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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- 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
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- 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
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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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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
310 trails
- E-Bike
178 trails
- Hike
288 trails
- Trail Running
283 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 364
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 310
- Trails E-Bike
- 178
- Trails Hike
- 288
- Trails Trail Running
- 283
- Total Distance
- 472 miles
- Total Descent
- 65,795 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,140 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,153 ft
- Reports
- 2,734
- Photos
- 862
- Ridden Counter
- 71,867
Sub Regions
- Cambridge (31)
- Hamilton (80)
- Otorohanga (1)
- Pirongia (2)
- Raglan (16)
- Te Ara Kākāriki (14)
- Taupo (78)
- Te Aroha (5)
- Tokoroa (55)
- Cougar MTB Park (44)
- Waikato River Trails (8)
- Waihi (12)
- Sainsbury Road (17)
- Waitomo Forest (0)
Popular Waikato 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. | |||
| Coaster Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Kinda Grinder Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Ground Effect Grinder Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Incline Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Scraggs Out Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Walter's Wiggles Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Scraggs Return Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Rotary Ride Huka Trails | |||
| Kids Track Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Mr and Mrs Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Inwards Goods Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | |||
| Debs Track Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. |
Waikato Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huka Trails Huka Trails | 19 miles | |
| Great Lake Trails - Waihaha Section Waikato | 8 miles | |
| Kougar Park Tokoroa | 9 miles | |
| Pukete Farm Park Hamilton | 6 miles | |
| Round the City Loop Hamilton | 6 miles | |
| ACG Ride Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest. | 12 miles | |
| Te Awa River Ride - Velodrome to Karapiro Cambridge | 8 miles | |
| Timber Trail Pureora To Ongarue Waikato | 50 miles | |
| Hauraki Rail Trail Section C - Te Aroha to Matamata Waikato | 23 miles | |
| Rebel Ride Pukete Farm Mountain Bike Park | 98 miles |
Photos of Waikato Mountain Bike
trail: Western Rail Trail
3 |
Feb 5, 2023 @ 9:22pm
3 days
trail: Western Rail Trail
8 |
Feb 4, 2023 @ 8:31pm
Feb 4, 2023
trail: W2K
144 |
Feb 13, 2019 @ 6:04pm
Feb 13, 2019Videos of Waikato Mountain Bike
2 |
Jan 21, 2023
trail: Scraggs Out
260 |
Jan 27, 2021
trail: Lockdown
0:57 |
88 |
May 7, 2020
trail: Soiled Chamois
1:05 |
534 |
Apr 2, 2020
trail: Lockdown
0:10 |
112 |
Mar 23, 2020
trail: Cole's Killer
3:14 |
625 |
Feb 3, 2020
trail: Gloworm
2:53 |
151 |
Sep 18, 2017
trail: Gloworm
0:37 |
79 |
Sep 13, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Oop Te Ara Kākāriki | Jan 10, 2023 @ 9:41am Jan 10, 2023 | Ideal | Trailchairman |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mrgoman | wishlist | route | Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 3 (Tokoroa) | Feb 7, 2023 @ 1:05pm 21 hours |
| TheOldRanga | ridden | trail | SH Fun | Feb 7, 2023 @ 12:28pm 22 hours |
| maddognz | wishlist | route | Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 3 (Tokoroa) | Feb 6, 2023 @ 10:50pm 1 day |
| maddognz | wishlist | route | Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 2 (Taupo) | Feb 6, 2023 @ 10:41pm 1 day |
| EmilyC2sML2 | wishlist | trail | Inwards Goods | Feb 6, 2023 @ 12:27pm 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 30k2,208 awarded -
10 Blue Trails381 awarded -
10 Green Trails414 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails224 awarded -
Completionist5 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taupo Pump Track & Dirt Jumps | skill park | Taupo | |
| Te Kopua Pump Track | skill park | Raglan | |
| Hamilton BMX Track | skill park | Hamilton | |
| Cambridge BMX Track | skill park | Cambridge | |
| Cambridge Pump Track | skill park | Cambridge |
Local Trail Supporters
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![The Property Store]()
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![PAK'nsave Taupo]()
![ASB]()
- Nigel and Carla Broadhurst
- Sean Clark
![Replete]()
![Groundeffect]()
![Cheal Taupo]()
![Jensen Waymouth Lawyers]()
![Roof Rack Centre]()
![DB Con Consulting Engineers]()
![Wairakei Resort]()
![Signon]()
![Legend]()
- CSM Surveys
![Streetwise Coffee Taupo]()
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 310 | 396 miles | 54,590 ft | 152 miles | 3,819 ft | 825 | 2,714 | 24 | 51,184 | |||
| E-Bike | 178 | 238 miles | 26,886 ft | 91 miles | 2,001 ft | 4 | 2,346 | 3 | 3,427 | |||
| Hike | 288 | 406 miles | 52,552 ft | 149 miles | 4,140 ft | 29 | 2,546 | 1 | 1,241 | |||
| Trail Running | 283 | 399 miles | 51,814 ft | 146 miles | 4,140 ft | 4 | 2,537 | 1 | 2,124 |
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