2,100 ft
Distance
26 ft
Climb
-6 ft
Descent
00:01:54
Avg time

Ball and Chain Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #651 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #319 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking

A flat link trail that lets riders get between Nursery Rd. and the 8 Mile Gate entry to the forest without riding on the road or car park at the trailhead. The trail is two-way and it splits in places to allow for better flow, stay left.
Bridges have been removed and the track is nice and wide.
Please use this trail and stay off the road.

source: Ride Rotorua
Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB 1 Rating: No obstacles exist. Wide enough. Can be ridden confidently solo.
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ball and Chain mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    20 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,110 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,135 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,115 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,135 ft
  • Grade
    1%
  • Grade max
    -2.5%
  • Grade min
    9.2%
  • Distance climb
    984 ft
  • Distance down
    584 ft
  • Distance flat
    472 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:54
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:00
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Status:
on Feb 15, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.35 (12 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Ball and Chain Trail Reports

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      Feb 15, 2023 @ 9:45pm
      Feb 15, 2023
      		 All clear after the storm. Trees down alongside but nothing on the trail.
      Feb 3, 2023 @ 3:39pm
      Feb 3, 2023
      Clearing some drain so water has a olace to go. Cleared lots of fallen branches also
      Jan 22, 2023 @ 5:45pm
      Jan 22, 2023
      Jan 7, 2023 @ 3:39pm
      Jan 7, 2023
      sprayed trail for target species 60 litres
      Dec 26, 2022 @ 3:56am
      Dec 26, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 68 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,262 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 14,696 rides
      • Last: Mar 30, 2023

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      Jan 7, 2023 @ 3:40pm
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      Jan 7, 2023 @ 3:40pm
      Jan 7, 2023
      125 |
      Apr 2, 2016 @ 11:31am
      Apr 2, 2016
      124 |
      Apr 2, 2016 @ 11:30am
      Apr 2, 2016

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