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1.5 miles
Distance
71 ft
Climb
-118 ft
Descent
00:13:26
Avg time
-48 ft
Altitude change
1,155 ft
Altitude min
1,203 ft
Altitude max
1,203 ft
Altitude start
1,155 ft
Altitude end
-0.6%
Grade
-9.6%
Grade max
10.1%
Grade min
1,923 ft
Distance climb
3,543 ft
Distance down
2,625 ft
Distance flat
00:13:26
Avg time
Dipper Details
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- Winter Fat Bike
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Riding AreaWhakarewarewa Forest
Rotorua -
AKAThe Dipper
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in E-Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
One of Whakarewarewa forest's originals and if there is an iconic trail this is The One. Highly recommended for families and beginners. Mostly flat flowing trail with good berms, great introduction to riding for first timers or a warm/up down for more experienced riders. Popular for families with wide tracks to overtake slower riders.
Like all the trails rebuilt and revamped after extensive forestry operations, the brief was to retain the shape, style and length of the original. It was also important that the trail remained what it has always been: family-friendly and also a fast, flat workout for the experienced riders. Success
The series of well-engineered berms at the start of The Dipper is now better, evened-out and faster. WICKED – put the hammer down and see if you can lose those following. The revamped trail features more rollers, jumps (safely tabled topped, so you can roll then) and even more berms.
The actual Dipper feature is an optional 'hard line' now, with two easier lines around it keeping the entire trail within a grade 2 classification.
Pop out after the Dipper (which is where you came into the trail) onto Pohaturoa Rd or keep going and there are more berms after this. Including The Big Berm built by the Corrections guys 15 years ago. They also did some major maintenance on this in November 2009.
The Big Berm was groomed in the revamp and is still a major fun factor on the trail. The following section looping through the mature Douglas Fir has been tidied up with increased flow and the occasional smooth table top jump.
source: Ride Rotorua
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Starts off Pohaturoa Rd near the intersection of Nursery Rd.
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Directions to dipper trailhead
(-38.170120, 176.266560)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dipper
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Where is Dipper located?
Dipper is located in Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua, New Zealand. It is part of the Whakarewarewa Forest trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates -38.17012, 176.26656.
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How hard is Dipper?
Dipper is rated as Green difficulty. The physical rating is Easy. The average grade is 0.6%. The climb difficulty is rated Green.
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What is the elevation gain for Dipper?
Dipper has 71 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 118 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 1,155 ft to 1,203 ft.
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Is Dipper a point to point trail?
Yes, Dipper is a point to point trail. The direction is One Direction. The trail type is singletrack.
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