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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.
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 3,644
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 3,114
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,302
- Trails Hike
- 2,441
- Trails Trail Running
- 2,404
- Trails Horse
- 136
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 55
- Trails Observed Trials
- 40
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 19
- Trails Snowshoe
- 11
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 125
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 36
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 38
- Total Distance
- 3,330 miles
- Total Descent
- 721,388 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,088 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,089 ft
- Reports
- 37,065
- Photos
- 11,368
- Ridden Counter
- 669,155
Articles
Video: First Sends on New Zealand's New Freeride Training Compound
Jun 9, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Green Estate looks like an awesome, progressive facility for riders in New Zealand.
Video: Railing & Roosting in the Rotorua Redwoods
Apr 18, 2020 from pinkbike.com
ADU Industries welcomes 23-year-old Liam Brierly to the team with this welcome edit.
Video: Joe Breeden's Crankworx Rotorua DH Race Run
Mar 24, 2020 from pinkbike.com
4th place with a lay down for Polygon's new British recruit
Video: Behind the Scenes With Tomas Lemoine at Crankworx Rotorua
Mar 18, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Speed and style and slopestyle made up an action-packed week for Lemoine.
Sub Regions
- Auckland Region (771)
- Auckland (737)
- Ambury Park (4)
- Arch Hill (7)
- Birkenhead Domain (1)
- Fourforty MTB Park (39)
- Heron Park (2)
- Hunua Trails (34)
- Long Bay Regional Park (2)
- Maraetai Forest (54)
- Puhinui Reserve (10)
- Riverhead Forest (301)
- Royal Albany Trail (26)
- Runway MTB Park (9)
- Sanders Reserve (4)
- Scandrett Regional Park (0)
- Totara Park (27)
- Unsworth Reserve (16)
- Waharau (1)
- Waitakere Ranges (1)
- Waitawa Regional Park (19)
- Waiuku Forest (5)
- West Coast Riders Club (32)
- Whitford Forest (16)
- Woodhill Mountain Bike Park (83)
- Pukekohe (1)
- Puni Park (1)
- Waiheke Island (8)
- Warkworth (11)
- Dome Valley (5)
- Matakana (5)
- Puhoi (0)
- Atiu Creek Regional Park (9)
- Garroway Reserve (5)
- Auckland (737)
- Bay of Plenty (393)
- Kawerau (19)
- Opotiki (3)
- Motu Trails (3)
- Rotorua (276)
- Rainbow Mountain (2)
- Skyline - Rotorua (17)
- Te Ara Ahi (12)
- Whakarewarewa Forest (240)
- Tauranga (92)
- Whakatane (2)
- Karangahake Gorge (0)
- Waitekohekohe Reserve (0)
- Coromandel Forest Park (133)
- Coromandel (6)
- Ride Coromandel (1)
- Thames (32)
- Whangamata (62)
- Whitianga (21)
- Whitianga Bike Park (18)
- Pauanui - Tairua (11)
- Coromandel (6)
- Gisborne Region (32)
- Hawke's Bay (194)
- Flemington (20)
- Ranui Farm Park (20)
- Hastings (1)
- IWay Hastings (1)
- Havelock North (20)
- Tainui Reserve (0)
- Te Mata Peak (19)
- Napier (103)
- Pan Pac MTB Park (98)
- Waipatiki (1)
- Waipukurau (29)
- The Tukituki Trail (29)
- Wairoa (0)
- Wairoa Mountain Bike Park (12)
- Flemington (20)
- Kaipara District (3)
- Kapiti Coast (54)
- Otaki (4)
- Mt Thompson (4)
- Paraparaumu (26)
- Dirt Farm (22)
- Otaki (4)
- Manawatu-Whanganui (214)
- Benneydale (3)
- Levin (9)
- Kohitere Forest (9)
- National Park (25)
- Rangataua (1)
- Uenuku Pines (24)
- ohakune (15)
- Rangataua Forest (12)
- Palmerston North (90)
- Arapuke Forest (42)
- Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail (1)
- Linklater Reserve (1)
- Paneiri Park (7)
- Raumai Forest (3)
