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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Prevalent Mud
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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
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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
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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
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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SaveThe 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
78 trails
- E-Bike
69 trails
- Hike
34 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 1
- 30
- 33
- 1
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of Nov 18, 2022Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 81
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 78
- Trails E-Bike
- 69
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Total Distance
- 153 miles
- Total Descent
- 22,489 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,754 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,830 ft
- Reports
- 1,176
- Photos
- 393
- Ridden Counter
- 37,632
Sub Regions
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Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest.
- 19
- 20
- 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 2023 - Stage 2 (Taupo) race | 31 miles | |
| Pack&Pedal Summer Series Long race | 9 miles | |
| Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) Provisional race | 33 miles | |
| Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) #2 Provisional race | 31 miles | |
| race | 45 miles | |
| race | 18 miles | |
| race | 35 miles |
Photos of Taupo Mountain Bike
trail: Rotary Ride
28 |
Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:43pm
Jul 1, 2022
trail: W2K
31 |
Jan 8, 2022 @ 4:26pm
Jan 8, 2022
trail: W2K
144 |
Feb 13, 2019 @ 6:04pm
Feb 13, 2019Videos of Taupo Mountain Bike
trail: Scraggs Out
260 |
Jan 27, 2021
trail: Cole's Killer
3:14 |
625 |
Feb 3, 2020
trail: Redwoods
21:26 |
102 |
Mar 27, 2015
trail: Redwoods
2:10 |
90 |
Mar 27, 2015
trail: Pinners
4:58 |
775 |
Feb 9, 2015
trail: Redwoods
1:09 |
153 |
Dec 28, 2014
trail: Redwoods
0:08 |
1193 |
Aug 8, 2014
trail: Redwoods
0:52 |
313 |
Aug 8, 2014
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waipouwerawera | Jan 29, 2023 @ 8:28pm Jan 29, 2023 | Dry | Jaydigity | ||
| W2K | Jan 29, 2023 @ 12:43am Jan 29, 2023 | Wet | Johncl123 | ||
| Headland NE Overlook | Jan 28, 2023 @ 4:43pm Jan 28, 2023 | Ideal | Johncl123 | ||
| Orakau | Jan 26, 2023 @ 11:56pm Jan 26, 2023 | Ideal | Crusty08 | ||
| Ferret | Jan 24, 2023 @ 10:20am Jan 24, 2023 | Very Dry | graeme-mtb | ||
| Hammer It | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:20am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | graeme-mtb | ||
| Nail It | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:20am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | graeme-mtb | ||
| Tank Stand | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:20am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | graeme-mtb | ||
| Ground Effect Grinder | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:20am Jan 24, 2023 | Very Dry | graeme-mtb | ||
| Mr and Mrs | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:20am Jan 24, 2023 | Very Dry | graeme-mtb |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | maddognz | wishlist | route | Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 2 (Taupo) | Feb 6, 2023 @ 10:41pm 11 hours |
| EmilyC2sML2 | wishlist | trail | Inwards Goods | Feb 6, 2023 @ 12:27pm 22 hours |
| JenBevanBoys | ridden | trail | W2K | Feb 5, 2023 @ 11:58pm 1 day |
| JenBevanBoys | ridden | trail | Huka Falls to Aratiatia | Feb 5, 2023 @ 11:53pm 1 day |
| EmilyC2sML2 | wishlist | trail | Tourist Trap and 2 more | Feb 5, 2023 @ 6:11pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | More green than blue. If the downhill sections... | Jan 27, 2023 @ 8:31pm Jan 27, 2023 | ||
| trail | Rode on 17 Jan 2023 and any fallen trees have... | Jan 18, 2023 @ 10:39pm Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| report | Is this still up to date? | Dec 27, 2022 @ 2:20pm Dec 27, 2022 | ||
| trail | Lovely bush covered ride, easy on a gravel... | Dec 17, 2022 @ 8:46pm Dec 17, 2022 | ||
 | trail | This trail has been completely rerouted and... | Dec 14, 2022 @ 1:59am Dec 14, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k2,206 awarded -
10 Blue Trails381 awarded -
10 Green Trails414 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k665 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge86 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taupo Pump Track & Dirt Jumps | skill park | Taupo | |
| Taupo BMX Track | skill park | Taupo |
Local Trail Supporters
- Placemakers Taupo
![Liquorland Taupo]()
![PAK'nsave Taupo]()
![ASB]()
- Nigel and Carla Broadhurst
- Taupo Landscapes
![BNZ]()
![Cheal Taupo]()
![Jensen Waymouth Lawyers]()
![Richard Chow Osteopathic Clinic]()
![The Property Store]()
![Matt Jensen Insurance Brokers]()
![Wairakei Resort]()
![Legend]()
- CSM Surveys
![Streetwise Coffee Taupo]()
![Replete]()
![Groundeffect]()
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 78 | 149 miles | 21,880 ft | 60 miles | 2,753 ft | #159 | #9 | 391 | 1,173 | 12 | 17,300 | |
| E-Bike | 69 | 98 miles | 12,054 ft | 42 miles | 935 ft | #59 | #6 | 1 | 1,031 | 1 | 2,163 | |
| Hike | 34 | 104 miles | 14,820 ft | 41 miles | 2,753 ft | #487 | #13 | 1,053 | 260 | |||
| Trail Running | 33 | 97 miles | 14,108 ft | 38 miles | 2,753 ft | #509 | #15 | 1 | 1,044 | 281 |
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