3,889 ft
Distance
33 ft
Climb
-791 ft
Descent
00:13:11
Avg time
Kataore Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaWhakarewarewa Forest
Rotorua -
AKABlue Lake DH
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (2 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailDrop
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 45 in E-Biking
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Year Opened2014
A superb technical, rooty, off-camber natural beauty. Hand-built, with lots of small drops (especially in the corners). Exits at the Blue Lake.
Access Info
Proceed along Tuhoto Ariki until you see the sign on your left.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Kataore mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-757 ft
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Altitude min1,535 ft
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Altitude max2,316 ft
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Altitude start2,292 ft
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Altitude end1,535 ft
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Grade max-156.7%
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Grade min14.581%
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Distance climb693 ft
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Distance down3,048 ft
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Distance flat148 ft
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Avg time00:13:11
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Avg reverse time00:22:15
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Trail Conditions
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 112 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
All
- 698 rides
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Awesome trail, had heavy rain on Wednesday, rode trail on Sunday and it was mint, not affected at all by the wet weather.
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Awesome natural tech trail through the native forest. A must do!
[Reply]
Samwak
(Jan 30, 2022 at 11:40)

The rooty steps get bigger and more gnarly as you make your way down. Very technical
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