Name: Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.com
Rating: 4

Mountain Bike

22.2 miles

Distance

3,198 ft

Climb

-3,199 ft

Descent

2,529 ft

High Point

This is a huge ride that our friends at Bike Culture helped create. If you are looking for a challenging ride that the local rippers love then this is the ride for you. Expect a mix of some of Rotorua's finest challenging mountain bike trails.

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Detailed Description

Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.com is a 22 mile popular expert route located near Rotorua. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 49 trails. This route climbs 3,198 ft with a max elevation of 2,529 ft then descends -3,199 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Titokorangi Dr (formerly Long Mile Rd)				5,007 ft
	As You Do				1 mile
	Tokorangi Pā Road				82 ft
	As You Do				804 ft
	Alternate Tokorangi Pa Road				197 ft
	K2				4,806 ft
	Pipeline Road				1,276 ft
	Hot X Buns				3 ft
	Pipeline Road				876 ft
	Hot X Buns				7 ft
	Direct Road				3,494 ft
	Hill Road				220 ft
	Frontal Lobotomy				3,809 ft
	Underbilly				33 ft
	Tawa Road				509 ft
	Tuhoto Ariki				2 miles
	Hatupatu				2,897 ft
	Dammit Janet				289 ft
	Moerangi Road				4,222 ft
	Bush Road				2,303 ft
	Kung Fu Walrus				2,746 ft
	Bush Road				226 ft
	Kung Fu Walrus				1,657 ft
	Tikitapu Road				1,539 ft
	Lake Front Road - DON'T USE				2,287 ft
	Green Lake Road				1,066 ft
	Branch Road				1,043 ft
	Moerangi Road				2,657 ft
	Taura				1 mile
	Sandy Skid Road				30 ft
	Yellow Brick Road				3,189 ft
	Reservoir Road				95 ft
	Waipa Bypass Road				331 ft
	Ball and Chain				1,608 ft
	Waipa Bypass Road				509 ft
	Mad If You Don't				10 ft
	Waipa Bypass Road				7 ft
	Nursery Road				2,595 ft
	Red Tank Road				72 ft
	Nursery Road				2 miles
	Katore Road				3 ft
	Radio Hut Road				1,749 ft
	Te Huinga				2,198 ft
	Mini DH				20 ft
	Te Huinga				13 ft
	Nursery Road				1,526 ft

Details

Riding area

Skyline - Rotorua
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.com mountain bike route

Avg time

7 hr 59 min
Altitude min

936 ft
Altitude start

959 ft
Altitude end

958 ft
Grade max

-65%
Grade min

46.9%
Distance climb

12 miles
Distance down

9 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Kung Fu Walrus	Apr 21, 2025 @ 1:37pm 3 days	Reported tree down by the Rock Feature at the bottom of Kung Fu. reporter
Tokorangi Pā Road	Apr 21, 2025 @ 1:32pm 3 days	Big tree Down. Advise driving down Alternate Tokorangi Pa Road from K2 end, all the way to near the end and turning left into Tokorangi Pa Road, as it is close to the end of Tokorangi Pa Road. reporter
As You Do	Apr 19, 2025 @ 10:00pm Apr 19, 2025	The only tree down I could see was at the very start, only blocking the left-hand entrance Lots of ferns hanging in the track, but fully rideable all the way
Yellow Brick Road	Apr 16, 2025 @ 5:32pm Apr 16, 2025
Taura	Apr 16, 2025 @ 12:55pm Apr 16, 2025	Tree reported has been cleared reporter