2,818 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-171 ft
Descent
00:02:59
Avg time

Challenge DH Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, DJ
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Roller Coaster
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #396 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #240 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking

Fast, flowing machine built trail with jumps and table tops and bermed corners where you can pick up a lot of speed. Tends to get a bit rutted with lots of use and quite dusty in summer but rarely gets muddy so a good track to ride in the rain.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Challenge DH mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -168 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,164 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,334 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,334 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,168 ft
  • Grade
    -6%
  • Grade max
    -29%
  • Grade min
    2.2%
  • Distance climb
    121 ft
  • Distance down
    2,339 ft
  • Distance flat
    361 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:59
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:18
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Status:
on Feb 16, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (41 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Prevalent Mud
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      Challenge DH Trail Reports

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      Feb 16, 2023 @ 9:59pm
      Feb 16, 2023
      Blow tracks, from storm.
      Feb 14, 2023 @ 1:07pm
      Feb 14, 2023
      		 reporter Trees cleared apart from these hanging stems. Stems stuck and hopefully not moving for now. CK/AF
      Feb 13, 2023 @ 10:05pm
      Feb 13, 2023
      		 tree across 10cm dia. half way down
      Feb 4, 2023 @ 12:22am
      Feb 4, 2023
      Jan 2, 2023 @ 5:11am
      Jan 2, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 68 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,256 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 12,107 rides
      • Last: Mar 29, 2023

      Photos

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      3 |
      Feb 14, 2023 @ 1:08pm
      Feb 14, 2023
      41 |
      Mar 6, 2021 @ 10:05pm
      Mar 6, 2021
      45 |
      Dec 27, 2018 @ 7:50am
      Dec 27, 2018
      2,622 |
      Sep 1, 2014 @ 5:01am
      Sep 1, 2014
      | 4 comments

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