4,675 ft
Distance
16 ft
Climb
-627 ft
Descent
00:08:27
Avg time
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Minerals Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, RD, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Pump Track, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Teeter Totter, Wallride, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #42090 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking

Great trail in similar style to others on the hill. Starts with a fairly narrow traverse across the hill with a few small gaps / doubles. This top section is also known as "Johnson's". Pops you out onto Direct Road briefly, before getting into a more steep, chutey, off-camber section with a few small drops at the top that can be sent. This section can be a real mud-slide in the wet. The trail is an easy grade 5 in the dry, and much harder in the wet.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Minerals mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -612 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,408 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,020 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,020 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,407 ft
  • Grade
    -13.1%
  • Grade max
    -59.9%
  • Grade min
    10.6%
  • Distance climb
    190 ft
  • Distance down
    4,088 ft
  • Distance flat
    397 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:32:00
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on Feb 15, 2023
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Avg: 4.65 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Minerals Trail Reports

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      Feb 15, 2023 @ 11:14pm
      Feb 15, 2023
      A heap of trees cleared after the storm. Trail is now ridable from top to bottom.
      Feb 8, 2023 @ 2:15pm
      Feb 8, 2023
      		 reporter
      Tree Cleared CE/MC and trail now open
      Jan 28, 2023 @ 3:33pm
      Jan 28, 2023
      		 reporter Was closed due to the excessive amount of rain forecasted. Please do not ride it.
      Jan 19, 2023 @ 6:03pm
      Jan 19, 2023
      Jan 8, 2023 @ 4:27pm
      Jan 8, 2023
      		 Techy, rooty and slippy. Not overly difficult if you don’t go crazy. Need to let the bike roll at times though as speed can be your friend....
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 273 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,111 rides
      • Last: Mar 28, 2023

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      Feb 17, 2023 @ 4:48pm
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      Jan 9, 2023 @ 12:11am
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      Apr 1, 2021 @ 7:44pm
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      Apr 1, 2021 @ 7:44pm
      Apr 1, 2021

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      youtuber Minerals, Whakarewarea forest, Rotorua, New...
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      6:30 | 98 | Mar 9, 2021 , Rotorua
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      5:33 | 17 | Mar 12, 2021 , Rotorua
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