Name: Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.com
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

8.9 miles

Distance

2,414 ft

Climb

-2,374 ft

Descent

2,533 ft

High Point

This is a fantastic loop that starts from the "Black House" parking area off of Tarawera Road. You climb three times and ride three classic challenging Rotorua Trails.

Thanks to Bike Culture for helping create this route.

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Detailed Description

Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.com is a 9 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 18 trails. This route climbs 2,414 ft with a max elevation of 2,533 ft then descends -2,374 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Pipeline Road				2,582 ft
	Hill Road				4,718 ft
	Lentil Road				2,254 ft
	Lentil Link				479 ft
	Hill Road				3,527 ft
	Frontal Lobotomy				3,809 ft
	Tawa Road				39 ft
	Te Rua				4,209 ft
	Pipeline Road				623 ft
	Hill Road				4,442 ft
	Frontal Lobotomy				3,809 ft
	Tawa Road				951 ft
	Billy T				56 ft
	Tawa Road				509 ft
	Tuhoto Ariki				2,949 ft
	Kataore				3,894 ft
	Feeder G3				1,575 ft

Details

Riding area

Whakarewarewa Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

9

More Stats for Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.com mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 46 min
Altitude min

1,459 ft
Altitude start

1,597 ft
Altitude end

1,637 ft
Grade

0.1%
Grade max

-126.2%
Grade min

44.9%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

4 miles
Distance flat

833 ft

Trail Conditions

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ATV/ORV/OHV Filter

ATV - 50 inches
OHV, SxS - 60 inches
Jeep - 72 inches

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Winter Trails

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x Missing Trails

trail	date	description
Billy T	Sep 21, 2023 @ 7:11pm Sep 21, 2023	BillyT & UnderBilly! Enjoy folks!! all clear
Feeder G3	Sep 21, 2023 @ 4:42am Sep 21, 2023
Frontal Lobotomy	Sep 18, 2023 @ 2:37am Sep 18, 2023
Te Rua	Sep 2, 2023 @ 4:33am Sep 2, 2023
Hill Road	Jul 22, 2023 @ 2:30am Jul 22, 2023