Best Mountain Bike Trails in Duncan Bay
Duncan Bay in the Marlborough Sounds is the starting point for the famous Nydia Track, a challenging 27km route suitable for 2-day tramping or 5-8 hour mountain biking through lush regenerating forest and coastal scenery. The technical and rough terrain requires experienced riders due to rocks, roots, and slippery conditions, making it ideal for those seeking a backcountry adventure. Water taxi access from Havelock provides convenient transport to this remote location.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 10 trails
Intermediate
5.5m
1633m
-1657m
54h 49m
Very difficult
177m
1m
-35m
Fun, short loamy trail following a fall line. Use this trail to get to the Brown Sugar Jump line from Tiny-T.
Easy
5.0 km
347m
-72m
Very difficult
24.6m
1294m
-1287m
289h 32m
Start at Opouri Saddle end and ride the Opouri Bridle Track for an extra bit of technical downhill, or head into Duncan Bay and start from there.The track was once well benched, now taken over by nature and tree roots. Rocks and root riddles the track leading you over the Nydia Saddle at 370m and into Nydia Bay. You then head inland through farmland before heading over a second saddle, Kaiuma at 387m.This is a technical ride which can take between 4-7 hours to ride. The track finishes on Kaiuma Bay Rd, 16km's from State Highway 6 and another 3km's to Havelock.The trail works best from Duncan Bay to Kaiuma because if you are a good rider you can ride most uphill sections and down, the downs are more technical than the ups, so the other way would seem more of a hike-a-bike, although the descents more achievable. Not recommended in the wet.
Intermediate
4.8m
44m
-533m
34h 30m
The starting point of the Nydia Bay Track if you're after a bit of extra technical downhill singletrack.
Very difficult
792m
-250m
Restricted access to guests staying at the Ride Project airbnb and folk that are helping at dig days.Awesome DH track. Starts in the native jungle and then flows into regenerating bush and pine trees to the bottom of the property. Meets up to climbing track start (Hotcano). Props to Rani Bear for helping make this trail happen
Very difficult
219m
6m
-30m
Fun, flowy drifty, sometimes off camber short link to Rolling stones.
Extremely difficult
346m
-27m
Sequence of gap jumps, berms, and then single track leading back onto Tiny-T.
Very difficult
1.1m
3m
-259m
Restricted access, open only to guests and dig day workers.Downhill track, technical riding in native forest at the top and then changes to more flow and chutes in the pines. Amazing cornflakes and dirt. Advance riders only.