2,756 ft
Distance
-185 ft
Descent
00:03:31
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Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Serendipity Trail
  • Brooklyn Trail Builders
    Builder

Serendipity Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Waimapihi Reserve
    Wellington
  • Difficulty Rating
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  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (8 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, RD
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #1599 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    WCC

Bike only way down to Aro Valley avoiding the last part of Transient (i.e no more walkers). Starts with a couple of reasonable jumps and winds down the valley via a series of bermed corners and man-made features. There's a big drop off half way down, avoidable if you take the right-hand line (this is also steep, but not vertical). Big props to Brooklyn Trail Builders who have turned what used to be a dump into a near perfect piece of singletrack.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Serendipity mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -185 ft
  • Altitude min
    182 ft
  • Altitude max
    368 ft
  • Altitude start
    368 ft
  • Altitude end
    184 ft
  • Grade
    -6.7%
  • Grade max
    -19.5%
  • Grade min
    3.3%
  • Distance climb
    69 ft
  • Distance down
    2,428 ft
  • Distance flat
    89 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:31
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:51
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      Directions to serendipity-16954 trailhead (-41.297110, 174.761520)

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 44 rides
      • 17.6 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 804 rides
      • 20.5 km avg distance
      All
      • 12,979 rides
      • Last: Oct 9, 2024

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      May 1, 2019 @ 10:11pm
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      Jan 12, 2023 @ 4:57pm
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