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Trailforks Top Rides ?

	title	trails	distance	climb		city	prov
	26 mile Skyline - Rotorua Route	59	26 miles	2 miles		Rotorua
	28 mile Whakarewarewa Forest Road Route	27	28 miles	1 mile		Rotorua
	4 mile Rainbow Mountain Route	2	4 miles	1,106 ft		Rotorua
	20 mile Skyline - Rotorua Route	24	20 miles	1 mile		Rotorua
	30 mile Whakarewarewa Forest Route	22	30 miles	5,215 ft		Rotorua

User Created Routes

	title	distance		rank
	Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Official)mtb Rotorua	21 miles		1
	Billy T, Roller Coaster Route - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	9 miles		2
	Advanced Mountain Bike Loop - K2, Billy T, Riff Raff, Rocky Horrormtb Rotorua	16 miles		3
	HIGHLANDER MTB Marathonmtb Rotorua	41 miles		4
	Intermediate Cross Country Loop - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	10 miles		5
	Don't Forget Your Chopsticks Gordonmtb Rotorua	23 miles		6
	Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotoruamtb Rotorua	13 miles		7
	K2, Hot Cross Buns, Dragon's Tail, Challenge DH, Rockdrop Route - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	10 miles		8
	Tawa Loop Grade 4 Return Via Black House Downmtb Rotorua	23 miles		9
	Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.commtb Rotorua	9 miles		10
	Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	22 miles		11
	Te Ara a Whero to Waipa loopmtb Rotorua	1,647 ft		12
	Kids Loop - Rotorua, New Zealandmtb Rotorua	5 miles		13
	Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Official)mtb Rotorua	21 miles		14
	Whakarewarewa Forest Loop to Whaka 25 Startmtb Rotorua	21 miles		15
	Beginner Loop - Rotorua, New Zealandmtb Rotorua	6 miles		16
	Volcanic Epic Prolougemtb Rotorua	4 miles		17
	Western Okataina Track - Epic Ride - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	18 miles		18
	Te Poaka + EvS Loopmtb Rotorua	8 miles		19
	Te Pou Koropū Full Karearea Loopmtb Rotorua	3 miles		20
	Planet Bike 3-4hr Upper Intermediate grade 3/4 Loopmtb Rotorua	18 miles		21
	Some of Whakarewarewa's Finestmtb Rotorua	17 miles		22
	Whaka 10km 2023mtb Rotorua	7 miles		23
	Te Ara a Whero to Kid's Loopmtb Rotorua	3,999 ft		24
	Rotos E-Bikemtb Rotorua	21 miles		25
	Half Day Hoonmtb Rotorua	9 miles		26
	Rainbow Mountain Route - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	8 miles		27
	Rotorua e-Bike Testingmtb Rotorua	42 miles		28
	Planet Bike, Advanced Lake Ridemtb Rotorua	18 miles		29
	Saturday Loopmtb Rotorua	31 miles		30
	Planet Bike - Easy/ Beginner's Loopmtb Rotorua	12 miles		31
	(UNOFFICIAL) Winter Series Mid Course 2017mtb Rotorua	16 miles		32
	16km From Waipamtb Rotorua	10 miles		33
	Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Old)mtb Rotorua	19 miles		34
	Henry's Grade 3 super loopmtb Rotorua	11 miles		35
	30km Fun Loopmtb Rotorua	21 miles		36
	Te Pou Koropū Loop Routemtb Rotorua	3 miles		37
	Whakarewarewa Forest Loop - SquishyEditionmtb Rotorua	18 miles		38
