8.4 miles
Distance
1,124 ft
Climb
-1,121 ft
Descent
1,525 ft
High Point
Perfect for a mid morning. Going up the east ridge and down the west is the easier route. the west gets steep and technical on it's lower parts.
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Trails in Route
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| 1,381 ft | |||||
| 407 ft | |||||
| 1,854 ft | |||||
| 3 miles |
Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingGreen
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Bike type
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Ridelogs
More Stats for East Ridge / West Ridge Loop mountain bike route
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Altitude change1 ft
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Altitude min569 ft
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Altitude start1,269 ft
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Altitude end1,270 ft
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Grade max-38.1%
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Grade min40.7%
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Distance climb4 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
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Trail Conditions
- 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.
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
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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
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
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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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Trail transparency
Photos
Videos
youtuber
![Dawn Patrol pt1 : Early Bird Gets Empty Trails]()
Dawn Patrol pt1 : Early Bird Gets Empty Trails
trail: West Ridge
4:06 | 412 | comments: 0 | favs:
May 5, 2020
youtuber
![Mental Health Social Distancing Ride]()
Mental Health Social Distancing Ride
trail: West Ridge
11:54 | 344 | comments: 0 | favs:
Apr 14, 2020
Rotorua Bangerz 2016
trail: West Ridge
3:20 | 321 | comments: 1 | favs: 6
Oct 5, 2016
St. Bernard's College from Lower Hutt made their annual trip up to Rotorua in late September. Here are a few raw clips straight off the (not so...
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