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1.7 miles
Distance
17 ft
Climb
-759 ft
Descent
00:08:22
Avg time
-741 ft
Altitude change
728 ft
Altitude min
1,470 ft
Altitude max
1,470 ft
Altitude start
728 ft
Altitude end
-8.1%
Grade
-31.5%
Grade max
17.4%
Grade min
764 ft
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
417 ft
Distance flat
00:08:22
Avg time

Airtearoa (Upper Half) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Christchurch Adventure Park
    Christchurch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond Rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular Direction Shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump

The first and only one of it’s kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Airtearoa is an almost 6km long action packed jump trail that will have your wheels leaving the ground more times than Richard Branson's jet.

source: https://christchurchadventurepark.com/bike-trails/

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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Airtearoa (Upper... Trail Reports

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Feb 19, 2021 @ 9:57pm
Feb 19, 2021
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Nov 5, 2019 @ 12:30am
Nov 5, 2019
 Lower section is back open! Still pretty rutted out in places though, especially the right hander after the moonbooter.
May 11, 2019 @ 1:50am
May 11, 2019
 Runs great if there’s no wind, otherwise give it a miss
Sep 28, 2018 @ 6:07pm
Sep 28, 2018
Aug 31, 2018 @ 7:11pm
Aug 31, 2018
 Upper half open when dry and not too windy, Lower half will be rebuilt this spring.
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        Directions to airtearoa-upper-half trailhead (-43.609630, 172.631930)

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        youtuber AIRTEAROA mtb trail before and after the fire...
        10:15 | 1015 | Jun 21, 2020 , Christchurch
        youtuber Airtearoa Jump Track | Christchurch Adventure...
        6:12 | 1199 | Feb 23, 2018 , Christchurch
        youtuber Christchurch Adventure Park | Airtearoa is open!
        5:26 | 857 | Feb 15, 2018 , Christchurch
        youtuber A Line of the South | Airtearoa - Christchurch...
        5:09 | 485 | May 4, 2019 , Christchurch

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