	Forest Loop \| Gravel finishmtb Rotorua	19 miles		39
	ENZ Trail Routemtb Rotorua	7 miles		40
	Shark & Backmtb Rotorua	14 miles		41
	2016 Nduro Winter Series Race 1- Long Coursemtb Rotorua	26 miles		42
	3D Rotorua Multisport Festival 20km MTB Coursemtb Rotorua	14 miles		43
	3D Rotorua Multisport Festival 20km MTB Coursemtb Rotorua	14 miles		44
	What comes down....mtb Rotorua	14 miles		45
	Forestfest Long Coursemtb Rotorua	26 miles		46
	Split Enz half exitmtb Rotorua	20 miles		47
	Whaka hills and forestmtb Rotorua	21 miles		48
	Rotorua Grand XC loopmtb Rotorua	11 miles		49
	Crank It @ Craters - Rotoruamtb Rotorua	16 miles		50
	Volcanic Epic - Stage 1 (Rotorua) Provisionalmtb Rotorua	28 miles		51
	Whaka100 2023mtb Rotorua	59 miles		52
	Hot Cross Buns/Eastern Spice route - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	16 miles		53
	Whakarewarewa Shuttle Loops and back to car parkmtb Rotorua	13 miles		54
	NISS X Country 1 lapmtb Rotorua	4 miles		55
	Rotos E-Bike Loopmtb Rotorua	21 miles		56
	DCA Architects Whaka Miler 2021 official (Confirmed)mtb Rotorua	97 miles		57
	30km Winter MTB Classic 2019mtb Rotorua	18 miles		58
	Whaka Roughly 2021mtb Rotorua	60 miles		59
	Whaka 10km 2021 Official (Confirmed)mtb Rotorua	7 miles		60
	Planet Bike 2hr Intermediate Loopmtb Rotorua	1,453 ft		61
	Whaka100 2021- Timing Pointsmtb Rotorua	99 miles		62
	RSSS 2021mtb Rotorua	14 miles		63
	Cross Country Heavenmtb Rotorua	11 miles		64
	Leo's Gravel Ridemtb Rotorua	21 miles		65
	Intermediate Cross Country Loop - Split Enz, Grinch, Pondy New, Roller Coaster - RideSpots.commtb Rotorua	10 miles		66
	Run 2mtb Rotorua	2 miles		67
	Rotorua XC/Trail Ride - Mostly Grade 3mtb Rotorua	24 miles		68
	Te Pou Koropū Tui Loopmtb Rotorua	1 mile		69
	Whaka Miler 2023 (Provisional)mtb Rotorua	90 miles		70
	Over There And Back 22kmmtb Rotorua	14 miles		71
	From Long Mile to Tūteatamtb Rotorua	7 miles		72
	Rotorua epic loopmtb Rotorua	17 miles		73
	Redwoods Beginners Loopmtb Rotorua	6 miles		74
	Redwoods Night Ridemtb Rotorua	15 miles		75
	WHAKA 25KM Coursemtb Rotorua	13 miles		76
	Danny's Routemtb Rotorua	22 miles		77
	2018 2W Race 1 6 Stage - AEFBDCmtb Rotorua	24 miles		78
	3D Rotorua 10km MTB Coursemtb Rotorua	7 miles		79
	3D Rotorua Multisport Festival 10km MTB Coursemtb Rotorua	7 miles		80
	Home Runmtb Rotorua	7 miles		81
	Run 1mtb Rotorua	2 miles		82
	Solo Training loop Rotoruamtb Rotorua	6 miles		83
	Run 3mtb Rotorua	4 miles		84
	Whakarewarewa Forest PE 2.4 (Yellow brick road x 2)mtb Rotorua	2 miles		85
	Home Runmtb Rotorua	6 miles		86
	Run 4mtb Rotorua	7 miles		87
	XTERRA Rotorua Long Course MTB 2020mtb Rotorua	19 miles		88
	whaka60kmpracticemtb Rotorua	39 miles		89
	Whakarewarewa Forest PE 3.4 (Lions Trail, Paddy's Run (easy), Spruce Rd x 2mtb Rotorua	4 miles		90
	FY 1 Hundredmtb Rotorua	62 miles		91
	12km XC Lapmtb Rotorua	7 miles		92
	FY 1 Hundred 2021 D2mtb Rotorua	65 miles		93
	Cyclezone Winter MTB Series - Mid Course, Event 2mtb Rotorua	17 miles		94
	Katismtb Rotorua	3,120 ft		95
