3,891 ft
Distance
-711 ft
Descent
00:13:21
Avg time

Kataore Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • AKA
    Blue Lake DH
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #7502 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #6891 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2014

Built in 2014 for Rotorua Mountain Bike Club By Empire of Dirt. Designed and Built by Adam King, Rob Metz, Kurt Lancaster.

A superb Steep, 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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Kataore mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -713 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,615 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,332 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,328 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,614 ft
  • Grade
    -18.3%
  • Grade max
    -94.3%
  • Grade min
    6.7%
  • Distance climb
    56 ft
  • Distance down
    3,740 ft
  • Distance flat
    95 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:35
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      Kataore Trail Reports

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      Dec 14, 2024 @ 1:33am
      Dec 14, 2024
      Sep 10, 2024 @ 1:21am
      Sep 10, 2024
      go through trail and cleared all hanging supplejack and ferns off the trail moved one fallen log off the trail.
      Jun 7, 2024 @ 11:51pm
      Jun 7, 2024
      cleared tree off bottom of trail and checked general condition of trail. in fairly good condition for the time of year
      Apr 15, 2024 @ 3:53am
      Apr 15, 2024
      		 Super slippery after all the rain; mud clings to your tyres hard!
      Feb 23, 2024 @ 8:02pm
      Feb 23, 2024
      cut back ferns and supple jack top to bottom of trail is all clear to ride.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 14 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
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      • 83 rides
      • Last: Apr 25, 2025

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