40.7 miles
Distance
6,016 ft
Climb
-5,630 ft
Descent
2,407 ft
High Point

Course for 63km Highlander Geyser to Lake

Detailed Description
HIGHLANDER MTB Marathon is a 41 mile popular intermediate route located near Rotorua. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 36 trails. This route climbs 6,016 ft with a max elevation of 2,407 ft then descends -5,630 ft.
Local Trail Association
Local trail association
Rotorua Trails Trust (rotoruatrailstrust.co.nz)
Please consider joining or donating to the local riding association to support trail development & maintenance.
donate to earn trail karma!

36 Reviews & Comments

  • + 1
mtb-tech-geek (Jun 25, 2022 at 21:16)
Trail Paddy's Run (A Trail)
Smooth and fast track with uphill and downhill
[Reply]
  • + 1
mtb-tech-geek (Jun 25, 2022 at 18:23)
Trail Creek, alternate line through Baker's Hollow
To an intersection in the open with different sometimes muddy lines
[Reply]
  • + 1
mtb-tech-geek (Jun 25, 2022 at 17:51)
Trail Grinder
Rough trail with many lines and some drops
[Reply]
  • + 0
Dannz87 (May 21, 2022 at 14:58)
Trail Dragon's Tail
Tree down just past skid site blocking trail
[Reply]
  • + 0
Pete31 (Apr 10, 2022 at 1:53)
Trail Split Enz
So far this is the most fun downhill track I've done in the park, flows really nice with great speed, rutted sections add to the smiles as you hold on tight. Legs definitely are feeling the burn by the end though.
[Reply]
  • + 0
Samwak (Jan 30, 2022 at 11:37)
Trail Upper Corners
Fun trail but not so smooth at mo. Needs grading
[Reply]
  • + 0
kaiwero (Dec 9, 2021 at 13:10)
Trail Dragon's Tail
Tree down just before the end of the trail
[Reply]
  • + 0
Tully01 (Sep 29, 2021 at 1:42)
Trail Tangaroa-mihi
Ridden today as part of the Forest Loop after recent rain and track was in excellent condition as usually, lovely picturesque bush ride
[Reply]
  • + 0
Tully01 (Apr 30, 2021 at 2:03)
Trail Sandstone Road
We rode Sandstone Rd and Fern Drive as the last part of completing the Forest Loop. Far more preferable than riding 8kms of concrete footpath along SH5
[Reply]
  • + 0
RobcShBKn (Feb 20, 2021 at 16:29)
Trail Eastern Spice
Superb top section with challenging natural drops - bottom section has scary but attainable gaps jumps - later ones are less confronting than the initial ones.
[Reply]
  • + 0
simon-ob MPS (Jan 9, 2021 at 10:49)
Trail Apumoana
Great option to avoid the Hill Road grind if coming off Eagle v Shark, or if you want to lap the G5’s. Perfectly benched and great under the cover of trees
[Reply]
  • + 0
GrantO (Jan 2, 2021 at 12:23)
Trail Apumoana
A great uphill ride, wide trail.
Just needs a similar nice downhill, as currently all down are Grade 4 & 5
[Reply]
  • + 0
GoranGT (Sep 18, 2020 at 16:22)
Trail Tokorangi
Rose did that!!!????
[Reply]
  • + 0
Jethro1999 (Aug 24, 2020 at 2:27)
Trail Tokorangi
Fast and flowing
A bit bumpy in some places
[Reply]
  • + 0
Jethro1999 (Aug 24, 2020 at 2:26)
Trail Mad If You Don't
Lots of roots
Nice if that's what you into but I prefer fast and flowing
[Reply]
  • + 0
GeneralNumpty (May 16, 2020 at 12:58)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Free and fast flowing... Made the trip out on the Yellow brick road worth it.
[Reply]
  • + 0
GeneralNumpty (May 16, 2020 at 12:58)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Free and fast flowing... Made the trip out on the Yellow brick road worth it.
[Reply]
  • + 0
GeneralNumpty (May 16, 2020 at 12:58)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Free and fast flowing... Made the trip out on the Yellow brick road worth it.
[Reply]
  • + 0
Simon175 (Mar 1, 2020 at 0:13)
Trail Dragon's Tail
Tree down approx 100m in. 1 March 2020
[Reply]
  • + 1
Gonezo (Feb 5, 2020 at 19:57)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Mostly downhill, fast flowing rolling lines. Fun fun fun, for new and intermediate riders alike. Better than Yellow Brick Road itself, our 2 year old was giggling with joy the entire way down (on his front mounted "Do Little" bike seat. Can't wait to do it again.
[Reply]
  • + 1
Gonezo (Feb 5, 2020 at 19:57)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Mostly downhill, fast flowing rolling lines. Fun fun fun, for new and intermediate riders alike. Better than Yellow Brick Road itself, our 2 year old was giggling with joy the entire way down (on his front mounted "Do Little" bike seat. Can't wait to do it again.
[Reply]
  • + 1
Gonezo (Feb 5, 2020 at 19:57)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Mostly downhill, fast flowing rolling lines. Fun fun fun, for new and intermediate riders alike. Better than Yellow Brick Road itself, our 2 year old was giggling with joy the entire way down (on his front mounted "Do Little" bike seat. Can't wait to do it again.
[Reply]
  • + 1
Gonezo (Feb 5, 2020 at 19:53)
Trail Yellow Brick Road
Awesome trail, great scenery, nice and smooth not too many roots, however wouldn't really agree with the "downhill primary" label. The first 1/2 to 2/3 is uphill, and there's a relatively short downhill after that. The return trail "Yellow Brick Road Return" is much more fun, mostly downhill and flowy. We took our 2 year old on it and he was just giggling with excitement the whole way down. Definitely a great fun trail for anyone who's new to mountain biking.
[Reply]
  • + 1
Gonezo (Feb 5, 2020 at 19:53)
Trail Yellow Brick Road
Awesome trail, great scenery, nice and smooth not too many roots, however wouldn't really agree with the "downhill primary" label. The first 1/2 to 2/3 is uphill, and there's a relatively short downhill after that. The return trail "Yellow Brick Road Return" is much more fun, mostly downhill and flowy. We took our 2 year old on it and he was just giggling with excitement the whole way down. Definitely a great fun trail for anyone who's new to mountain biking.
[Reply]
  • + 1
Gonezo (Feb 5, 2020 at 19:53)
Trail Yellow Brick Road
Awesome trail, great scenery, nice and smooth not too many roots, however wouldn't really agree with the "downhill primary" label. The first 1/2 to 2/3 is uphill, and there's a relatively short downhill after that. The return trail "Yellow Brick Road Return" is much more fun, mostly downhill and flowy. We took our 2 year old on it and he was just giggling with excitement the whole way down. Definitely a great fun trail for anyone who's new to mountain biking.
[Reply]
  • + 0
MaximusM (Jan 14, 2020 at 20:45)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Loads of fun, did it on my first time mountain biking so good for beginners. Worth the way up.
[Reply]
  • + 0
MaximusM (Jan 14, 2020 at 20:45)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Loads of fun, did it on my first time mountain biking so good for beginners. Worth the way up.
[Reply]
  • + 0
MaximusM (Jan 14, 2020 at 20:45)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Loads of fun, did it on my first time mountain biking so good for beginners. Worth the way up.
[Reply]
  • + 0
GrantO (Jan 3, 2020 at 18:04)
Trail Apumoana
Now officially named Apumoana
[Reply]
  • + 0
GrantO (Dec 27, 2019 at 14:51)
Trail Tangaroa-mihi
Tree down on upper one way
[Reply]
  • + 0
Farrar (Jan 19, 2019 at 18:02)
Trail The connection
This trail is fairly overgrown then turns into a new logging road. Not signposted at all. Keep an eye on the GPS map to follow it.
[Reply]
  • + 0
Melbnz (Jan 6, 2019 at 19:03)
Trail Tangaroa-mihi
Great easy ride, nice and dry recently
[Reply]
  • + 0
Ketzal (Jul 29, 2018 at 9:53)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Superb trail. Ride it at warp speed and it's fantastic fun.
[Reply]
  • + 0
Ketzal (Jul 29, 2018 at 9:53)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Superb trail. Ride it at warp speed and it's fantastic fun.
[Reply]
  • + 0
Ketzal (Jul 29, 2018 at 9:53)
Trail Yellow Brick Return
Superb trail. Ride it at warp speed and it's fantastic fun.
[Reply]
  • + 0
Staceyz2 (May 25, 2017 at 20:32)
Trail Mad If You Don't
Very roots. Not great fun.
[Reply]