- Santoft Trails (24)
- Te Apiti (5)
- Whanganui (62)
- Harakeke Mountain Bike Park (22)
- Hylton Park (7)
- Lake Wiritoa (12)
- Lismore Forest (6)
- Matipo Park (11)
- That Place MTB Park (9)
- Kaimanawa Forest Park (2)
- Whanganui National Park (2)
- Benneydale (3)
- Northland (114)
- Taranaki (227)
- Hawera (1)
- New Plymouth (204)
- Busing Forest (28)
- Lake Mangamahoe (100)
- Hawera (1)
- Waikato (298)
- Cambridge (31)
- Hamilton (80)
- Otorohanga (1)
- Pirongia (2)
- Raglan (16)
- Te Ara Kākāriki (14)
- Taupo (78)
- Te Aroha (5)
- Tokoroa (54)
- Cougar MTB Park (43)
- Waikato River Trails (8)
- Waihi (12)
- Sainsbury Road (17)
- Waitomo Forest (0)
- Cambridge (31)
- Wairarapa (32)
- Wellington Region (475)
- Lower Hutt (109)
- Porirua (76)
- Battle Hill (4)
- Porirua East (29)
- Rangituhi Trail Park (19)
- Spicer Forest (7)
- Whitireia Park (5)
- Upper Hutt (75)
- Wainuiomata (3)
- Wellington (195)
- Centennial Reserve (12)
- Hawkins Hill (4)
- Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park (46)
- Mt Vic (19)
- Northern Hills (14)
- Southern Suburbs (13)
- Te Ahumairangi (14)
- Te Kopahou Reserve (14)
- Waimapihi Reserve (12)
- Western Hills (19)
- Wrights Hill (21)
- Pencarrow Head (13)
- Whangarei District (182)
- Whangarei (177)
- Glenbervie Forest (122)
- Heads Up Adventures (13)
- Onerahi Forest (5)
- Parihaka MTB Park (38)
- Tutukaka Coast (0)
- Whangarei (177)
Popular North Island Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahi Extension Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Be Rude Not To Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Ball and Chain Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Challenge Roadside Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Challenge DH Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Katore Road Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Mad If You Don't Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Paddy's Run (A Trail) Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| The Verry Safe Trail Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Underbilly Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Eagle vs Shark - with picnic table Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| The Tickler Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Frontal Lobotomy Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Challenge Rockdrop Link Whakarewarewa Forest | |||
| Bunny Jugs 1 Whakarewarewa Forest |
North Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Easy Tour Rangituhi Trail Park | 3 miles | |
| One Sweet Loop Lake Mangamahoe | 9 miles | |
| Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Official) Whakarewarewa Forest | 21 miles | |
| Makara Peak Grand Loop Climb Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park | 5 miles | |
| Makara Peak: Middle Peak Loop Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park | 5 miles | |
| Makara easy-ish loop Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park | 7 miles | |
| Makara Peak Fern Loop (Koru and Lazy Fern) Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park | 3 miles | |
| Mākara Peak Creek to Peak Climb Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park | 4 miles | |
| HIGHLANDER MTB Marathon Te Ara Ahi | 41 miles | |
| The Timber Trail Manawatu-Whanganui | 48 miles |
Photos of North Island Mountain Bike
trail: Katore Jumps
131 |
Jan 14, 2021 @ 10:29am
Jan 14, 2021
trail: Huckleberry Hound
134 | | 1 comments
Feb 14, 2019 @ 3:02pm
Feb 14, 2019
trail: Old Exit
459 |
Mar 23, 2017 @ 3:06am
Mar 23, 2017
trail: Old Exit
578 |
Mar 23, 2017 @ 3:06am
Mar 23, 2017
trail: BSX Track
243 |
Jan 30, 2017 @ 5:45pm
Jan 30, 2017
trail: BSX Track
221 |
