Snail Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWainuiomata Trail Park (WTP)
Lower Hutt -
AKASnails
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (7 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, CX
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonBest in summer but is all year round
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailRock Face
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Land Owner
A nice flowing fast down hill trail from the end of Labyrinth to Wetlands Loop. Near the bottom of the track there is an short alternative line of a set of 9 switchbacks that are intermediate level
Access Info
Snail is accessed from the Labyrinth trail. There are several ways to get there. Either start a the Waiu St car park and climb to Labyrinth using Jungle Gym or Directa (which is a connecting track between Wetlands loop and Jungle Gym) or start at the top of Wainuiomata Hill Rd and join Labyrinth from the 4x4 ECNZ access road.
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Snail Trail mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-194 ft
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Altitude min462 ft
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Altitude max667 ft
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Altitude start656 ft
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Altitude end463 ft
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Grade-5.3%
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Grade max-35.2%
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Grade min28.4%
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Distance climb1,096 ft
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Distance down2,277 ft
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Distance flat269 ft
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Avg time00:05:18
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Avg reverse time00:16:33
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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
- Downhill Ski
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- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
- 7 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
- 102 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
- 3,988 rides
- Last: Nov 28, 2023
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