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Cape Wanbrow

Mountain Bike Trails in Cape Wanbrow

Cape Wanbrow is a rocky headland offering 31 interconnected trails with fantastic views over Ōamaru Harbour and the coast. The reserve features challenging terrain with grades up to 5, including bermed corners, jumps, and roll overs that are mostly avoidable for less experienced riders. Located within 2 km of Oamaru's visitor centre, the tracks are built and maintained by Mountain Biking North Otago Incorporated and are known for draining quickly after rain.

Trails

Showing 1 - 20 of 32 trails

A Digger Did It

OPEN

Intermediate

372 m

-35m

56m

Sweet DH track with a few small jumps and one double (chicken routes round them all). To make it longer, add "Blairs Corner"or Gully" to the top of it.

A Digger Did it Too

OPEN

Easy

2.6 km

105m

-7m

5h 24m

Gentle climbing track - links with The Inclinator to get to the high point of the Cape Wanbrow trail network.

Blairs Corner

MINOR_ISSUE

Advanced

252 m

6m

-19m

1h 48m

Steep climb to top then steep, loose, tree rooty downhill. Give way to walkers at the bottom where it connects to the walking track. Turn right on walking track then left into "A digger did it" to continue on down.

Cliffhanger

OPEN

Advanced

417 m

29m

-17m

1h 43m

Fast downhill with tight bermed corners, then steep return climb.

Connors Track

OPEN

Advanced

456 m

-86m

1h 5m

Very steep tree-rooty downhill track. Best suited to competent trail riders or downhillers.

Easy Up

OPEN

Easy

914 m

74m

-6m

6h 55m

Fenceline

OPEN

Intermediate

Traverses southern edge of Cape Wanbrow reserve, accesses the trail hubs on the two high points. Eastern end is steep, best for downhill.

Fenceline

OPEN

Intermediate

748 m

66m

-24m

6h 39m

Glen Eden - Climb to Stoke St

OPEN

Intermediate

1 m

52m

-5m

7h 52m

Goat Link

OPEN

Intermediate

102 m

-8m

10m

Link to Goat track, then either carry on down Goat track to the bottom, or veer off onto Easy Up to climb to the top.

Goat Track

OPEN

Advanced

427 m

-56m

3h 6m

Gully

OPEN

Easy

Gully connector track.

Gully

OPEN

Intermediate

103 m

25m

48m

Link between walking track and the top. Steep but good up or down.

Gum Tree Gully

OPEN

Intermediate

401 m

2m

-47m

1h 19m

Fun, fast, flowy downhill track. Please look out for walkers and uphill riders. Link with "Stumpy" for a DH run from the top to the bottom of Cape Wanbrow.

Gun it Up!

OPEN

Easy

1.2 km

55m

2h 1m

Generally uphill to get back to the top. A couple of steeper section, and a bit of low speed control required.

Johns Track

OPEN

Intermediate

247 m

-22m

28m

Lookout! Gully

OPEN

Easy

597 m

36m

1h 20m

Almost a connector between the lookout walking track and 'Easy Up'. Can be slippery in the wet.

Old Clifftop Walking Track

OPEN

Intermediate

738 m

65m

-11m

2h 7m

Old Fenceline

OPEN

Intermediate

241 m

34m

4h 17m

Grunty, steep climb straight up the path of an old fenceline to the Cape Wanbrow summit.

Old Mill Link

OPEN

Easy

1 m

4m

-54m

5h 2m

Easy link connection between Old Mill Road and Eden St.