1.5 miles
Distance
631 ft
Climb
-177 ft
Descent
00:15:48
Avg time
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Apumoana Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • AKA
    Up Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #4448 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #519 in E-Biking
    • #9377 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2019

"Apu-moana" - After the death of Tangaroamihi, Apumoana was gifted the area making him a prominent figure in Rotorua. Apumoana Marae is based on Tarawera Road just down from Long Mile Road.

The trail is a smooth, wide, uphill trail that you barely realise you are going uphill. You can split off to Sidewinder to get to the Forest and Direct Road intersection or continue on the trail to the top and come out almost at the summit of Indirect Road [/L]and the start of Hot x Buns, Te Poaka and short entry to Tūteata

Shared use for bikes and runners so look out for each other. Two-way for runners/walkers, uphill only for bikes.

Access Info

Starts approx 80m west of Pipeline/Windy Road intersection, exit onto Sidewinder Trail or continue up to the top of Indirect Road [/L]and Hot X Buns and Te Poaka

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Apumoana multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    452 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,430 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,914 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,430 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,883 ft
  • Grade
    5.7%
  • Grade max
    -30%
  • Grade min
    62%
  • Distance climb
    4,573 ft
  • Distance down
    2,963 ft
  • Distance flat
    404 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:18
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on Jan 6, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.43 (17 votes)
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