3,889 ft
Distance
33 ft
Climb
-791 ft
Descent
00:11:48
Avg time

Kataore Details

  • Riding area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • AKA
    Blue Lake DH
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • TTFs on trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #10397
  • Year Opened
    2014
  • Land Manager
    RMBC

A superb techinical, 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.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Kataore mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -757 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,535 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,316 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,292 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,535 ft
  • Grade max
    -156.7%
  • Grade min
    14.581%
  • Distance climb
    693 ft
  • Distance down
    3,048 ft
  • Distance flat
    148 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:48
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Status:
on Feb 5, 2018
Variable
Avg: 4.65 (9 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to kataore trailhead (-38.185140, 176.317700)
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Kataore Trail Reports

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Feb 5, 2018 @ 10:36am
Feb 5, 2018
 The trail's riding really good. Pretty dry with only the odd damp spot. Pleasantly surprised with the recent rain :)
Jan 13, 2018 @ 1:49pm
Jan 13, 2018
 Was awesome, slick on the roots
Mar 5, 2017 @ 9:17pm
Mar 5, 2017
 roding supurbly
Jul 11, 2016 @ 1:17am
Jul 11, 2016
 off-camber and rooty...means slippery.
Feb 21, 2015 @ 11:00am
Feb 21, 2015
 Has bedded in really nicely. Riding well.
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Kataore, Rotorua

Routes with this trail

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Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.com
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EWS #1 2015 Giant TOA Enduro - Part 1 race
25 miles
2W Enduro 3 - 1 Stages E & A to start of D race
14 miles

Trail Products

1 Review & Comments

  • + 1
flag muttongun (Jul 7, 2016 at 1:10)
 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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