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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- 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
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Water Fountain/Source
Sight
Restrooms
Gate
Camping
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
eBike Charging Point
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Popular Riding Areas
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Region Details
- 23
- 4
- 22
- 106
- 8
- 2
Activities
Caution on Jul 28, 2019
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 286
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 178
- Trails E-Bike
- 66
- Trails Hike
- 135
- Trails Trail Running
- 134
- Trails Horse
- 6
- Trails Dirtbike
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 11
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 109
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 12
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 7
- Total Distance
- 295 miles
- Total Descent
- 79,519 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,595 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,615 ft
- Reports
- 188
- Photos
- 242
- Ridden Counter
- 8,433
Sub Regions
- Levin (6)
- Kohitere Forest (6)
- National Park (62)
- Uenuku Pines (23)
- Whakapapa Skifield - Ruapehu (80)
- ohakune (55)
- Palmerston North (87)
- Arapuke Forest (39)
- Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail (1)
- Raumai Forest (3)
- Santoft Trails (24)
- Te Apiti (5)
- Wanganui (0)
- Lismore Forest (0)
- Whanganui (53)
- Harakeke Mountain Bike Park (22)
- Hylton Park (5)
- Lake Wiritoa (12)
- Matipo Park (10)
- Kaimanawa Forest Park (1)
Popular Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Biking Trails
Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Timber Trail Manawatu-Whanganui | 48 miles | |
| Marton Sash and Door Manawatu-Whanganui | 11 miles | |
| The K Loop Classic Arapuke Forest | 12 miles | |
| Family Flight Arapuke Forest | 6 miles | |
| Family Flow Arapuke Forest | 6 miles | |
| Boredom Buster Arapuke Forest | 4 miles | |
| Mighty Midgets Arapuke Forest | 1 miles | |
| Arapuke Classic 2019 - Lap 1 race Arapuke Forest | 8 miles | |
| Arapuke Classic - Brent Boddy Prestige 35 km Lap 3 race Arapuke Forest | 7 miles | |
| Arapuke Classic Lap 3 Option race Arapuke Forest | 8 miles |
Photos of Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Bike
trail: Old Coach Road
2 |
Jul 28, 2019 @ 6:43pm
Jul 28, 2019
trail: 42 Traverse
5 |
Jul 9, 2019 @ 1:39pm
Jul 9, 2019
trail: 42 Traverse
6 |
Jul 9, 2019 @ 1:39pm
Jul 9, 2019
trail: He Ara Kotahi Pathway
4 |
Jul 3, 2019 @ 7:12pm
Jul 3, 2019Videos of Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Bike
trail: Skyfall
1:13 |
50 |
Aug 5, 2019
trail: Hylton Park Climb
0:53 |
120 |
Jun 6, 2019
trail: Kissing Rock
3:57 |
33 |
May 22, 2019
trail: Te Ara o Mahurangi
5:07 |
20 |
May 12, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm and Vines Arapuke Forest | Jul 28, 2019 @ 1:24am Jul 28, 2019 | Variable | Josh0983 | ||
| Back Track Arapuke Forest | Jul 27, 2019 @ 5:37pm Jul 27, 2019 | Variable | Kylewilloughby | ||
| Foxton Beach Trail Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail | Jul 23, 2019 @ 3:00pm Jul 23, 2019 | Dry | Rangibradbury | ||
| Chewbacca Arapuke Forest | Jun 3, 2019 @ 5:48pm Jun 3, 2019 | Prevalent Mud | therealalexmcg | ||
| West track ohakune | May 4, 2019 @ 3:48pm May 4, 2019 | Variable | Rangataua | ||
| North track ohakune | May 4, 2019 @ 3:48pm May 4, 2019 | Variable | Rangataua | ||
| Middle track ohakune | May 4, 2019 @ 3:48pm May 4, 2019 | Variable | Rangataua | ||
| East track ohakune | May 4, 2019 @ 3:48pm May 4, 2019 | Variable | Rangataua | ||
| Stump Sandwhich Hylton Park | Apr 21, 2019 @ 2:33pm Apr 21, 2019 | Dry | BlakeRountree | ||
| Zig Zag Link Arapuke Forest | Apr 20, 2019 @ 1:48pm Apr 20, 2019 | Dry | christiaanjs |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doolz4 | add | ridelog | Aug 16, 2019 ride log | Aug 16, 2019 @ 10:08pm 16 hours |
| Kittytickler181 | add | ridelog | Aug 16, 2019 ride log | Aug 16, 2019 @ 9:50pm 16 hours |
| jamesrudie | add | ridelog | Aug 17, 2019 ride log | Aug 16, 2019 @ 6:30pm 19 hours |
| Doolz4 | add | ridelog | Aug 16, 2019 ride log | Aug 16, 2019 @ 5:52pm 20 hours |
| AndrewBealing | add | ridelog | Aug 16, 2019 ride log | Aug 16, 2019 @ 2:51pm 23 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Freaking awesome new track. Track takes from... | Apr 19, 2019 @ 3:10pm Apr 19, 2019 | ||
| trail | Excellent down hill track. Flowing and smooth.... | Mar 28, 2019 @ 11:02pm Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| trail | Good track. Bit of a laugh. | Mar 28, 2019 @ 11:01pm Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| trail | Good slog climb to the top. | Mar 28, 2019 @ 11:00pm Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| trail | Great up! I remember riding here back in 2002... | Feb 13, 2019 @ 9:27pm Feb 13, 2019 |
Local Badges
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Completionist0 awardedArapuke Forest -
Climbing 10k Badge5 awardedPalmerston North -
Epic Ride 50k59 awardedPalmerston North -
Completionist0 awardedSantoft Trails -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awardedPalmerston North -
Big Ride 30k162 awardedPalmerston North
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awapuni Mountain Bike Park | skill park | Palmerston North | |
| Levin BMX Track | skill park | Levin | |
| Te Pepe PumpTrack | skill park | ohakune | |
| Wanganui Pump track | skill park | Wanganui |
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