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3,310 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-321 ft
Descent
00:07:37
Avg time
-318 ft
Altitude change
1,115 ft
Altitude min
1,439 ft
Altitude max
1,434 ft
Altitude start
1,115 ft
Altitude end
-9.6%
Grade
-29.2%
Grade max
5.7%
Grade min
308 ft
Distance climb
2,254 ft
Distance down
689 ft
Distance flat
00:07:37
Avg time
Kārearea Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
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Riding AreaArapuke Forest
Palmerston North -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (4 votes)
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in E-Biking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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National Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, Fat
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Ladder Bridge
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Year Opened2018
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Land OwnerPalmerston North City Council
This trail is a good honest Grade 3. It is tight and twisty hand cut single track but good riders will maintain great flow all the way down. A trail that rewards good pump and cornering technique.
Riders can ride all the way to the bottom an join into Te Ara Kaikohi, or they can cut out at the half way point onto Check Point Charlie. This is a good option for riders who are looking to lap the top half of the park or connect back over to the Shuttle service.
Trail was built by TrailPro in 2018.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 14 miles average
6 Months
- 23 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 244 rides
- Last: Oct 25, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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Directions to k-rearea trailhead
(-40.482610, 175.612180)
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Routes with this trail
12 miles • 2,111 ft • 18 • Loop •
Arapuke Classic 2026 18/36km Course Back track - Icebreaker Icebreaker to Rocky 2 Rocky 2 to About time...
3,304 ft • 3 ft • 1 •
Intermediate Stage 1 Arapuke Enduro 2026 Karearea – easy lines to H4
tfmbrown
Top section is fun and flowey and a solid 3 - no real tricky bits. From where the track crosses Check Point Charlie it’s now marked as KAHU, so note the name change. KAHU isn’t as much fun though, but a reasonable descent if you want to get out of the park.
dickersoncantride
Long tight singletrack rather than flowy, with deep wheelruts in some corners and a couple of small root drops.
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