3,934 ft
Distance
9 ft
Climb
-124 ft
Descent
00:06:58
Avg time

Grinder Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #2492 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #872 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking

Downhill rolling old school track, moderately fast flowing singletrack with some small berms and jumps. Dense forest canopy keeps a lot of the rain off, so this is a good trail to ride when trails are wet elsewhere.

There is the old line at the top that starts at the Double Down entrance and contours along to join where the main entrance now is, not used very much, but is a not little addition to the start of the tail

source: Ride Rotorua
Access Info

Starts from Katore Rd, a short distance up from the intersection with Nursery Rd.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Grinder mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -117 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,176 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,293 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,293 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,175 ft
  • Grade
    -3%
  • Grade max
    -15.3%
  • Grade min
    7.4%
  • Distance climb
    328 ft
  • Distance down
    3,307 ft
  • Distance flat
    302 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:58
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:29
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Status:
on Feb 22, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.85 (19 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Grinder Trail Reports

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      Feb 22, 2023 @ 12:07pm
      Feb 22, 2023
      		 reporter
      Trees cleared after the cyclone and trail now open CK/MC/CE
      Feb 13, 2023 @ 11:41pm
      Feb 13, 2023
      Clearing after cyclone. Trees down: 1: 100m from start after first right hand, not fallen but leaning dangerously 2: another 100m further, 2x...
      Jan 17, 2023 @ 2:55pm
      Jan 17, 2023
      		 reporter
      Checked and no tree found. TvM
      Jan 16, 2023 @ 3:48pm
      Jan 16, 2023
      		 Big-as tree down blocking track on lower section. Unable to pass.
      Dec 30, 2022 @ 5:02pm
      Dec 30, 2022
      		 reporter
      Tree cleared
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 61 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 302 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,185 rides
      • Last: Mar 23, 2023

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      48 |
      May 30, 2018 @ 4:36pm
      May 30, 2018
      76 |
      Sep 22, 2017 @ 6:10pm
      Sep 22, 2017
      49 |
      Sep 22, 2017 @ 6:10pm
      Sep 22, 2017
      345 |
      Dec 1, 2013 @ 12:14am
      Dec 1, 2013

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      mtb-tech-geek (Jun 25, 2022 at 17:51)
      Rough trail with many lines and some drops
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