
Avg time

Pencarrow Head Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pencarrow Head
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #19153 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking

Gravel road that follows the coast from the South end of Eastbourne to Pencarrow head. Walkers and bikers can access the track to Pencarrow Lighthouse and the Kohangapiripiri and Kohangatera Lakes. Note that the return ride can be tougher if the Northerly wind blows

More Stats for Pencarrow Head bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -36 ft
  • Altitude max
    71 ft
  • Altitude start
    49 ft
  • Altitude end
    12 ft
  • Grade max
    -94.323%
  • Grade min
    84.767%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,355 ft
  • Avg time
    00:25:36
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:37
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Status:
on Oct 25, 2019
Dry
Avg: 4 (2 votes)

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
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  • Wet
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  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Trail Difficulties
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  • White
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • 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
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
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  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Pencarrow Head Trail Reports

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      Oct 25, 2019 @ 3:33pm
      Oct 25, 2019
      Jan 20, 2019 @ 3:24pm
      Jan 20, 2019
      		 Great family friendly trail. Bound to hit head wind on the way in or out. Still great.
      Dec 15, 2018 @ 12:15pm
      Dec 15, 2018
      Jun 10, 2018 @ 8:16pm
      Jun 10, 2018
      Apr 7, 2017 @ 6:53pm
      Apr 7, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 37 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 60 rides
      • 36 miles avg distance
      All
      • 366 rides
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      Photos

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      56 |
      Apr 21, 2017 @ 1:07pm
      Apr 21, 2017
      35 |
      Apr 21, 2017 @ 1:07pm
      Apr 21, 2017
      42 |
      Apr 21, 2017 @ 1:07pm
      Apr 21, 2017
      87 |
      Jan 27, 2016 @ 5:43pm
      Jan 27, 2016

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