Best Mountain Bike Trails in Signal Hill
Signal Hill is Dunedin's premier mountain bike destination, home to New Zealand's most demanding downhill track featuring rock gardens, jump lines, and steep technical sections. The iconic Big Easy trail winds 6.1km through native bush to the lookout with panoramic city and harbour views, while the extensive network includes diverse terrain for all abilities. Located minutes from the city center with excellent parking, Signal Hill combines technical challenge with spectacular coastal scenery.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 37 trails
Advanced
113m
-20m
20 min
Starts off with a couple of rocky corners, before leading into a step-down style jump and a lengthy table-top to finish.Rejoins with 4X track before the bottom of the hill.Track is often used as part of local race events.
Intermediate
1.7 km
12m
-241m
1h 30m
4X was created for the 2010 Oceanias. Fast with big roll-overs and berms. Often used as the final stage of DH runs.
Very difficult
873m
119m
-5m
1h 18m
Primarily a walking track following an old paper road that links Blacks Rd with Opoho Creek and the Big Easy. Easiest to join on to it from the start of the last bridge going up the Big Easy. It's a hike-a-bike track up and a challenging descent. Horrendous to walk or ride (either direction) when wet.
Advanced
657m
-75m
2h 44m
Starting off at The Plateau you’ll find yourself on a machine groomed flow track with big berms with optional jumps and drops on the side. Meandering across the plateau you will soon boost into the finest native bush. The trail narrows down to smooth single track and gently descends winding through the trees. The occasional steeper corner with catch berm at the end makes this trail at the lower end of grade 4. Leaving the natives the trail crosses OC Track. Follow the windy trail through a section of big pine trees before rollercoastering through a halfpipesk channel and finishing off on the 4X Access Track.
Intermediate
805m
9m
-48m
36 min
An old Contour Track built across hill from Water Tank Road to the Roller Coaster. Built in 1998 it is now crossed by several other tracks, or been absorbed by the Big Easy.
Extremely difficult
274m
-66m
1h 10m
Super steep line through an area that was cleared by a scub fire. Watch your speed and be careful not to overcook it
Advanced
2.6 km
-344m
3h 1m
Fun flowing single track with small features to keep you on your toes. A good next step after you've mastered the Easy Down. Built by Mike and his Sig Digs team in 2015 and given a make over in 2021. Dirt surface, medium sized berms, log-rollers and some drops. Slippery when wet. Previously known as "Plus 1" or "The Mrs".
Advanced
680m
-92m
2h 17m
One step down from Rock Garden, Debacle takes you though Signal Hills rock garden in a more groomed and less direct fashion. There is still challenging rock rollers but also chicken lines around them.
Intermediate
1.4m
13m
-107m
16h 30m
A nice flowing track that is fun to ride fast or not so fast. You can access it from several points on the Emersons Big Easy if you don't want to ride all the way up to the top of the hill. Take care around track crossings.A massive thanks to the trail crew who have worked tirelessly to bring this together. Funding supporters include the Dunedin City Council and Design Windows.