4,245 ft
Distance
92 ft
Climb
-193 ft
Descent
00:06:51
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Indirect Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 80 in Horseback

A loop road off Direct Road which leads you up to the start of Hot X Buns, Te Poaka, Tuteata, Tumeke, Te Ruru, Minerals. The exits of Apumoana and Sidewinder also finish on this road.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Indirect Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -101 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,755 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,948 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,856 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,755 ft
  • Grade
    -2.4%
  • Grade max
    -17.9%
  • Grade min
    18.8%
  • Distance climb
    1,834 ft
  • Distance down
    2,411 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:51
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:51
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on Mar 27, 2024
Ideal
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      Indirect Road Trail Reports

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      Mar 27, 2024 @ 3:25am
      Mar 27, 2024
      Mar 10, 2024 @ 3:19am
      Mar 10, 2024
      Feb 18, 2024 @ 2:40am
      Feb 18, 2024
      		 It’s a road
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 4:15am
      Sep 3, 2023
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 3:12am
      Sep 3, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 19 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 821 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 8,449 rides
      • Last: Sep 18, 2024

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      Nov 22, 2022 @ 9:59pm
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      Nov 20, 2022 @ 4:01pm
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      Oct 4, 2022 @ 8:32pm
      Oct 4, 2022
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      Jul 13, 2022 @ 8:09pm
      Jul 13, 2022

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