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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
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- > 6 months
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- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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For competent riders, 2-5 hours, 30km of trails in total.
Over 30km of trail is available for riding at Arapuke. Trails are mainly a mixture of grade 3 and grade 4 trails for intermediate to advanced riders, with a couple of grade 5 trails thrown in. There is plenty of smooth flowing trails to reward the 4km climb up Back Track. to get there or you can take a drive up Scott's Rd to the new car park and enjoy the trails at the top.
Over 30km of trail is available for riding at Arapuke. Trails are mainly a mixture of grade 3 and grade 4 trails for intermediate to advanced riders, with a couple of grade 5 trails thrown in. There is plenty of smooth flowing trails to reward the 4km climb up Back Track. to get there or you can take a drive up Scott's Rd to the new car park and enjoy the trails at the top.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Shuttleable: YES
AKA: Kahuterawa (K-Loop)
google parking directions Access Info:
End of Kahuterawa Road, or Scotts Road
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Region Details
- 9
- 4
- 14
- 1
- 3
- 1
Open on Jan 25, 2019
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #413
- Trails (view details)
- 37
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 37
- Trails E-Bike
- 23
- Trails Hike
- 20
- Trails Trail Running
- 20
- Total Distance
- 20 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,712 ft
- Total Vertical
- 957 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,437 ft
- Reports
- 59
- Photos
- 84
- Ridden Counter
- 4,646
Popular Arapuke Forest Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm and Vines | |||
| Riff Raff | |||
| About Time | |||
| Mr Twister | |||
| Kahuterawa Road | |||
| Hub Link | |||
| Vine's Link | |||
| Ripper | |||
| Jumping Jack | |||
| Kissing Rock Link | |||
| Jack's Link | |||
| Jack And The Beanstalk |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | user | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pūpū Rahi | Jan 25, 2019 @ 9:03pm Jan 25, 2019 | Kylewilloughby | ||
| Back Track | Jan 25, 2019 @ 9:02pm Jan 25, 2019 | Kylewilloughby | ||
| About Time | Jan 13, 2019 @ 10:35pm Jan 13, 2019 | jas95 | ||
| Kārearea | Sep 29, 2018 @ 6:36pm Sep 29, 2018 | roaming | ||
| Rhythm and Vines | Aug 1, 2018 @ 8:33pm Aug 1, 2018 | Heynekamp |
Photos of Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Chewbacca
3 | Chewbacca, Wellington
Mar 17, 2019 @ 12:46am
Mar 17, 2019
trail: Kārearea
16 | Kārearea, Palmerston North
Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:54pm
Feb 14, 2019
trail: Chewbacca
29 | Chewbacca, Palmerston North
Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:48pm
Feb 14, 2019
trail: Rambo
17 | Rambo, Palmerston North
Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:47pm
Feb 14, 2019Videos of Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Mr Twister
3:02 |
22 |
May 3, 2018
trail: Arapuke Road
8:40 |
24 |
Mar 26, 2018
trail: Yeah Nah
2:44 |
5827 |
Sep 13, 2017
trail: Jumping Jack
3:40 |
5710 |
Mar 18, 2017
Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The K Loop Classic | 12 miles | |
| Family Flight | 6 miles | |
| Family Flow | 6 miles | |
| Boredom Buster | 4 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Great up! I remember riding here back in 2002... | Feb 13, 2019 @ 9:27pm Feb 13, 2019 | ||
| trail | 11 mins up! I got a train some more! | Feb 13, 2019 @ 9:24pm Feb 13, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Why is this still Jack be Nimble on the map? | Jan 24, 2018 @ 6:10am Jan 24, 2018 | ||
| trail | Why is this still Jack Frost on the map?? | Jan 24, 2018 @ 6:09am Jan 24, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTCurrie | ridden | trail | Ripper and 11 more | Mar 20, 2019 @ 10:26pm 8 mins |
| EdwardCurrie | ridden | trail | Kārearea and 1 more | Mar 20, 2019 @ 2:27pm 8 hours |
| Danshaw2018 | wishlist | trail | Back Track and 9 more | Mar 18, 2019 @ 12:07am 3 days |
| Nate198 | add | ridelog | Mar 17, 2019 ride log | Mar 17, 2019 @ 11:35pm 3 days |
| imh1ndu | ridden | trail | Chewbacca | Mar 17, 2019 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Apiti | 2 | 14 km | |||
| Kohitere Forest | 2 | 3 | 18.8 km | ||
| Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail | 1 | 20.2 km | |||
| Mt Thompson | 2 | 28 km | |||
| Raumai Forest | 2 | 28.2 km |
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