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SaveSkyline Rotorua is now home to New Zealand's first year-round Gondola assisted bike lift, accessing world-class downhill mountain biking.
Skyline Rotorua MTB Gravity Park gives riders easy access to an 8.5-kilometre trail network featuring trails with varying terrain for all ability levels. Soak up the scenery cruising down Simple Jack, or see the trees as a blur as you rip into steep techie terrain on Ten Fifty One.
The Skyline gondola takes the hard work out of the park’s 200-metre vertical rise. The dedicated gondola cabins are designed to take up to four bikes and riders per trip allowing up to 3000 downhill runs per day.
Skyline Rotorua MTB Gravity Park gives riders easy access to an 8.5-kilometre trail network featuring trails with varying terrain for all ability levels. Soak up the scenery cruising down Simple Jack, or see the trees as a blur as you rip into steep techie terrain on Ten Fifty One.
The Skyline gondola takes the hard work out of the park’s 200-metre vertical rise. The dedicated gondola cabins are designed to take up to four bikes and riders per trip allowing up to 3000 downhill runs per day.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Land Status: Ski Resort

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- Mountain Bike
20 trails
- Hike
3 trails
- Trail Running
3 trails
Bike Park Details

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Region Status
Open as of Sep 7, 2024- Day Ticket
- $75 NZD
- Uplift Type
- Gondola
- Season start
- Jan 1
- Season end
- Dec 31
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 17
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 20
- Trails E-Bike
- 18
- Trails Hike
- 3
- Trails Trail Running
- 3
- Total Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,060 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,172 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,130 ft
- Reports
- 99
- Photos
- 587
- Ridden Counter
- 11,140
Popular Skyline - Rotorua Mountain Biking Trails
Skyline - Rotorua Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.com | 22 miles | |
Hot Cross Buns/Eastern Spice route - RideSpots.com | 16 miles | |
Test Course | 1 mile | |
KIDSWORX - Warrior DH race race | 3,609 ft | |
KIDSWORX - Hipster DH Course race | 2,779 ft | |
KIDSWORX - Hipster DH event 2017 race | 4,072 ft | |
NZSS Downhill race | 1 mile | |
NZSS Champs xc relay race | 4,147 ft | |
13 mile Skyline - Rotorua All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
13 mile Skyline - Rotorua Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
Photos of Skyline - Rotorua Mountain Bike
trail: Mr Black
13 |
Mar 12, 2025 @ 10:16pm
Mar 12, 2025
trail: Crankworx Slopestyle
44 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 1:35pm
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Crankworx Slopestyle
13 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 1:35pm
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Karearea downhill
114 |
Mar 8, 2025 @ 1:05am
Mar 8, 2025
trail: Karearea downhill
67 |
Mar 8, 2025 @ 1:05am
Mar 8, 2025
trail: Karearea downhill
47 |
Mar 6, 2025 @ 4:08pm
Mar 6, 2025
trail: Karearea downhill
66 |
Mar 6, 2025 @ 4:08pm
Mar 6, 2025
trail: Lower Sprint Warrior
25 |
Jan 28, 2023 @ 12:26am
Jan 28, 2023Videos of Skyline - Rotorua Mountain Bike

trail: Lower Sprint Warrior
37 |
Oct 22, 2022

trail: Lower Sprint Warrior
119 |
Feb 20, 2022

trail: Mr Black
252 |
Jan 18, 2022

trail: Mr Black
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Jan 9, 2022

trail: Lower Sprint Warrior
333 |
May 22, 2021

trail: Mr Black
76 |
May 9, 2021

trail: Upper Sprint Warrior
411 |
Mar 31, 2021

trail: Mr Black
0:17 |
574 |
Oct 18, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Ten Fifty One | Sep 1, 2024 @ 1:37pm Sep 1, 2024 | Variable | mark1055 | ||
Lower Sprint Warrior | Sep 1, 2024 @ 1:37pm Sep 1, 2024 | Ideal | mark1055 | ||
Hucks N Hooves | Sep 1, 2024 @ 1:37pm Sep 1, 2024 | Ideal | mark1055 | ||
Hipster | Sep 1, 2024 @ 1:37pm Sep 1, 2024 | Variable | mark1055 | ||
Upper Sprint Warrior | Sep 1, 2024 @ 1:37pm Sep 1, 2024 | Ideal | mark1055 | ||
Mr Black | Jul 28, 2024 @ 3:51pm Jul 28, 2024 | Ideal | mark1055 | ||
Lower Sprint Warrior A-Line | Jul 28, 2024 @ 3:51pm Jul 28, 2024 | Ideal | mark1055 | ||
Dweedle Dum | Jul 28, 2024 @ 3:51pm Jul 28, 2024 | Ideal | mark1055 | ||
Day Walker | Jul 20, 2023 @ 6:02am Jul 20, 2023 | Ideal | bryanmmch | ||
Dweedle Dee | Jul 20, 2023 @ 6:02am Jul 20, 2023 | Ideal | bryanmmch |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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mark-twomey | add | video | activity #71493344 | May 11, 2025 @ 7:16pm May 11, 2025 |
ooolongT | wishlist | route | activity #68823327 | Apr 1, 2025 @ 1:25pm Apr 1, 2025 |
Jmtbauckland | add | photo | activity #67674784 | Mar 12, 2025 @ 10:28pm Mar 12, 2025 |
haznationbikes | add | photo | activity #67599952 and 1 more | Mar 11, 2025 @ 1:38pm Mar 11, 2025 |
illiummusic | wishlist | trail | activity #67398793 and 1 more | Mar 8, 2025 @ 9:33am Mar 8, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Had a big off here on a rental Giant... | Jan 1, 2019 @ 6:41pm Jan 1, 2019 | ||
trail | Why is this listed as a blue. Shouldn't it be... | Mar 24, 2015 @ 2:51pm Mar 24, 2015 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Te Ara Ahi | 3 | 3.4 km | |||
Whakarewarewa Forest | 56 | 67 | 21 | 8 | 5.3 km |
Okere Falls Scenic Reserve | 9.9 km | ||||
TECT All Terrain Park | 1 | 7 | 12.8 km | ||
Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve | 16.9 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 20 | 8 miles | 5,059 ft | 7 miles | 1,171 ft | #692 | #28 | 587 | 99 | 8 | 5,489 | |
E-Bike | 18 | 8 miles | 5,059 ft | 7 miles | 1,171 ft | 96 | 118 | |||||
Hike | 3 | 1 mile | 699 ft | 1 mile | 873 ft | #2,473 | #65 | 89 | 30 | |||
Trail Running | 3 | 1 mile | 699 ft | 1 mile | 873 ft | #2,485 | #65 | 89 | 4 |
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