Rude Rock Mountain Biking Trail

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2.1 miles

Distance

42 ft

Climb

-1,158 ft

Descent

00:13:21

Avg time

-1,115 ft

Altitude change

2,870 ft

Altitude min

3,994 ft

Altitude max

3,993 ft

Altitude start

2,877 ft

Altitude end

-10.1%

Grade

-49%

Grade max

30%

Grade min

994 ft

Distance climb

2 miles

Distance down

764 ft

Distance flat

00:13:21

Avg time

Rude Rock Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
Riding Area

Coronet Peak Ski & Mountain Bike Park
Queenstown
Difficulty Rating

Advanced Rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (3 votes)
Local Popularity
65 in Mountain Biking heatmap [+]
- 80 in E-Biking
Global Ranking
#19135 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #3025 in E-Biking
National Ranking
#397 in Mountain Biking · New Zealand [+]
- #43 in E-Biking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Season

Summer
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Drop, Jump

The definition of flow: Rude Rock Trail. Perfeclty sculupted to follow the contours of the mountain, this trail starts just above the base buildings at Coronet Peak Ski field and finishes just before the skippers canyon access road.

Best suited to an AM 6"~ travel bike, but minimal pedalling is required to have a great time on your DH bike and as a bonus it's really easy to shuttle

PLEASE AVOID RIDING DURING/RIGHT AFTER RAIN OR SNOW AS THE TRAIL IS CLAY BASED AND GETS DAMAGED.

CAUTION REQUIRED ON WINDY DAYS, AVOID OPTIONAL JUMPS/DROPS ON EXPOSED RIDGELINES.

source: The Perfect Line

Access Info

Simply head up the Coronet Peak access road(about 10-15mins from Queenstown) and park at the base buildings. Looking at the ski field ride left along the 4wd/Cat track 50m until you hit an up hill 4wd road, follow that up and around for about 50m, you will then enter a small valley, on your left you will see the start of the trail (Note: The sign for the trail is located about 10m into the start on small rise.)

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Ngāi Tahu

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

3 rides
12.0 km average

6 Months

13 rides
27.6 km avg distance

All

682 rides
Last: Nov 13, 2026

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Rude Rock Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Nov 11, 2026 @ 12:49pm (Pacific/Auckland) Nov 10, 2026	reporter Officially open for summer! No spring maintenance performed yet but trail is riding well.
	May 31, 2026 @ 5:30pm (Pacific/Auckland) May 30, 2026	Closed for Winter! Please keep off the trail to prevent damage. Will let you know when it's back open in Spring!
	May 30, 2026 @ 3:13pm (Pacific/Auckland) May 29, 2026	Very muddy
	May 1, 2026 @ 1:27pm (Pacific/Auckland) Apr 30, 2026	Majority of the trail wet and muddy
	Apr 15, 2026 @ 10:22am (Pacific/Auckland) Apr 14, 2026	Soft and wet in the dark areas, and a couple of decent puddles lower down in low spots