	Huck for lifemtb Rotorua	2 miles		96
	FY 1 Hundred 2021mtb Rotorua	66 miles		97
	WHAKA 100 KOM 3mtb Rotorua	3 miles		98
	Planet Bike 3hr Intermediate Loopmtb Rotorua	11 miles		99
	PLANET BIKE Grade 3 XC (2hr)mtb Rotorua	8 miles		100

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Race Routes

	title	distance		rank
	Whaka50 2022mtb race Rotorua	29 miles		1
	Whaka kids 5km 2023mtb race Rotorua	3 miles		2
	Whaka100 2023 (Provisional)mtb race Rotorua	62 miles		3
	Whaka25 2023 (Provisional)mtb race Rotorua	16 miles		4
	Saturday Ridemtb race Rotorua	24 miles		5
	Volcanic Epic - Stage 4 (Rotorua)mtb race Rotorua	27 miles		6
	Whaka 25 2016mtb race Rotorua	15 miles		7
	Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Mid Course)mtb race Rotorua	20 miles		8
	Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Long Course)mtb race Rotorua	36 miles		9
	Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 4 (Rotorua)mtb race Rotorua	26 miles		10
	Whaka100 2020 / unofficialmtb race Rotorua	61 miles		11
	Whaka100 2022 (Draft)mtb race Rotorua	63 miles		12
	Highlander MTB 2023mtb race Rotorua	30 miles		13
	Rotorua8 -> Course option 2mtb race Rotorua	5 miles		14
	2W Enduro 3 - 3 End of Stage F and ride Stage Cmtb race Rotorua	6 miles		15
	Whaka 25km 2022mtb race Rotorua	16 miles		16
	XTERRA Rotorua Long Course MTB 2023 (1 Lap)mtb race Rotorua	16 miles		17
	WHAKA100 - Cowbell Coaching KOM Stage 1mtb race Rotorua	2 miles		18
	NZSS Champs #2mtb race Rotorua	3 miles		19
	WHAKA100 Official 2017mtb race Rotorua	65 miles		20
	Whaka 50 2016mtb race Rotorua	32 miles		21
	Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Short Course)mtb race Rotorua	13 miles		22
	Xterra Long course 2018 Bike Coursemtb race Rotorua	17 miles		23
	KIDSWORX - Warrior DH racemtb race Rotorua	3,609 ft		24
	2W Enduro 3 - 4 The final stagemtb race Rotorua	3 miles		25
	WHAKA100 - Cowbell Coaching KOM Stage 2mtb race Rotorua	2 miles		26
	WHAKA 100KM Coursemtb race Rotorua	66 miles		27
	The A planmtb race Rotorua	21 miles		28
	NZSS Champsmtb race Rotorua	3 miles		29
	Fat Tyre Critmtb race Rotorua	1,719 ft		30
	Giant Toa Enduro presented by CamelBak - 2020 - Short Coursemtb race Rotorua	22 miles		31
	WHAKA 100 KOM 1mtb race Rotorua	2 miles		32
	KIDSWORX - Hipster DH Coursemtb race Rotorua	2,779 ft		33
	NZSS Champs xc relaymtb race Rotorua	4,147 ft		34
	WHAKA 25 Official 2016mtb race Rotorua	16 miles		35
	3D Rotorua Multisport 30km MTB Racemtb race Rotorua	18 miles		36
	CamelBak Summer Cup 3 - Rotorua 2017mtb race Rotorua	9 miles		37
	WHAKA10mtb race Rotorua	7 miles		38
	XTERRA 2016 MTB Legmtb race Rotorua	15 miles		39
	WHAKA 100 KOM 2mtb race Rotorua	3 miles		40
	Whaka Kids 5km Official (Confirmed)mtb race Rotorua	3 miles		41
	CamelBak Summer Cup 3 - Rotorua (Mid & Long Course)mtb race Rotorua	12 miles		42
	testmtb race Rotorua	22 miles		43
	GIANT Toa Enduro challengermtb race Rotorua	38 miles		44
	WHAKA 50 Official 2016mtb race Rotorua	32 miles		45
