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4,763 ft
Distance
50 ft
Climb
-766 ft
Descent
00:10:36
Avg time
-716 ft
Altitude change
449 ft
Altitude min
1,184 ft
Altitude max
1,166 ft
Altitude start
449 ft
Altitude end
-15.038%
Grade
-35.644%
Grade max
26.156%
Grade min
626 ft
Distance climb
4,125 ft
Distance down
12 ft
Distance flat
00:10:36
Avg time

Sweetacres Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Belmont Regional Park
    Lower Hutt
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue Rate
  • Local Popularity
    10 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Global Ranking
    #135936 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #98397 in Trail Running
    • #124351 in Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular Direction Shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Best in Summer and Autumn when dry
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Land Owner
    Greater Wellington Regional Council

Sweetacres is a multi use track. It caters for walkers, runners and horses so be mindful of this when you're barrelling down it. You'll often see evidence of horses and that can be a bit slippery .

Sweetacres is a mix of open farm land, farm track and single track. It takes you from Old Coach Road to Hill Road where Hill Road and Sweetacres Drive intersect.

It is fast and it is slippery when wet. And it is fun.

There is no real return from this trail. From the bottom there are 2 ways back to the start: Up Sweetacres Drive and take a right at Normandale Road, which will take you to Old Coach Road; or up Hill Road into Belmont Regional Park, follow the sealed farm track to the farm house and take the gate on the left next to the old WWII ammunition bunker on to Old Coach Road.

Sweetacers is possibly shorter but steeper.

Access Info

Access is from Old Coach Road. Old Coach Road can either be entered from the end of Normandale Road or from the entrance on the left just past the farm house in Belmont Regional Park.

Riders must enter Sweetacres from Bull-A-Varde (which is also the entrance to Bull Run). Keep right. If you take the left turn you will end up on Bull Run. Bull Run will take you to the lower car park in Belmont Regional park whereas Sweetacres will take you to approximately 200 meters before the entrance to Belmont regional park

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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Nov 26, 2022 @ 4:08pm
Nov 26, 2022
 Quite rutty and a bit slippery
Jan 18, 2022 @ 9:35pm
Jan 18, 2022
 Used by horses and there is a bit of evidence of this around!
Jan 4, 2022 @ 10:26pm
Jan 4, 2022
 The top grassy section is fast and easy but pretty jittery on hardtail. The bottom section is fun, but again a bit of a challenge for me on a...
Aug 26, 2020 @ 1:22am
Aug 26, 2020
 Few muddy slippery spots, in particular where the big rocks are.
May 31, 2020 @ 7:08pm
May 31, 2020
 reporter Slippery in the bottom section and quite a few muddy bogs and ruts starting to appear now that it is autumn/winter.
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        Directions to sweetacres trailhead (-41.178630, 174.903530)

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        Frequently Asked Questions About Sweetacres

        ▼ Where is Sweetacres located?
        Sweetacres is located in Belmont Regional Park, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is part of the Belmont Regional Park trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates -41.17863, 174.90353.
        ▼ How hard is Sweetacres?
        Sweetacres is rated as Blue difficulty. The physical rating is Moderate. The average grade is 15.038%. The climb difficulty is rated Blue.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Sweetacres?
        Sweetacres has 15 m of elevation gain. The trail has 234 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 137 m to 361 m.
        ▼ Is Sweetacres a point to point trail?
        Sweetacres is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.

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