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
    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
  • 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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3D
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youtuber This one's a firecracker - Hot x Buns, Rotorua
This one's a firecracker - Hot x Buns, Rotorua
trail: Hot X Buns
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Mar 9, 2023

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Alternate Tokorangi Pa Road
Mar 30, 2023 @ 5:45pm
15 mins
Tarawera Road end is currently blocked in/fenced off by the contractors installing the new water tank. No way of exiting without climbing over the fence
As You Do
Mar 29, 2023 @ 8:22am
1 day
Pipeline Road
Mar 28, 2023 @ 3:53pm
2 days
Old report - trees were cleared after the cyclone
Dammit Janet
Mar 24, 2023 @ 2:33am
Mar 24, 2023
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
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  • By caradock & contributors
  • #3058 - 4,818 views