Best Mountain Bike Trails in Southern Suburbs
Dunedin's southern suburbs offer excellent year-round mountain biking with trails ranging from Signal Hill's world-class downhill tracks to more technical grade 3-6 terrain at Whare Flat. The region is a mountain biker's playground with native and exotic forest trails suitable for all abilities.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 16 trails
Easy
1.4 km
87m
-4m
2h 43m
Wide track with views of the hockey fields. Easy up track to Mt Albert lookout and MT Albert ridgeline track.
Very difficult
124m
-5m
3h 35m
This is a purpose-built jump line, with a series of intermediate tabletop jumps and advanced doubles along an almost 100m long straight track. The direction of travel on the jumps is from north to south. Note the line ends in an upward 'corkscrew' berm that sends you on to the return path on the eastern side of the jump track.The jumps are now diligently maintained and developed by a local volunteer group.Find them on Facebook 'Karitane Dirt', or instagram @karitanedirt.Off the southern end of the track there is a narrow, overgrown track that continues into the bush. After 50m it ends in someone's back yard, so best not go there.
Intermediate
743m
1m
-73m
3h 11m
Alternate higher line to Wharangi sidle. Starting on an old rugged accessroad with many rocks. At the 4 way intersection keep straight where it turns into singletrack. Old line down to the fallen tree (unridable now). Some steep root drops followed by a fallen tree which you can try pop over Left at the fence and find you way down more steep track to the skatepark.
Easy
245m
18m
-4m
1h 8m
Short multi use link track that connects the town belt ridge and Southern Walkway to Kotinga St. Track can be used in both directions. short pinch climb up from Kotinga St end but if you can ride up Kotinga St you will be able to handle the climb.
Intermediate
65m
-7m
Intermediate
222.2m
1m
-23m
2h 38m
Intermediate
1.2m
46m
-97m
9h 17m
Part of the southern walkway, great connector trail to the 4X trail or to Newtown from Mt Albert
Extremely difficult
665m
-91m
7h 14m
Awesome trail not for the faint hearted.The trailhead is at the top of Connaught Terrace in Brooklyn. The entry looks like a driveway next to the main sealed track through Prince of Wales Park. Walk to the back of the grassy knoll and look for the gap in the bush. If you can't ride the first two corners it's not a good idea to continue.
Easy
574m
56m
-8m
9h 37m
Northern entrance from Coromandel St starts as tight switchbacks of stairs until coming out next to Carmichael Reservoir. Remainder of track is wide single track heading up to Truby King gardens.This is a shared use multi directional trail, bikers need to take caution and watch out for walkers.
Intermediate
790m
66m
-11m
7h 56m
Singletrack through dense bush. Zigzags through the steep access 4wd track. Switchbacks can be tight. Alternate exit when descending close to the bottom (turns off left) which has a built rock and root drop and steep shute ending on Dee St