Name: Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotorua
Rating: 4

Mountain Bike

13.3 miles

Distance

1,472 ft

Climb

-1,463 ft

Descent

1,544 ft

High Point

This is a fantastic long cross country ride that is on mainly easier trails. Thanks to Bike Culture for helping build the route. Expect this to take 3+ hours. For more information on riding in Rotorua check out the RideSpots link in the side bar.

Detailed Description

Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotorua is a 13 mile popular intermediate route located near Rotorua. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a easy overall physical rating. This route includes 43 trails. This route climbs 1,472 ft with a max elevation of 1,544 ft then descends -1,463 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Waipa State Mill Road				1,654 ft
	The Verry Safe Trail				1 mile
	Waipa Bypass Road				348 ft
	Mad If You Don't				217 ft
	Puarenga				2,618 ft
	Larch Road				348 ft
	Waipa Bypass Road				56 ft
	Reservoir Road				52 ft
	Yellow Brick Return				2,195 ft
	Eight Mile Road (No Bikes)				502 ft
	Sandy Skid Road				4,633 ft
	Roller Coaster				4,383 ft
	Hill Road				3,009 ft
	Waipa Bypass Road				308 ft
	Reservoir Road				1,388 ft
	Chop Suey				2,129 ft
	Waipa Bypass Road				138 ft
	Nice Road				26 ft
	Sweet N' Sour				1 mile
	Red Tank Road				548 ft
	Be Rude Not To				1 mile
	Be Rude Not To, Te Wash Road Exit				3 ft
	Be Rude Not To, Link to Lion's Trail				1,093 ft
	Spruce Road				292 ft
	Lion Trail				3,730 ft
	Katore Road				1,240 ft
	Soakhole Climb				46 ft
	Nursery Road				46 ft
	Katore Road				3 ft
	Radio Hut Road				981 ft
	Challenge DH				59 ft
	Challenge Roadside				3,970 ft
	Challenge Rockdrop Link				56 ft
	Pohaturoa Road				1,309 ft
	Mudpool Road				39 ft
	Rosebank				3,166 ft
	Trig Road				33 ft
	Pohaturoa Road				945 ft

Details

Riding area

Whakarewarewa Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Easy
Ridelogs

55

More Stats for Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotorua mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 11 min
Altitude min

1,066 ft
Altitude start

1,066 ft
Altitude end

1,073 ft
Grade max

-41.2%
Grade min

57.2%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

Trail Conditions

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ATV/ORV/OHV Filter

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

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Winter Trails

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trail	date	description
Roller Coaster	Sep 18, 2023 @ 2:37am Sep 18, 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.
Challenge Roadside	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
Soakhole Climb	Sep 16, 2023 @ 6:25am Sep 16, 2023