Best Mountain Bike Trails in Koata Park (formerly Maitai-Codgers)
Koata Park is a rapidly developing urban mountain bike park minutes from Nelson city centre, with trails rising to 400m and featuring everything from Grade 2 family-friendly tracks to extreme Grade 5 downhill runs. The park network weaves around three hills with spectacular city views, providing accessible singletrack for all abilities with diverse terrain and technical challenges. Trails are managed by the Nelson Mountain Bike Club and land partnerships, including areas managed by Ngāti Koata.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 22 trails
Very difficult
230m
21m
-2m
1h 55m
Short climbing trail to the top of Top Dog, Lollipop and Hotbox. Has some steep pinches. New trail grade in 2021.
Extremely difficult
761m
4m
-144m
8h 33m
Ngāti Koata Land
Very difficult
393m
1m
-68m
5h 5m
In Codgers, the start is near the HotBox Jumps and ends down on the Maitai Walkway. A grade 5, steep, off camber sections punctuated with some badass jumps (not compulsory) and bowl berms. It's nuts - just like the kid that made it - in a very good way. Upper section is easier than the lower section. New trail grade in 2021
Advanced
2.7 km
141m
-10m
8h 52m
Trail grade updated 2021. A moderate grade climbing trail from the skid site to the trig point and the start of Firball descent. Seating area and amazing views over Nelson await.
Very difficult
1.1m
2m
-248m
6h 58m
HotBox is a hand made single track, steep, off camber trail through forest. It starts with two decent jumps (which can be avoided) before getting steeper. It has been well made and the catches in the corners make it very rideable. Not recommended in the rain due to the steep, off camber nature. The trail runs from the Codgers area down to the Maitai Valley Road. The start point is also the start of the Top Dog and Lollipop trails. New trail grade in 2021.
Advanced
5.2 km
151m
-635m
7h 45m
Moderate progressive grade downhill flow trail with rollable features. Link into lower firball at trail end from Jacks Hub. New trail grade in 2021
Advanced
1.2m
1m
-135m
5h 54m
An alternative trail down from the Turners skid site with a few rocky corners and berms. Dries out quickly after rain.New trail grade in 2021
Extremely difficult
2.3 km
4m
-422m
12h 12m
Lollipop, whats not to love Short, technical, rocky, rooty festivities through the bush; a smorgasbord of fun times. Just take either the forestry road left or shoot up 'take me to your leader', to do it all again. New trail grade in 2021.
Very difficult
188m
22m
1h 41m
Steep climbing track from Fireball Rd up to the start of Smasher