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2,910 ft
Distance
79 ft
Climb
-121 ft
Descent
00:07:40
Avg time
-42 ft
Altitude change
504 ft
Altitude min
604 ft
Altitude max
546 ft
Altitude start
505 ft
Altitude end
-1.4%
Grade
-22.4%
Grade max
13.8%
Grade min
984 ft
Distance climb
1,578 ft
Distance down
348 ft
Distance flat
00:07:40
Avg time
The Cutting Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBlue Spur Forest
Hokitika -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 45 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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National Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailBridge
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Land OwnerNgai Tahu
Narrow flowy trail; the early climbing brings the reward.
Logarithm leads off just before the end of the trail - ridden together makes this a sweet run.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 4 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
All
- 79 rides
- Last: Oct 6, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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Georgemingham
Not the most flowy trail I have been on.
Trails are quite hard to come by in this area unfortunately
Trails are quite hard to come by in this area unfortunately
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