4,987 ft
Distance
49 ft
Climb
-413 ft
Descent
00:08:11
Avg time

K2 Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #3357 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2631 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking

Steep, with big roots, drops and off-camber. Fast in the dry,harder in the wet.

Access Info

Turn right before the top of Katore Road, and start from the clearing about 100m on, on your right.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for K2 mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -364 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,311 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,704 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,704 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,339 ft
  • Grade
    -7.3%
  • Grade max
    -33.4%
  • Grade min
    16.8%
  • Distance climb
    850 ft
  • Distance down
    3,891 ft
  • Distance flat
    249 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:32:24
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Status:
on Mar 4, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.65 (17 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
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  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      K2 Trail Reports

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      Mar 4, 2023 @ 6:18am
      Mar 4, 2023
      Feb 16, 2023 @ 10:01pm
      Feb 16, 2023
      		 all clear post cyclone, running really well
      Feb 5, 2023 @ 8:27pm
      Feb 5, 2023
      Cleared overhanging vegetation
      Jan 13, 2023 @ 4:38pm
      Jan 13, 2023
      		 A bit slippery in the chutes. Sign still broken in half
      Dec 17, 2022 @ 7:21pm
      Dec 17, 2022
      Cleared veg and repaired some sections
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 19 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 379 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,107 rides
      • Last: Mar 30, 2023

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      32 |
      Oct 28, 2022 @ 3:06am
      Oct 28, 2022
      143 |
      Mar 25, 2019 @ 9:15pm
      Mar 25, 2019
      74 |
      May 30, 2018 @ 4:36pm
      May 30, 2018
      430 |
      Oct 9, 2016 @ 1:06am
      Oct 9, 2016

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