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3.1 miles
Distance
188 ft
Climb
-61 ft
Descent
00:21:58
Avg time
127 ft
Altitude change
1,117 ft
Altitude min
1,249 ft
Altitude max
1,119 ft
Altitude start
1,247 ft
Altitude end
0.8%
Grade
-11.1%
Grade max
14.6%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
4,964 ft
Distance down
2,497 ft
Distance flat
00:21:58
Avg time
Aratiatia Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHuka Trails
Taupo -
Ref Number#5
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in E-Biking
- 70 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 100 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#75106 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #922 in E-Biking
- #129207 in Trail Running
- #297376 in Hiking
- #980 in Adaptive Biking
- #114 in Gravel Biking
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National Ranking#1,662 in Mountain Biking · New Zealand [+]
- #13 in E-Biking
- #2,098 in Trail Running
- #3,121 in Hiking
- #33 in Adaptive Biking
- #12 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDirt/Gravel Road
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Bike TypeXC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Ride in RainYes
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Land OwnerDOC
Runs from Contact Power Station lookout north beside the road, through a squeeze, to follow the true left (western side) of the Waikato River to Aratiatia Dam. Two way with walkers. Park map no 5.
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Contact Power station lookout in the south and Aratiatia Dam in the north.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 33 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
All
- 348 rides
- Last: Oct 3, 2026
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Directions to aratiatia-loop trailhead
(-38.618490, 176.136530)
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lpw110
Fun at the start despite some sudden uphills but there's about 2.5 km of near-straight section following the river before you get to Aratiatia which is a little dull. Easy enough to ride but very little ones (e.g. 6 years old) may have some trouble in places.
tullys
A very muddy stretch of a couple of hundred mtrs roughly opposite Wairakei village
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