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Mountain Bike

7.3 miles

Distance

2,049 ft

Climb

-2,021 ft

Descent

1,452 ft

High Point

This loop follows the 4km Back Track (G2) from the bottom of Arapuke Bike park to the upper Scotts Road car park where there is a shelter and toilets. There is no potable water so bring plenty. From there you can take the Icebreaker (G2) trail to Arapuke Forest Road or skip Icebreaker and go around the car park on the Back Track side to ride the whole road up to the summit.

Be aware of and pull over for the shuttle on Arapuke Forest Road.

There is a shelter and a potable water barrel at the Summit hub. From there take Te Ara Kaikohi (G3) to Zig Zag road for a very short but steep gravel ride back to the Kahuterawa Stream bridge and the bottom car park.

Detailed Description

Arapuke Loop is a 7 mile popular intermediate route located near Palmerston North. This mountain bike primary route. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 2,049 ft with a max elevation of 1,452 ft then descends -2,021 ft.

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Riding area

Arapuke Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- E-Bike
- Hike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

Yes
Bike type

AM, Adaptive MTB, Gravel

Kahuterawa Road

Back Track

Ice Breaker

Foo Fighter

Te Ara Kaikohi

Altitude min

502 ft
Altitude start

502 ft
Altitude end

528 ft
Grade

0.1%
Grade max

-87.9%
Grade min

116.6%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

4,373 ft

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trail	date	description
Foo Fighter	Sep 1, 2024 @ 11:24pm Sep 1, 2024	Wet but not too wet
Te Ara Kaikohi	Dec 20, 2023 @ 9:36am Dec 20, 2023
Ice Breaker	Dec 20, 2023 @ 9:34am Dec 20, 2023	Clear and running well
Back Track	Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023
Kahuterawa Road	Jan 3, 2023 @ 1:16pm Jan 3, 2023