	2018 winter series rnd1 short course unofficialmtb race Rotorua	10 miles		46
	Cyclezone Winter MTB Series 2016, Event 3 (short Course)mtb race Rotorua	6 miles		47
	Whaka 50km Coursemtb race Rotorua	29 miles		48
	Cyclezone Winter MTB Series 2016, Event 3 (long Course)mtb race Rotorua	26 miles		49
	WHAKA 25 2017 Unofficialmtb race Rotorua	16 miles		50
	KIDSWORX - Hipster DH event 2017mtb race Rotorua	4,072 ft		51
	WhakaPrac54kmmtb race Rotorua	36 miles		52
	Whaka Kids 5kmmtb race Rotorua	4 miles		53
	2W Enduro 3 - 1 Stages E & A to start of Dmtb race Rotorua	14 miles		54
	WHAKA100 - SHOOTOUT TTmtb race Rotorua	1 mile		55
	NZSS Champs XCO 2018mtb race Rotorua	4 miles		56
	NZSS Downhillmtb race Rotorua	1 mile		57
	Whaka 100 2021 official (Confirmed)mtb race Rotorua	66 miles		58
	Whaka 50 - 2023mtb race Rotorua	32 miles		59
	Cyclezone Winter MTB Series 2017, #2mtb race Rotorua	23 miles		60
	Whaka 50 2023 (Provisional)mtb race Rotorua	29 miles		61
	Volcanic Epic - Stage 4 (Waimangu Valley to Lake Rotorua) Provisionalmtb race Rotorua	28 miles		62
	2W Enduro 3 - 2 Start D and onto Fmtb race Rotorua	4 miles		63
	XTERRA Rotorua Short Course MTB 2023 (1 Lap)mtb race Rotorua	5 miles		64
	Cyclezone Winter MTB Series 2016, Event 3 (mid Course)mtb race Rotorua	14 miles		65
	Lezyne Summer Cup 15km coursemtb race Rotorua	8 miles		66
	Dooms Daymtb race Rotorua	58 miles		67
	Cyclezone Winter MTB Series - Short Course, Event 2mtb race Rotorua	8 miles		68
	WOMEN'S 10KM FUN RIDEmtb race Rotorua	7 miles		69
	Whaka 50 2021mtb race Rotorua	34 miles		70
	EWS #1 2015 Giant TOA Enduro - Part 1mtb race Rotorua	25 miles		71
	WHAKA 50KM Course official 2021 (Confirmed)mtb race Rotorua	31 miles		72
	Mini Gravel 2019mtb race Rotorua	10 miles		73
	XCO Repubic - The first termmtb race Rotorua	2 miles		74
	DCA Whaka miler 2021mtb race Rotorua	101 miles		75
	Giant Toa Enduro presented by CamelBak - 2020mtb race Rotorua	20 miles		76
	Whaka 25 Course 2020mtb race Rotorua	16 miles		77
	Whaka 50km officialmtb race Rotorua	32 miles		78
	Giant Toa EWS 2017mtb race Rotorua	23 miles		79
	Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 1 (Rotorua)mtb race Rotorua	26 miles		80
	DCA Architects Whaka miler 2021mtb race Rotorua	100 miles		81
	XTERRA Long Course MTB 2021 (1 Lap)mtb race Rotorua	15 miles		82
	WHAKA 25km official (Confirmed)mtb race Rotorua	15 miles		83
	2W Enduro - 4 stagemtb race Rotorua	17 miles		84
	EWS Rotorua 2017mtb race Rotorua	37 miles		85
	DCA Architects Whaka miler 2021 (Final)mtb race Rotorua	100 miles		86
	Whaka 50 2020 (unofficial)mtb race Rotorua	35 miles		87
	Gravel Royale 30KMmtb race Rotorua	18 miles		88
	EWS 2019 #1 - Giant Toamtb race Rotorua	38 miles		89
	EWS 2017 GIANT Toamtb race Rotorua	33 miles		90
	Rotorua8mtb race Rotorua	7 miles		91
	Whaka 50 2020 (Unofficial 17 Sep)mtb race Rotorua	31 miles		92
	WFF - MTB Midmtb race Rotorua	18 miles		93
	3D Rotorua MTB 30KM Coursemtb race Rotorua	19 miles		94

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