9.9 miles
Distance
1,703 ft
Climb
-1,705 ft
Descent
1,879 ft
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A very fun blue/black (grade 4/5) route in the Whakarewarewa Forest of Rotorua.

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Detailed Description
K2, Hot Cross Buns, Dragon's Tail, Challenge DH, Rockdrop Route - RideSpots.com is a 10 mile popular expert route located near Rotorua. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 36 trails. This route climbs 1,703 ft with a max elevation of 1,879 ft then descends -1,705 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    22
More Stats for K2, Hot Cross Buns, Dragon's Tail, Challenge DH, Rockdrop Route - RideSpots.com mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 47 min
  • Altitude min
    1,079 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,084 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,083 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -59.3%
  • Grade min
    51.7%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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youtuber Be Rude Not To @ Whakarewarewa Forest. Rotorua
Be Rude Not To @ Whakarewarewa Forest. Rotorua
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Sep 11, 2023
youtuber Challenge Trail - Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua
Challenge Trail - Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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K2
Sep 17, 2023 @ 2:34am
Sep 17, 2023
Challenge DH
Sep 17, 2023 @ 1:14am
Sep 17, 2023
Track adopter: Cleared drains and raked tons of pine needles from top section. Rode track a few times, running smooth as. Clean up lots of rubbish, even fixed a couple of bikes. Lots of riders, stoked at all the pixie work that goes on in the forest.
Lion Trail
Sep 16, 2023 @ 9:25am
Sep 16, 2023
Hot X Buns
Sep 1, 2023 @ 7:37am
Sep 1, 2023
5 or 6 decent size bomb hole puddles that could do with some more drainage or possibly filling in
Be Rude Not To
Aug 24, 2023 @ 4:31pm
Aug 24, 2023
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