Mountain Bike

4.3 miles

Distance

497 ft

Climb

-487 ft

Descent

1,344 ft

High Point

A bit more of a challenge for the youngest riders, you will need to be on a proper mountain bike with gears as this loop has a reasonable climb in it.
From the Scotts Rd car park head into Ice Breaker and wind your way around to where it meets Riff Raff, a short switchback climb up to the Container Hub and a good resting point before Mr Twister. Across the road from the hub Mr Twister starts, zoom down through the berms till it joins Jack and the Beanstalk for the big climb back up to the top. Follow Jack and the Beanstalk all the way up, crossing Farside Rd just before the last short climb to the seat on Arapuke Rd. a good place to stop and check out the views across the Kahuterawa valley. Now head left for the last short climb on Arapuke Rd up to About time, follow About time all the way down to the bottom where it crosses the stream and shortly after joins Ice Breaker. Follow Ice Breaker back up to the start of Riff Raff and turn left out to Arapuke Rd, roll down the hill towards the Scotts Rd car park and Swamp Monster starts on your left for a fun blast back to your starting point.

Detailed Description

Boredom Buster is a 4 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Palmerston North. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction. This route includes 34 trails. This route climbs 497 ft with a max elevation of 1,344 ft then descends -487 ft.

29 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Route Post Comment

We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

Create a FREE account to view route comments and much more.

Create a Free Account

Trails in Route

	Ice Breaker				4,304 ft
	Riff Raff				814 ft
	Mr Twister				2,592 ft
	Jack And The Beanstalk				4,403 ft
	Arapuke Rd				184 ft
	About Time				5,213 ft
	Ice Breaker				2,556 ft
	Swamp Monster				2,024 ft

Details

Riding area

Arapuke Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC, Fat
Direction

One Direction
Ridelogs

3

More Stats for Boredom Buster mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 4 min
Altitude min

1,120 ft
Altitude start

1,218 ft
Altitude end

1,227 ft
Grade max

-27.4%
Grade min

28.5%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

1 mile
Distance flat

1 mile

Save this map view

click to load your map views

Trail Conditions

1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
All Time

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Snow Cover Inadequate
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)

Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.

> 96%
> 90%
> 80%
> 70%
> 50%
< 50%
bi-directional trail
no data

Trail Last Ridden

Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.

< 2 days
< 1 week
< 2 weeks
< 1 month
< 6 months
> 6 months

Trail Ridden Direction

The intended direction a trail should be ridden.

Downhill Only
Downhill Primary
Both Directions
Uphill Primary
Uphill Only
One Direction

Contribute Details

Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.

Description
Photos
Description & Photos
Videos
Only trails in this region hierarchy

Trail Popularity ?

Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.

most popular
popular
less popular
not popular

ATV/ORV/OHV Filter

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

Max Vehicle Width

inches

Ridelog Year

Radar Time

x Activity Recordings

Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.

mountain biking recent
mountain biking (>6 month)
hiking (1 year)
moto (1 year)

Activity Recordings

Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.

Downhill Ski
Backcountry Ski
Nordic Ski
Snowmobile

Winter Trails

Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.

x Missing Trails

status	trail	date	condition	description
	About Time	Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023
	Jack And The Beanstalk	Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023
	Riff Raff	Jul 15, 2023 @ 2:37am Jul 15, 2023
	Mr Twister	Jan 3, 2023 @ 5:16am Jan 3, 2023
	Arapuke Rd	Jan 3, 2023 @ 5:16am Jan 3, 2023