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SaveRainbow Mountain is the home of a technically challenging mountain bike ride. Rainbow Mountain gets it's name from the multi coloured soil that is the result of minerals found in this geothermal area. The mountain bike track loop ride takes riders past green volcanic lakes, steaming cliff faces, red and yellow thermal banks, ancient native trees, thermal pools, and interesting plants that grow in the thermal soil.
The 10km mountain bike loop track is very technical and suitable for advanced riders only. This mountain bike loop track consists of 3 parts:
Te Tihi O Ruru - the uphill section
Te Ranga - the downhill section
Te Ara Ahi - the traverse at the bottom
The 10km mountain bike loop track is very technical and suitable for advanced riders only. This mountain bike loop track consists of 3 parts:
Te Tihi O Ruru - the uphill section
Te Ranga - the downhill section
Te Ara Ahi - the traverse at the bottom
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- Mountain Bike
2 trails
- E-Bike
2 trails
- Hike
1 trails
- Trail Running
1 trails
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Region Status
Caution as of Oct 3, 2026Local Trail Association
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- Trails (view details)
- 2
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 2
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 1
- Trails Trail Running
- 1
- Total Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,228 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,108 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,338 ft
- Reports
- 88
- Photos
- 106
- Completed Counter
- 1,327
Popular Rainbow Mountain Mountain Biking Trails
• 25 ★ 4.9 • 2 miles • 62 ft • 531 •
The Rainbow Mountain Trail is a mix of rock and native bush - magnificent - and the views from the top are sensational. Well worth the steep and technical climb up (Te Tihi O Ruru) - and so is the grade 4 downhill that follows (Te...
• 25 ★ 4.5 • 1 mile • 915 ft • 504 •
Open to uphill mountain biking only, the Rainbow Mountain Summit Track is part of a fantastic mountain bike loop. Start on the Te Ara Ahi Cycle Trail (Grade 2 - Easy) from the carpark on SH 5 or at Te Ranga (Kerosene Creek). Ride uphill...
Rainbow Mountain Mountain Bike Routes
★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 1,686 ft • 6 • Loop •
Rainbow Mountain is a great loop that is just south of Rotorua. For fantastic views make sure you do the...
28 miles • 3,067 ft • 7 • Race •
• 6 miles • 1,617 ft • 2 •
• 5 miles • 1,322 ft • 2 •
• 7 miles • 1,591 ft • 2 •
• 5 miles • 1,354 ft • 2 •
Photos of Rainbow Mountain Mountain Bike
Videos of Rainbow Mountain Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Mountain Summit Track | Jun 18, 2026 @ 1:33pm (Pacific/Auckland) Jun 17, 2026 | Unknown | windboy | ||
| Te Ranga (Rainbow Mountain Trail) | Feb 20, 2026 @ 1:43pm (Pacific/Auckland) Feb 19, 2026 | Unknown | Sstar |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| windboy | add | report | activity #97235703 | Jun 18, 2026 @ 12:05am Jun 18, 2026 |
| JoachimC | wishlist | trail | activity #95062242 and 1 more | May 19, 2026 @ 1:15pm May 19, 2026 |
| mannrr | add | report | activity #92761976 | Apr 16, 2026 @ 6:17pm Apr 16, 2026 |
| Sstar | add | report | activity #89200474 and 1 more | Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:32pm Feb 19, 2026 |
| scottcycles | add | report | activity #88456795 and 1 more | Feb 6, 2026 @ 3:11pm Feb 6, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Great trail always worth the climb Top and... | Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:12pm Jan 1, 2024 | ||
| report | That’s not Michigan | May 10, 2023 @ 6:03pm May 10, 2023 | ||
| report | 3 Thank you - RTT | Mar 23, 2020 @ 7:22pm Mar 23, 2020 | ||
| trail | Highly recommend riding this trail if you are... | Feb 25, 2020 @ 11:17pm Feb 25, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whakarewarewa Forest | 65 | 66 | 31 | 10 | 11.8 km |
| Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve | 13.2 km | ||||
| Te Ara Ahi | 3 | 13.9 km | |||
| Skyline - Rotorua | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17.1 km |
| Okere Falls Scenic Reserve | 21.4 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 2 | 3 miles | 1,227 ft | 1 mile | 1,109 ft | #4,228 | #90 | 106 | 87 | 2 | 960 | |
| E-Bike | 2 | 3 miles | 1,227 ft | 1 mile | 1,109 ft | #5,228 | #108 | 77 | 1 | 94 | ||
| Hike | 1 | 1 mile | 59 ft | 676 ft | 856 ft | #10,357 | #197 | 49 | 193 | |||
| Trail Running | 1 | 1 mile | 59 ft | 676 ft | 856 ft | #9,586 | #190 | 48 | 47 |
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