3.0 miles
Distance
651 ft
Climb
-474 ft
Descent
00:24:33
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Moerangi 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
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

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Moerangi Road is a 5 km moderately popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Rotorua. This multi-use trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 24 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Moerangi Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    177 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,561 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,199 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,561 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,739 ft
  • Grade
    1.1%
  • Grade max
    -23.3%
  • Grade min
    25.2%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    128 ft
  • Avg time
    00:24:33
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:46
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on Mar 21, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.86 (2 votes)
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      Moerangi Road Trail Reports

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      Mar 21, 2025 @ 12:38pm
      Mar 21, 2025
      Jun 28, 2024 @ 5:32pm
      Jun 28, 2024
      Aug 4, 2023 @ 1:03pm
      Aug 4, 2023
      		 Small tree down across trail just before Tuhoto Ariki exit. Will be problem for shuttles.
      Jun 13, 2023 @ 12:34am
      Jun 13, 2023
      		 Section from tuhoto to bush road all clear
      Jun 6, 2023 @ 8:26pm
      Jun 6, 2023
      		 reporter
      Tree Cleared by Timberlands. Root ball will be cleared at a later stage.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 22 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 135 rides
      • Last: Apr 23, 2025

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      May 11, 2020 @ 1:11pm
      May 11, 2020
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      May 11, 2020 @ 1:11pm
      May 11, 2020
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      Aug 4, 2023 @ 1:06pm
      Aug 4, 2023
      9 |
      Sep 19, 2022 @ 7:25pm
      Sep 19, 2022

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