University of Canterbury research

Building a sustainable future for mountain biking

A research project looking at how academic research can support trail communities to ensure the long term viability of mountain biking across the globe.

Through this project, we're looking into how research can support:

Physical Trail Infrastructure
Maintenance and Resilience
Injury, Risk and Feature Design
Community, Ownership and Responsibility

See the boxes below for our ongoing projects and ways to get involved.

Current work

Opening Soon

Hanmer trail rating study

Riders at Hanmer Forest: tell us how the new trail ratings match your ride.

Take part

Ongoing

Practitioner and case studies

Interviews and case profiles with people who build, manage and fund trail networks.

All studies

Read the blog for updates as the research progresses.