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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  • Riding area
  • 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
Avg: 4 (1 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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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
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