3,642 ft
Distance
100 ft
Climb
-293 ft
Descent
00:05:18
Avg time

Snail Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
  • AKA
    Snails
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (7 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, CX
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Best in summer but is all year round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3403 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2693 in E-Biking
    • #5516 in Trail Running
    • #83201 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • 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.

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More Stats for Snail Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -194 ft
  • Altitude min
    462 ft
  • Altitude max
    667 ft
  • Altitude start
    656 ft
  • Altitude end
    463 ft
  • Grade
    -5.3%
  • Grade max
    -35.2%
  • Grade min
    28.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,096 ft
  • Distance down
    2,277 ft
  • Distance flat
    269 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:33
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Status:
on Jun 11, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.45 (18 votes)
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      Snail Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 11, 2023 @ 6:35am
      Jun 11, 2023
      little overgrown in places
      Apr 7, 2023 @ 9:14am
      Apr 7, 2023
      The surface is great, but a little overgrown on the bottom half
      Oct 16, 2022 @ 2:47pm
      Oct 16, 2022
      Dried up nicely, running good.
      May 28, 2022 @ 5:04pm
      May 28, 2022
      Apr 13, 2022 @ 8:15pm
      Apr 13, 2022
      Small tree down across the track near the start
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 102 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,988 rides
      • Last: Nov 28, 2023

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      Waiu Park Easy Loop3 miles
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