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The trails

Larch View (blue, 13.5km, technicality 2/5)

This blue route follows the Ae Valley family trail and extends to take in more of the surrounding forest, returning through the valley, following the river and taking in some easy wooden duckboards. Around a third of the route is on singletrack paths and the rest follows forest roads.

Ae Line (red, 24km, technicality 3/5)

The Ae Line is a fast, challenging cross-country trail with plenty of climbing. A couple of new sections were introduced in 2014 – a fast, flowing descent and a climb packed with 22 switchbacks. The final descent, The Omega Man, is filled with jumps and drops and is an absolute joy to ride.

The Shredder (orange, 1km, technicality 4/5)

The Shredder is a downhill run for beginners and gives a good taster of the discipline with fast berms, open corners, tabletops and rocks, and off-camber sections.

Ae Downhill (orange, 1.6km, technicality 5/5)

The Ae Downhill course combines technical root and dirt sections with huge manmade features, including berms, tabletops, triples and a couple of very big drops.