13.9 miles

Distance

3,128 ft

Climb

-2,488 ft

Descent

2,531 ft

High Point

2W Enduro #3 - Start to first two stages (Stages E and A). Climb up to top of Tawa Rd then do Stage E. Scenic link around to start of Stage A, and finally the long haul climb back to the top of Tawa Road. Approx 22km loop and 1300m climbing

Detailed Description

2W Enduro 3 - 1 Stages E & A to start of D is a 14 mile intermediate race route located near Rotorua. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 24 trails. This route climbs 3,128 ft with a max elevation of 2,531 ft then descends -2,488 ft.

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11 Reviews & Comments

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donalduck

(Jun 26, 2022 at 16:53)

Trail Kung Fu Walrus

Pretty good argument for making this a G5. It’s just as technical, maybe even more so than it’s G5 neighbour Te Ahi Manawa, and overall steeper.

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HagmanNZ (Jun 4, 2022 at 20:08)

Trail Tuhoto Ariki

Trail is in mint condition. The trail builders have added a lot of sand to eliminate the puddles and bogs. It has reduced the technicality of the trail but after all the rain we've had recently - you can't tell cos the trail is really dry due to the sand.

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Pete31

(Apr 10, 2022 at 2:00)

Trail Tuhoto Ariki

A great trail with lots of technical rooty sections to challenge your skills, hats off to the zen masters that can ride it without putting a foot down or getting off to push over an obstacle.

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Ridgedidge

(Apr 1, 2022 at 19:48)

Trail Bush Road

Where Bush road joins Buchanan Road it was very difficult to spot. Rode past it twice before having a really good look and then managed to find it. At this intersection it is a very narrow track. (You couldn’t drive a vehicle up it. It’s very narrow and definitely wouldn’t describe it as a Road! Further up it did widen to an overgrown 4x4 track.

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Samwak

(Jan 30, 2022 at 11:42)

Trail Tuhoto Ariki

Awesome trail through natives. Three parts, two that flow and mid section more cross country with some nice challenging rooty climbs

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Samwak

(Jan 30, 2022 at 11:40)

Trail Kataore

The rooty steps get bigger and more gnarly as you make your way down. Very technical

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Tully01

(Dec 18, 2021 at 21:40)

Trail Frontal Lobotomy

Rode this today while on our way to Shark v Eagle.
Posted as Grade 2 but I would not recommended to anybody who cannot manage grade 3. It is a knarly climb and challenging in places and probably should be a G3 when you looking at Grade 3 description. The track was otherwise in good order

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GrantO

(Jan 3, 2020 at 18:12)

Trail Tikitapu Road

Nice wide road, some hilly bits but some great views of Green lake..

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longliveenduro

MTB - Augsburg (Mar 6, 2019 at 17:20)

Trail Kataore

Awesome natural tech trail through the native forest. A must do!

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ImALittleTeaPot

(Dec 30, 2017 at 21:41)

Trail Access Road

This track doesn't exist anymore

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muttongun (Jul 7, 2016 at 1:10)

Trail Kataore

Awesome trail, had heavy rain on Wednesday, rode trail on Sunday and it was mint, not affected at all by the wet weather.

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Trails in Route

	Pipeline Road				3,205 ft
	Hill Road				4,442 ft
	Frontal Lobotomy				3,717 ft
	Tawa Road				2 miles
	Huckleberry Hound				128 ft
	Underbilly				1,713 ft
	Tuhoto Ariki				2,949 ft
	Kataore				3,888 ft
	Feeder G3				1,214 ft
	Feeder Connector				1,637 ft
	Lake Tikitapu Walking Trail				1 mile
	Tikitapu Road				1 mile
	Bush Road				2,218 ft
	Kung Fu Walrus				4,580 ft
	Lake Front Road - DON'T USE				2,287 ft
	Green Lake Road				1,066 ft
	Branch Road				1,033 ft
	Moerangi Road				3 miles
	Jeff's Link				128 ft
	Dammit Janet				289 ft
	Billy T				1,145 ft

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Whakarewarewa Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM

More Stats for 2W Enduro 3 - 1 Stages E & A to start of D mountain bike route

Altitude min

1,340 ft
Altitude start

1,597 ft
Altitude end

2,238 ft
Grade

0.9%
Grade max

-98.1%
Grade min

45.3%
Distance climb

8 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

3,054 ft

trail	date	description
Dammit Janet	Mar 24, 2023 @ 2:33am 1 day	Open again and rebuilt after logging reporter
Tuhoto Ariki	Mar 19, 2023 @ 6:56am Mar 19, 2023	Very wet and lots of mud holes - suggest not riding until it has had a bit of time to dry and probably some maintenance. This is the worst state I have ever seen the trail in, like it has been smashed in the middle of winter
Frontal Lobotomy	Mar 16, 2023 @ 4:01pm Mar 16, 2023	3 hours drainage work done by the adopter reporter
Moerangi Road	Mar 12, 2023 @ 12:37pm Mar 12, 2023	Open after the cyclone reporter
Kataore	Mar 11, 2023 @ 2:18am Mar 11, 2023	Hard to say if it has issues or if it just a poor trail. It’s a Black trail but only because it’s not really a very good trail. Lots of steep drops on hairpin corners with exposed roots and deeply rutted channels from bike tires. It was rideable but not enjoyable. At some points we wondered if we were actually on a trail as the leaf cover was extensive and there were no other tire tracks. It doesn’t appear to be a popular trail. Unfortunately we took it to exit at Blue Lake otherwise I would not recommend it for any reason. Skip it and you will not regret it. Ride it and you might.

2W Enduro 3 - 1 Stages E & A to start of D route

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