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Hyltons Pit MTB Park

Mountain Bike Trails in Hyltons Pit MTB Park

Hyltons Pit is a quarry-turned-bike park offering 8.9km of hand-built cross-country singletrack plus a professional 0.9km flow trail, with trails graded for intermediate to beginner riders. Built and maintained by the Whanganui Mountain Bike Club, this community-focused park features linked trails with creative names like Shredder and Drifter that provide an engaging mix of terrain. The park offers free access and is perfectly suited for developing riders looking to improve their technical skills.

Trails

Showing 1 - 20 of 88 trails

Bikeshed Shredder 910m

OPEN

Intermediate

949 m

22m

-83m

5h 33m

Flow trail start at the top of the park and flows down to the main Brunswick Gate.

Clozer 580m

OPEN

Intermediate

580 m

28m

-36m

3h 45m

No.11 (Purple). Originally the PD track. Still the "sweetest" section of the XC loop. Tight switchbacks down the face of the hill to exit at the Brunswick gate. A left hand turn near the bottom leads onto the middle of Opener to redo the park loop or return to the Fields Rd gate.

Coaster 810m

OPEN

Intermediate

641 m

9m

-22m

1h 37m

No.8 (mauve). The trail winds back up to the high point of the main access road, winds alongside it on the tops and then back down to join Shredder's lower section after a series of tight loops. The exit is a sharp left off Shredder just before the last table top.

Double dipper 120m

OPEN

Intermediate

124 m

6m

-2m

31m

1.b Entrance to right at end of Opener. Fun steep runs in and out of two old storage dams. Exits back onto Opener.

Dozer

OPEN

Intermediate

248 m

2m

-19m

Drifter 680m

MINOR_ISSUE

Easy

671 m

22m

-21m

2h 8m

No.10 (Senna). Lets the rider lean into and drift the corners.

Eazy Rider

OPEN

Easy

2 m

24m

-24m

6h 19m

No.2 (light green). Beginners'/Kids' loop. Winds anti-clockwise from Field St access road in a mainly flat area planted in natives. Optional loop around a small wetland area.

Foot short - Grade 5

MINOR_ISSUE

528 m

97m

Flowy downhill with very steep end section. Narrow and sketchy.

Footlong

MINOR_ISSUE

Advanced

181 m

-27m

Grafter 520m

OPEN

Intermediate

503 m

9m

-4m

1h 51m

No.5 (Pink). Starts and finishes on two inner access roads. An easy option exits onto the access road at the top. Part of the quick "top route" joins onto its middle section.

Grinner

OPEN

Intermediate

2.3 km

73m

-139m

4h 29m

No.7 (lime). Steepish downhill to start, crossing Shredder where CAUTION is needed to GIVEWAY. The trail exits after another steep section with a big berm onto the central access road. An easy option avoids this and joins up with the central road higher up.

High flyer

OPEN

Intermediate

741 m

4m

-50m

A nice rolling track with a fair bit of exposure but offering great views over the river.

Lohtse face - grade 4

OPEN

Advanced

35 m

-2m

OPENER 299m

OPEN

Easy

312 m

15m

-14m

1h 33m

No.1 (green). Starts at Brunswick Gate entrance. Follows the bottom of the hill round to the Field St access road.

Puffer

OPEN

Intermediate

282 m

20m

-2m

Puffer - grade 3

OPEN

Intermediate

703 m

50m

-1m

Sustained uphill climb with several switchbacks.

Retainer 670m

OPEN

Intermediate

687 m

19m

-14m

3h 6m

No.4 (Orange). Up the main access road off the flats, then forms a loop through gum trees down to the old pit and the jump area, then climbs out back to the road.

Round lake track

OPEN

Easiest

278 m

5m

-9m

Secret Squirrel - under construction

OPEN

Advanced

676 m

2m

-31m

Sinner 480m

OPEN

Intermediate

541 m

35m

-5m

3h 13m

No.6 (blue). Commences with a short "grunty" access road climb rejoining the single track off to the right. The trail continues zig-zagging up to the top back corner of the park with a view point and bench.