Little River Rail Trail
- 27.9 mi
- round trip
- 850 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Gravel
- surface
Little River Rail Trail is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is 14 miles each way, 28 miles there and back. It runs between about 0 ft and 80 ft above sea level, with roughly 430 ft of climbing one way. It is rated easy for riding (mtb:scale 0): a smooth surface with no particular obstacles. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Tai Tapu, about 5.2 miles southeast of the start. For camping, Waihora Park Domain is within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Little River Rail Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
