2,119 ft
Distance
21 ft
Climb
-42 ft
Descent
00:03:17
Avg time

Chop Suey Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #8423 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1278 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking

The first climb is a short, sharp effort but once you're there the rest of the trails making up 'chinese menu' (Spring Roll and Sweet n Sour) are much mellower.
Rolling through dense canopy of spruce trees is very dark in low light. In the height of summer it's a welcome, cooling relief from the heat.
There are a couple of short cuts into Chop Suey from Reservoir Rd. that avoid the initial hill. If you take them just make sure you turn right onto Chop Suey to go with the flow of the direction of the trail (it's a one-way designated trail)

source: Ride Rotorua
Access Info

Starts a little up Reservoir Rd from the intersection with Ring Rd.
It's also close to the finish of Moonshine trail and Roller Coaster.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Chop Suey mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -21 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,208 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,252 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,229 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,207 ft
  • Grade
    -1%
  • Grade max
    -9.2%
  • Grade min
    10.5%
  • Distance climb
    505 ft
  • Distance down
    1,427 ft
  • Distance flat
    187 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:34
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on Jul 22, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.2 (10 votes)
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      Chop Suey Trail Reports

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      Jul 22, 2023 @ 2:30am
      Jul 22, 2023
      May 26, 2023 @ 10:54pm
      May 26, 2023
      Cleared drains and vegetation. all good.
      May 21, 2023 @ 12:53am
      May 21, 2023
      Drains cleared by Highlander MTB Challenge team
      Feb 17, 2023 @ 1:50pm
      Feb 17, 2023
      Checked drains, cleared couple of small trees off track and other debri. all clear now.
      Feb 16, 2023 @ 3:10pm
      Feb 16, 2023
      		 reporter Trail open after the cyclone
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 247 rides
      • 24 miles avg distance
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      • 3,125 rides
      • Last: Sep 23, 2023

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