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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
334 trails
- E-Bike
278 trails
- Hike
312 trails
- Trail Running
307 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 394
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 336
- Trails E-Bike
- 278
- Trails Hike
- 312
- Trails Trail Running
- 307
- Total Distance
- 494 miles
- Total Descent
- 71,363 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,135 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,157 ft
- Reports
- 4,747
- Photos
- 919
- Ridden Counter
- 101,816
Sub Regions
- Cambridge (410)
- Ambury Park (8)
- Birkenhead Domain (1)
- Fourforty MTB Park (38)
- Heron Park (3)
- Hunua Trails (33)
- Long Bay Regional Park (3)
- Maraetai Forest (60)
- Orewa trails (17)
- Puhinui Reserve (10)
- Royal Albany Trail (26)
- Runway MTB Park (9)
- Sanders Reserve (4)
- Scandrett Regional Park (0)
- Totara Park (28)
- Unsworth Reserve (16)
- Waharau (1)
- Waitakere Ranges (2)
- Waitawa Regional Park (19)
- Waiuku Forest (5)
- Whitford Forest (16)
- Cambridge (41)
- Hamilton (81)
- Otorohanga (1)
- Pirongia (2)
- Raglan (20)
- Karioi (3)
- Te Ara Kākāriki (14)
- Taupo (152)
- Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest (104)
- Great Lake Trails (7)
- Huka Trails (21)
- Kinloch (9)
- Mount Tauhara (0)
- Te Aroha (5)
- Tokoroa (64)
- Cougar MTB Park (53)
- Waikato River Trails (8)
- Sainsbury Road (19)
- Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (1)
- Tawarau Conservation Area (0)
- Turangi Area (1)
- Waitomo Forest (0)
Popular Waikato District Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer It Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Tank Stand Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Nail It Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Judgement Call Woodhill Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Coaster Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Hi Viz Fourforty MTB Park | |||
| Incline Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Scraggs Return Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Scraggs Out Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Walter's Wiggles Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Rotary Ride Huka Trails | |||
| Inwards Goods Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Kids Track Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Debs Track Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | |||
| Mr and Mrs Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest |
Waikato District Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hunua Traverse Whitford Forest | 28 miles | |
| Royal Route Royal Albany Trail | 9 miles | |
| Totara Race Nite Course 1 Totara Park | 4 miles | |
| Blue Long Route Totara Park | 6 miles | |
| Huka Trails Huka Trails | 19 miles | |
| Morning After Royal Albany Trail | 1 mile | |
| Taupo MTB XCO Spring Cup Short Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | 3 miles | |
| Fun Flowing ride Totara Park | 6 miles | |
| Valley Loop Track Hunua Trails | 8 miles | |
| Huka trails - with kids Huka Trails | 8 miles |
Photos of Waikato District Mountain Bike
trail: Long Bay Coastal Track
0 |
May 26, 2025 @ 3:54pm
May 26, 2025
trail: Long Bay Coastal Track
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May 26, 2025 @ 3:54pm
May 26, 2025
trail: No Fall Zone
2 |
May 22, 2025 @ 4:13pm
May 22, 2025
trail: No Fall Zone
2 |
May 22, 2025 @ 4:13pm
May 22, 2025
trail: No Fall Zone
2 |
May 22, 2025 @ 4:13pm
May 22, 2025
trail: No Fall Zone
2 |
May 22, 2025 @ 4:12pm
May 22, 2025
trail: Phils Gold
2 |
May 1, 2025 @ 11:33pm
May 1, 2025
trail: W2K
181 |
Feb 13, 2019 @ 6:04pm
Feb 13, 2019Videos of Waikato District Mountain Bike
trail: Skinny Dipping
0:48 |
4 |
May 15, 2025
trail: Three Blind Mice
5:16 |
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Feb 5, 2024
trail: Gum Diggers
0:09 |
118 |
May 28, 2021
trail: Huck Yeah
3:03 |
222 |
Apr 26, 2021
trail: Huck Yeah
0:29 |
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Apr 26, 2021
trail: Hi Viz
0:12 |
129 |
Mar 28, 2021
trail: Scraggs Out
0:06 |
325 |
Jan 27, 2021
trail: Hi Viz
3:37 |
376 |
Oct 24, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Ride (Southbound Descent) Huka Trails | Jun 11, 2025 @ 12:22pm 2 days | Variable | graeme-mtb | ||
| Rotary Ride (Southbound Ascent) Huka Trails | Jun 11, 2025 @ 12:22pm 2 days | Variable | graeme-mtb | ||
| Rotary Ride Huka Trails | Jun 11, 2025 @ 12:22pm 2 days | Variable | graeme-mtb | ||
| Western Bypass Huka Trails | Jun 11, 2025 @ 12:22pm 2 days | Wet | graeme-mtb | ||
| Kev's Track Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | Jun 11, 2025 @ 12:22pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Sugar Daddy Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | Jun 11, 2025 @ 9:03am 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Steamfields Resort Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | Jun 11, 2025 @ 9:03am 2 days | Variable | graeme-mtb | ||
| Resort Track Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | Jun 11, 2025 @ 9:03am 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Honey Trail Huka Trails | Jun 11, 2025 @ 9:03am 2 days | Wet | graeme-mtb | ||
| Cathedral Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest | Jun 11, 2025 @ 9:03am 2 days | Variable | graeme-mtb |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| graeme-mtb | add | report | activity #73529245 and 13 more | Jun 10, 2025 @ 10:48pm 2 days |
| graeme-mtb | add | report | activity #73529244 and 8 more | Jun 10, 2025 @ 10:48pm 2 days |
| phatkinson | add | report | activity #73501059 and 10 more | Jun 10, 2025 @ 1:07pm 3 days |
| phatkinson | add | report | activity #73501058 | Jun 10, 2025 @ 1:07pm 3 days |
| phatkinson | add | report | activity #73501057 and 2 more | Jun 10, 2025 @ 1:07pm 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | The northern section of the trail on the east... | May 28, 2025 @ 2:18pm May 28, 2025 | ||
| trail | The three climbs on are steep and a bit of a... | May 26, 2025 @ 3:51pm May 26, 2025 | ||
| trail | Needs to be made clearer whether this is a... | May 12, 2025 @ 2:16pm May 12, 2025 | ||
| trail | Now has a new trail crossing it not long after... | May 12, 2025 @ 1:56pm May 12, 2025 | ||
| trail | And blocked by trees blown over by Cyclone... | Apr 26, 2025 @ 7:56pm Apr 26, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Completionist5 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge97 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,420 awarded -
10 Blue Trails245 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge7 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourforty MTB Park | bike park | Cambridge | |
| Birkenhead Pump Track | skill park | Cambridge | |
| Kowhai Reserve Bike Track | skill park | Cambridge | |
| Taupo Pump Track & Dirt Jumps | skill park | Taupo | |
| Papakura BMX Track | skill park | Cambridge |
Local Trail Supporters
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- Nigel and Carla Broadhurst
- CSM Surveys
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- Placemakers Taupo
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 334 | 367 miles | 53,291 ft | 140 miles | 3,806 ft | 864 | 4,753 | 51 | 77,568 | |||
| E-Bike | 278 | 247 miles | 33,488 ft | 96 miles | 1,988 ft | 18 | 4,359 | 17 | 8,059 | |||
| Hike | 312 | 424 miles | 56,801 ft | 150 miles | 5,135 ft | 33 | 4,475 | 4 | 2,785 | |||
| Trail Running | 307 | 416 miles | 56,060 ft | 148 miles | 5,135 ft | 4 | 4,460 | 3 | 6,483 |
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