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Mountain Bike Trails in Marsden Valley

Marsden Valley offers an excellent network of flowing forest trails set in regenerating bush just 5 minutes drive from Stoke in Nelson. The area features a mix of intermediate to advanced singletrack including popular trails like Involution, Widdershins, and Piwakawaka, with grunty climbs offering rewarding descents. Well-maintained tracks with informative signage at the car park make it accessible for riders of varying abilities.

Trails

Showing 1 - 15 of 15 trails

Barnicoat Walkway Firebreak Bypass

Intermediate

1.4 km

16m

-239m

Barnicoat firebreak walkway

Intermediate

2 m

-401m

Convolution Extension

329 m

1m

-92m

2h 18m

GTT To Airport Link

Easy

392 m

3m

Involution

Advanced

2 m

76m

-1650m

19h 13m

A Fun all-weather track down the Barnicoat range. Prepare for rocks, roots, narrow trees and tight switchbacks New trail grade in 2021.

Lower Involution extension

Advanced

787 m

38m

Marsden Cemetery Deer Fence Track

Easy

880 m

30m

-5m

An easy single track that follows the new deer fence in the Marsden Valley Cemetery. Has a number of gates so better suited for walking but still mostly rideable.

Marsden Ngawhatu link

Intermediate

862 m

1m

-61m

3h 7m

Orphanage Stream Stopbank trail

Easy

1 m

22m

-4m

Panorama Marsden link

Intermediate

605 m

1m

-81m

2h 15m

Piwakawaka

Intermediate

512 m

37m

3h 31m

New trail grade in 2021.

View Mount Connector

Intermediate

539 m

50m

-31m

Weir track

Easy

3.0 km

192m

-141m

5h 46m

Widdershins

Advanced

2 m

132m

-8m

17h 38m

Trail linking the Barnicoat walkway to Involution. Some entertaining singletrack to break up the boring climb to involution New trail grade in 2021.

loose goose nelson

211 m

-36m

The loose goose SENDY trail pretty GNARLYextremely loose path marked by plastic bowls hung on trees you can also take your own line.