Gorge Road Bike Park
Mountain bike area · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
84Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 9.7 mm
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 10.3 mm
- Rain
- 0.7 mm
- Air
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 4.6 mm
- Rain
- 7.1 mm
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 11.8 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 81 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 8.7 mm
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 2.4 mm
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 2.4 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 169, good
- Mon 261, good
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 461, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 681, good
- Sat 7100, good
- Sun 8100, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1056, fair
The spot in four facts
- 11 routesmapped within 10 km
- Bike parkor trail centre
- Up to S5Singletrail scale
- Best Jan–Feb5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | – | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov* | 61, good | Unknown | 9.7 mm | 0.6 mm | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 76, good | Unknown | 10.3 mm | 0.7 mm | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 61, good | Slick | 4.6 mm | 7.1 mm | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 71, good | Unknown | 11.8 mm | 0 mm | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 8.7 mm | 0.9 mm | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 100, good | Slick | 2.4 mm | 0.9 mm | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 2.4 mm | 0 mm | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0.9 mm | 0.6 mm | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 56, fair | Slick | 2.4 mm | 10.8 mm | 10°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan–Feb
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
Gorge Road Bike Park on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Gorge Road Bike Park
11 mountain bike routes mapped. A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Nov to Mar. The nearest town to stay in is Queenstown.
- Routes 11 mountain bike routes mapped.
- Bike park Bike park or trail centre
- Hardest Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,060–US$3,890 each
about US$2,060–US$3,890 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, bike hire, bike uplift.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to ZQN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$878–US$1,820 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$569 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$275–US$502 |
| Bike uplift | 5 days on the bike lifts; leave it out if you ride up | about US$241–US$402 |
| Total | about US$2,060–US$3,890 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Queenstown
9 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Queenstown its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 50m
About 29h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ZQN, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 25 min by road
Flights MDW → ZQN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.