Best Mountain Bike Trails in Port Hills West

OPEN

Very difficult

953m

3m

-154m

8h 2m

This trail is a singletrack alternative to following the rutted doubletrack/4x4 trail to Bowenvale DH. Starts out at the end of Four Pause trail before heading downhill over a few steep sections.You'll need your trail reading skills on point… this isn't a well-marked trail and there are loads of sheep trails around to try and throw you off course.

OPEN

Intermediate

2.1m

195m

-10m

23h 45m

An easier way up to the bottom of body bag(Could well be known as something else)

Intermediate

665m

41m

-9m

6h 21m

Climbing track to access the Bowenvale Downhill track.

OPEN

Advanced

1.9m

65m

-205m

9h 4m

Start: Ride from Victoria Park along the Bowenvale Traverse Track to the top of Huntsbury Track near the Summit Road.Finish: The bottom of Bowenvale Valley on the 4WD track. From the 4WD track it's a short ride out to Bowenvale Avenue.Access: The fastest access is to ride the Bowenvale Traverse Track from Victoria Park. Alternatively ride up Rapaki Track and then take the Mt Vernon Track through to its end at the top of Huntsbury.Signage: The track is sign posted at the airstrip.- Classed as a grade three ride, this track was the first down hill track built on the Port Hills in the mid 90's.- Start riding down the gravel surfaced 4WD Huntsbury Track for approx 500 metres.- At an obvious junction at the head of an old airstrip turn left and follow a steep 4WD track that zig zags it's way down into the valley. The track surface is rough and riddled with ruts – so don't forget to hang on.- At a pylon the track narrows to a fast flowing single track that takes you to the valley floor and the Bowenvale Valley 4WD Track.This section of this track has recently been re-built, and offers some fun riding with many switch back corners and lots of grade reversal to pump through while traversing back and forth across the hill country.

OPEN

Intermediate

1.6m

61m

-66m

5h 19m

A fast smooth graveled track that starts near the top of Mt Vernon then travles beside the road all the way to the top of Victoria Park.

OPEN

Intermediate

992m

11m

-30m

3h 1m

Fun and fast single track often taken after climbing Rāpaki Track and Mt Vernon on the way to Victoria Park and The Christchurch Adventure Park.A few rock rollovers, easy rolled though dip… can be ridden furiously fast while watching for oncoming traffic and sheep

OPEN

Intermediate

2.8m

194m

-39m

20h 6m

Elevator is a bi-directional trail between lower Rapaki and the Taramea track.This trail has multiple entrances from Taramea track… some more technical riding than others but a single exit back onto the Taramea trails.Trail consists of a dirt and gravel and rock surface with some areas bench cut. One rocky section with an easy alternative route option.

OPEN

Intermediate

927m

-101m

2h 37m

closed permanently