Ashburton River Trails

Effort: 1/5
Technical: 2/5
Scenery: 1.5/5
Surface
100% Single Track

Great custom built single track by the Ashburton river.






Grace zooming through the graveyard sectionStart of the slightly technical sectionThe only descent of noteA very short see-sawExcellent singletrackLake HoodTrail to lake hoodThe picturesque start to the lake hood trailAlmost at the seaDon't leave the trackThe sea

Statistics
Total distance: 14.48 km
Max elevation: 110 m
Min elevation: 87 m
Total climbing: 35 m
Total descent: -35 m
Moving Time: 01:05:38

Description

These are an evolving set of bike trails built in the last couple of years just by the river. They aren’t very technical although there are the odd optional tricky sections that provide added fun. I particularly liked the seesaw.

Two other trails here are to Lake Hood and to the sea. The route to Lake hood starts just west of the highway bridge and follows the west bank of the river. The route to the sea starts from the southern end of the single track, continuing beyond Trevors road. This trail is on 4wd track and gravel road and is generally in the trees. Its 25kms of not very exciting or satisfying terrain.

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