How many mountain bike trails are in Skippers?

Skippers has 3 mountain bike trails listed on OpenTrails.

Mountain Bike Trails in Skippers

Skippers Canyon near Queenstown offers technical mountain biking on historic gold-mining terrain, accessible via Coronet Peak road around 15km from town. Key trails include Skippers Pack Track (3.5km flowing downhill with river crossings), Rude Rock (3km of exhilarating Grade 4 single track with exposed sections and rocky features), and Pack, Sack & Track (purpose-built link trail). All routes suit confident intermediate riders and feature spectacular golden tussock and steep mountain walls; local shuttle operators provide access to avoid the one-hour grind back up Skippers Road.

Trails

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Greengates Pack Track

OPEN

Advanced

967 m

-199m

8h 47m

Old Miners pack Track through a dead pine forest. Fun old school singletrack Watch for fallen branches. Short bog at the end so you may get wet feet A good add on to a Skippers Pack Track descent as it bypasses the last 4wd section.

Pack Track and Sack

OPEN

Advanced

1 m

-189m

8h 54m

Purpose built singletrack by voluteers from the Queenstown Mountainbike Club to link the QMTBC built Rude Rock to the 1860s miner built Skippers Pack Track. Can bre rough in places, steep exposed and alpine conditions.

Skippers Pack Track

OPEN

Advanced

4 m

-397m

20h 35m

Historic pack track created and used by gold miners in the 1860s. This is a multi use track to look out for walkers runners and all other trail users.