Jan 30, 2017 @ 5:40pm
Jan 30, 2017
trail: Rollercoaster
1,102 |
Jul 31, 2012 @ 3:07am
Jul 31, 2012
trail: Rollercoaster
656 | | 2 comments
Nov 15, 2006 @ 12:05am
Nov 15, 2006Videos of North Island Mountain Bike
trail: Morepork
37 |
Jun 24, 2022
trail: Morepork
22 |
Jun 24, 2022
trail: Morepork
18 |
Jun 24, 2022
trail: Pōhatu (Middle Section)
150 |
May 24, 2022
trail: Pōhatu (Middle Section)
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May 24, 2022
trail: Kārearea
152 |
May 15, 2022
trail: Tūteata
122 |
Apr 20, 2022
trail: Flying Mullet
13 |
Apr 9, 2022
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budgie vs Mullet Hotoritori MTB Trail | Jun 27, 2022 @ 1:00am Jun 27, 2022 | Wet | Jaketb TMBC | ||
| Graeme's Grind Hotoritori MTB Trail | Jun 27, 2022 @ 1:00am Jun 27, 2022 | Variable | Jaketb TMBC | ||
| Happy Days Hotoritori MTB Trail | Jun 27, 2022 @ 1:00am Jun 27, 2022 | Unknown | Jaketb TMBC |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tjma | ridden | trail | About Time and 4 more | Jul 2, 2022 @ 6:31am 4 hours |
| jason2ItJ49 | ridden | trail | Split Enz | Jul 1, 2022 @ 11:55pm 11 hours |
| NastyMcfly | ridden | trail | Mr X | Jul 1, 2022 @ 9:50pm 13 hours |
| batgirl93 | ridden | trail | Trail 10 | Jul 1, 2022 @ 9:09pm 13 hours |
| evilroyslade | add | report | Corners | Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:55pm 16 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | You should call it "Geez-Us"... lol | Jun 29, 2022 @ 6:58pm 3 days | ||
 | trail | Pretty good argument for making this a G5.... | Jun 26, 2022 @ 4:53pm Jun 26, 2022 | ||
| trail | More technical that a lot of Woodhill. Good... | Jun 26, 2022 @ 2:47pm Jun 26, 2022 | ||
| trail | Like a lot of Craters there is too much... | Jun 26, 2022 @ 3:58am Jun 26, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Gravel tracks decending to the sea | Jun 26, 2022 @ 2:54am Jun 26, 2022 |
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Big Ride 30k14,538 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapuke Forest | bike park | Palmerston North | |
| Dirt Farm | bike park | Manakau | |
| Fourforty MTB Park | bike park | Auckland | |
| Heads Up Adventures | bike park | ||
| Rivenrock | bike park | Carterton |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 3,114 | 2,838 miles | 590,220 ft | 1,260 mile | 3,868 ft | 10,821 | 36,709 | 475 | 520,228 | |||
| E-Bike | 1,302 | 1,319 mile | 226,234 ft | 587 miles | 5,325 ft | 69 | 31,963 | 112 | 24,179 | |||
| Hike | 2,441 | 2,720 miles | 501,831 ft | 1,140 mile | 8,087 ft | 286 | 32,237 | 19 | 10,187 | |||
| Trail Running | 2,404 | 2,600 miles | 477,454 ft | 1,089 mile | 6,411 ft | 130 | 32,274 | 43 | 18,671 | |||
| Horse | 136 | 156 miles | 18,022 ft | 60 miles | 3,848 ft | 49 | 12,525 | 3 | 43 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 55 | 114 miles | 13,064 ft | 53 miles | 3,780 ft | 8 | 12,215 | 1 | 89 | |||
| Observed Trials | 40 | 38 miles | 4,003 ft | 18 miles | 472 ft | 113 | 23 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 43 miles | 5,210 ft | 19 miles | 3,484 ft | 12,173 | 14 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 19 | 6 miles | 5,102 ft | 6 miles | 1,959 ft | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 11 | 4 miles | 1,099 ft | 2 miles | 1,329 ft | 7 | 17 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 125 | 49 miles | 48,960 ft | 43 miles | 2,398 ft | 4 | 59 | 751 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 36 | 15 miles | 11,775 ft | 12 miles | 7,014 ft | 1 | 4 | 70 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 38 | 11 miles | 8,117 ft | 9 miles | 2,090 ft | 3 | 73 |
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