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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- 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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
The Great Lake Taupo region is centrally located in the middle of the North Island, approximately 3 ½ hours drive from Auckland and 4 ½ hours drive from Wellington.
source: http://www.greatlaketaupo.com/
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
77 trails
- E-Bike
68 trails
- Hike
40 trails
- Trail Running
38 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 1
- 30
- 34
- 1
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of Oct 19, 2021Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 79
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 77
- Trails E-Bike
- 68
- Trails Hike
- 40
- Trails Trail Running
- 38
- Total Distance
- 147 miles
- Total Descent
- 21,835 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,754 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,830 ft
- Reports
- 743
- Photos
- 356
- Ridden Counter
- 29,095
Sub Regions
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Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest.
- 19
- 21
- 1
- 1
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Great Lake Trails
- 7
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Huka Trails
- 8
- 5
- 1
Popular Taupo Mountain Biking Trails
Taupo Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huka Trails | 19 miles | |
| ACG Ride | 12 miles | |
| 32K Wairakei Forest loop | 20 miles | |
| Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) #2 Provisional race | 31 miles | |
| Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) Provisional race | 33 miles | |
| Pack&Pedal Summer Series Long race | 9 miles | |
| Huka Challenge 2018 race | 45 miles | |
| Huka Teaser 2018 race | 18 miles | |
| Huka Challenge Steamer 2018 race | 35 miles | |
| Craters Classic 2019 Long Course race | 25 miles |
Photos of Taupo Mountain Bike
trail: Contact Tracing
15 |
Aug 3, 2021 @ 1:10pm
Aug 3, 2021
trail: Contact Tracing
12 |
Aug 3, 2021 @ 1:10pm
Aug 3, 2021
trail: K2K
4 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:57am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: K2K
5 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:57am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: Orakau
1 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:50am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: Orakau
2 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:50am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: Orakau
1 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:50am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: W2K
113 |
Feb 13, 2019 @ 6:04pm
Feb 13, 2019Videos of Taupo Mountain Bike
trail: Scraggs Out
177 |
Jan 27, 2021
trail: Cole's Killer
3:14 |
435 |
Feb 3, 2020
trail: Redwoods
21:26 |
99 |
Mar 27, 2015
trail: Redwoods
2:10 |
85 |
Mar 27, 2015
trail: Pinners
4:58 |
700 |
Feb 9, 2015
trail: Redwoods
1:09 |
144 |
Dec 28, 2014
trail: Redwoods
0:08 |
1189 |
Aug 8, 2014
trail: Redwoods
0:52 |
313 |
Aug 8, 2014
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwoods | Oct 19, 2021 @ 5:04pm Oct 19, 2021 | Wet | Hansscheltus | Slip on new section |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huka Falls to Aratiatia | Oct 11, 2021 @ 1:03am Oct 11, 2021 | Dry | Bikelordd | ||
| Outback | Aug 27, 2021 @ 8:50pm Aug 27, 2021 | Variable | Hurdles | ||
| K2K | Aug 23, 2021 @ 7:04pm Aug 23, 2021 | Dry | Bikelordd | ||
| Beagle Boys | Aug 22, 2021 @ 1:24am Aug 22, 2021 | Dry | Hurdles | ||
| Waipouwerawera | Aug 22, 2021 @ 1:14am Aug 22, 2021 | Ideal | Hurdles | ||
| Debs Track | Aug 11, 2021 @ 9:25pm Aug 11, 2021 | Dry | stafw | ||
| Headland Loop | Aug 7, 2021 @ 1:56am Aug 7, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Bikelordd | ||
| Bumble Bee Contact (BBC) | Aug 6, 2021 @ 5:47pm Aug 6, 2021 | Variable | Hurdles | ||
| Aratiatia Loop | Aug 4, 2021 @ 5:01pm Aug 4, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | kiwi-mxcnt | ||
| Wairakei Resort Track | Aug 4, 2021 @ 4:59pm Aug 4, 2021 | Variable | kiwi-mxcnt |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | McBeth | ridden | trail | SH Fun | Oct 24, 2021 @ 2:52am 2 days |
| McBeth | ridden | trail | W2K | Oct 24, 2021 @ 2:51am 2 days |
| McBeth | ridden | trail | Tourist Trap | Oct 23, 2021 @ 7:36pm 3 days |
| SJHom | ridden | trail | Craters of the Moon Express Delivery | Oct 23, 2021 @ 3:26pm 3 days |
| SJHom | ridden | trail | Tourist Trap and 4 more | Oct 23, 2021 @ 3:25pm 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Wife rode this trail yesterday as part of a... | Oct 20, 2021 @ 6:02pm Oct 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | This is appropriately graded as this would be... | Oct 9, 2021 @ 11:33pm Oct 9, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Great Lake Trails is the official name. They... | Oct 5, 2021 @ 6:17pm Oct 5, 2021 | ||
| trail | Re the E-Bike query, they are allowed on all... | Sep 25, 2021 @ 7:45pm Sep 25, 2021 | ||
| trail | Trail ridden yesterday returning from... | Sep 25, 2021 @ 7:38pm Sep 25, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,335 awarded -
10 Blue Trails256 awarded -
10 Green Trails282 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k406 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge54 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taupo BMX Track | skill park | Taupo | |
| Taupo Pump Track | skill park | Taupo |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 77 | 145 miles | 21,732 ft | 56 miles | 2,753 ft | #164 | #9 | 355 | 740 | 11 | 13,037 | |
| E-Bike | 68 | 93 miles | 11,798 ft | 39 miles | 889 ft | #54 | #5 | 1 | 608 | 1 | 958 | |
| Hike | 40 | 106 miles | 15,522 ft | 40 miles | 2,753 ft | #389 | #12 | 649 | 139 | |||
| Trail Running | 38 | 98 miles | 14,514 ft | 36 miles | 2,753 ft | #406 | #13 | 641 | 154 |
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