Name: Don't Forget Your Chopsticks Gordon
Rating: 4

Mountain Bike

22.7 miles

Distance

2,980 ft

Climb

-2,979 ft

Descent

1,664 ft

High Point

Loop from Tikitapu Blue Lake around Whaka Forest.
Most of the ride is grade 2 and 3 mtb single track with some good flow sections.
Small amount of cycling on gravel forest roads that are usually closed to general vehicle traffic.
There is a section of paved cycleway separated from the state highway.
There are two places for drinking water at Waipa carpark (after the paved cycleway section), and after the Sweet n Sour trail.
There is a basic cafe at Waipa carpark coffee and food etc.
A number of good sections for scenery of lakes, streams and different types of forest.

Detailed Description

Don't Forget Your Chopsticks Gordon is a 23 mile popular easy route located near Rotorua. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 16 trails. This route climbs 2,980 ft with a max elevation of 1,664 ft then descends -2,979 ft.

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Rotorua Trails Trust (rotoruatrailstrust.co.nz)

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Trails in Route

	Tangaroa-mihi
	Te Kōtukutuku
	Kid's Loop
	Creek
	Creek, alternate line through Baker's Hollow
	Mad If You Don't
	Yellow Brick Road
	Yellow Brick Return
	Sweet N' Sour
	Bunny Jugs 1
	Te Pou Koropū
	Feeder G3
	Puarenga
	Creek Alternative Exit

Details

Riding area

Whakarewarewa Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- E-Bike
Difficulty rating

Green
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

Yes
Bike type

AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel, Trials
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

1

More Stats for Don't Forget Your Chopsticks Gordon mountain bike route

Altitude min

1,061 ft
Altitude start

1,427 ft
Altitude end

1,430 ft
Grade max

-64.1%
Grade min

55%
Distance climb

9 miles
Distance down

10 miles
Distance flat

4 miles

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trail	date	description
Creek	Jul 9, 2025 @ 7:00pm 11 hours
Creek, alternate line through Baker's Hollow	Jul 9, 2025 @ 7:00pm 11 hours
Sweet N' Sour	Jul 5, 2025 @ 8:22pm Jul 5, 2025	Tree reported earlier, has been sorted. AB & TF
Yellow Brick Road	Jul 1, 2025 @ 4:32pm Jul 1, 2025
Yellow Brick Return	Jul 1, 2025 @ 4:32pm Jul 1, 2025