1,201 ft
Distance
7 ft
Climb
-111 ft
Descent
00:03:00
Avg time
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    Maintainer

Slam City Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park
    New Plymouth
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Advanced (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #39574 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    New Plymouth District Council

Starts out mellow, before heading into steeper and steeper ground. Lots of big compressions and chunky terrain. Shortened by about a third in Nov 2023 to accommodate a new line for Track the Ripper, which it now merges into.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Slam City mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -104 ft
  • Altitude min
    645 ft
  • Altitude max
    756 ft
  • Altitude start
    749 ft
  • Altitude end
    646 ft
  • Grade
    -8.7%
  • Grade max
    -24.5%
  • Grade min
    11.5%
  • Distance climb
    194 ft
  • Distance down
    932 ft
  • Distance flat
    72 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:04
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Status:
on Mar 16, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.3 (7 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Slam City Trail Reports

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      Mar 16, 2023 @ 3:51am
      Mar 16, 2023
      Mar 4, 2022 @ 11:52am
      Mar 4, 2022
      Feb 15, 2022 @ 2:11pm
      Feb 15, 2022
      		 Wet down the end at the site of the spring
      Nov 1, 2021 @ 4:17pm
      Nov 1, 2021
      Sep 24, 2021 @ 5:59pm
      Sep 24, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 180 rides
      • Last: May 13, 2025

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      Feb 12, 2018 @ 6:23pm
      Feb 12, 2018
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      Feb 12, 2018 @ 6:23pm
      Feb 12, 2018

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