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FDH

FDH Mountain Bike Trail

Status

OPEN
Extremely difficult

Difficulty

Extremely difficult

Distance

2.4m

Elevation

1m
-626m

Rating

4.4 (12)

Description

Another of Nelsons stand-out trails and the quickest descent from Fringed Hill through native beech forest. The Nelson Mountain Bike Club holds one of its DH rounds here, however AM bikes are equally at home on this fun fast boss of a trail New trail grade 2021.

Weather

Details

E-bike access

Class 1

Physical rating

Hard

Grade

-26.2% avg, -78.7% max

Altitude range

91m to 716m

Last updated

26 Mar 2026

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Trail features

Berm
Drop
Jump
Rock Garden

Nearby trails

Fringed Trail

Intermediate

Intermediate

Cummins Spur (Brook Conservation Reserve)

Intermediate

Intermediate

Fringed Hill Climb

Intermediate

Intermediate

Fringed Hill

Intermediate

Intermediate

Fringed Hill Climb

Intermediate

Intermediate

Butters

Extremely difficult

Extremely difficult

2.2m

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