1.4 miles
Distance
168 ft
Climb
-316 ft
Descent
00:12:33
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Loop 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
    Gravel
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    10 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 25 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

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Loop Road is a 2 km less popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Rotorua. This multi-use trail. On average it takes 12 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Loop Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -148 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,030 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,241 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,178 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,031 ft
  • Grade
    -2%
  • Grade max
    -35.8%
  • Grade min
    28%
  • Distance climb
    3,159 ft
  • Distance down
    3,415 ft
  • Distance flat
    843 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:33
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:17
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on Jun 26, 2024
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      Loop Road Trail Reports

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      Jun 26, 2024 @ 7:26pm
      Jun 26, 2024
      		 Tree down across the road
      Mar 13, 2023 @ 9:19pm
      Mar 13, 2023
      		 reporter Open after the cyclone
      Aug 19, 2022 @ 7:57pm
      Aug 19, 2022
      		 reporter
      Tree Cleared CK
      Jun 17, 2018 @ 12:09am
      Jun 17, 2018
      Cleared trees
      Jan 13, 2017 @ 9:31pm
      Jan 13, 2017
      		 Logging just around the corner from where split enz trail crosses over has annihilated the road. You can walk it out though but stick to the high...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      All
      • 17 rides
      • Last: Mar 30, 2025

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      Jun 26, 2024 @ 7:26pm
      Jun 26, 2024
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      Aug 18, 2022 @ 7:59pm
      Aug 18, 2022

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