Trails in Route

Details

  • Riding area
    Te Ara Ahi
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Ridelogs
    3
More Stats for HIGHLANDER MTB Marathon mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    386 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,017 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,017 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,404 ft
  • Grade
    0.2%
  • Grade max
    -63.1%
  • Grade min
    64.6%
  • Distance climb
    19 miles
  • Distance down
    18 miles
  • Distance flat
    4 miles
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
close
  • Basemap 
  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type  
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.
  • > 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
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
inches

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
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.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
Trail transparency
view larger map

Photos

more photos »
28
8
7
31

Videos

more videos »
youtuber Corridor & GunnaGotta :: Whakarewarewa...
Corridor & GunnaGotta :: Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua [Ep#101]
trail: Corridor
8:33 | 382 | comments: 0 | favs:
Jun 10, 2020
MTB over Sixty - Apumoana - Whakarewarewa
MTB over Sixty - Apumoana - Whakarewarewa
trail: Apumoana
7:00 | 105 | comments: 0 | favs:
Apr 1, 2022

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

statustraildateconditiondescription
Tangaroa-mihi
Aug 9, 2022 @ 4:15pm
2 days
Tangaroa-Mihi Climb
Aug 9, 2022 @ 4:15pm
2 days
Hemo Gorge Trail
Aug 6, 2022 @ 5:15pm
Aug 6, 2022
Started work on the seal raked the trail clear and opened up one drain slow progess
Mad If You Don't
Aug 5, 2022 @ 6:07pm
Aug 5, 2022
Tree cleared
reporter
Grinder
Aug 5, 2022 @ 3:30pm
Aug 5, 2022
Tree Cleared CK/AF
reporter
more reports »
  • By tomatosoup75 & contributors
  • #27775 - 659 views
  • flag
  • login to download gpx or kml files.