1.4 miles
Distance
569 ft
Climb
-37 ft
Descent
00:16:53
Avg time

Lookout Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 95 in Horseback

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Lookout Road is a 2 km popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Rotorua. This multi-use trail can be used uphill primary. On average it takes 16 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lookout Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    532 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,389 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,946 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,389 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,923 ft
  • Grade
    7.1%
  • Grade max
    -16.1%
  • Grade min
    48.9%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    505 ft
  • Distance flat
    75 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:53
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:34
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      Lookout Road Trail Reports

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      Mar 5, 2025 @ 4:42pm
      Mar 5, 2025
      Feb 26, 2025 @ 7:08pm
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      Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:36am
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      Jan 20, 2025 @ 7:20pm
      Jan 20, 2025
      Oct 8, 2024 @ 6:18pm
      Oct 8, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 47 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      All
      • 172 rides
      • Last: Jun 20, 2025

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      Aug 5, 2022 @ 8:08pm
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      Jul 4, 2022 @ 4:28pm
      Jul 4, 2022
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      Dec 30, 2021 @ 3:48pm
      Dec 30, 2021
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      Dec 30, 2021 @ 3:48pm
      Dec 30, 2021

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