1.1 miles
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-1,310 ft
Descent
00:19:50
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Putakari Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Waitarake/Sharlands
    Nelson
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    All year - greasy in the wet though
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #8650 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Owner
    Tasman Pine

Putakari means "battle" in te reo Māori. A tight, native, singletrack trail with drop corners, rocks, a few jumps and a whole heap of awesome. Built by HayHay, Loui, Dan, Nathan and a whole heap of others. New trail grade in 2021.

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This trail is maintained by the Nelson Mountain Bike Club. Please consider supporting the club.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Putakari mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,306 ft
  • Altitude min
    175 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,483 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,483 ft
  • Altitude end
    177 ft
  • Grade
    -23.2%
  • Grade max
    -85.4%
  • Grade min
    2.3%
  • Distance climb
    135 ft
  • Distance down
    5,236 ft
  • Distance flat
    256 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:43
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on May 2, 2025
Avg: 4.57 (13 votes)
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      Putakari Trail Reports

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      May 2, 2025 @ 3:22am
      May 2, 2025
      		 reporter Only open on weekends via Kaka Road
      Apr 16, 2025 @ 1:36am
      Apr 16, 2025
      		trees down mid way down the top section. chain saw job.
      Mar 7, 2025 @ 2:17pm
      Mar 7, 2025
      		 Poor overall condition - overgrown in places, lots of loose debris, errosion. Still fun but needs a lot of work.
      Feb 28, 2025 @ 10:00am
      Feb 28, 2025
      		 reporter open on weekends only from Saturday 9am until 6pm Sunday.
      Jan 8, 2025 @ 6:49pm
      Jan 8, 2025
      		 Grass over grown, tree down at start of first pine section.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 33 rides
      • Last: Apr 16, 2025

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      Oct 10, 2020 @ 1:53am
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      Nov 11, 2018 @ 1:05am
      Nov 11, 2018

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