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1.9 miles
Distance
160 ft
Climb
-256 ft
Descent
00:17:39
Avg time
-96 ft
Altitude change
1,136 ft
Altitude min
1,250 ft
Altitude max
1,233 ft
Altitude start
1,135 ft
Altitude end
-1%
Grade
-36%
Grade max
16.8%
Grade min
3,579 ft
Distance climb
4,505 ft
Distance down
1,785 ft
Distance flat
00:17:39
Avg time
Old Chevy Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaWhakarewarewa Forest
Rotorua -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in E-Biking
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National Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Gap Jump
Old school, old heads, Old Chevy. The trail meanders up and down and around with great scenery in the larch trees.
After a sharp climb in (The Radiator) the trail rolls down the ridge line with Hill Rd way below - this is the Chassis.
This first section of Old Chevy really sums the trail up - a mix of climbs and fast flowing downhills. The last section - The Exhaust - is a ripper and by the end of it you have forgotten the steeper pinch climbs
Just before you exit there is a gap jump into a G-out, with a faster singletrack option to the left of it.
Above the run into the jump and to the right, there is an alternative trail that is a little longer. It is also fast and flowy with a couple of sharp tricky corners thrown in to keep you on your game - nice berms at the start of this section. This merges with the original trail just before the exit.
There are a couple of other alternative lines - they all meet up eventually so you won't get lost, have an explore and check them out.
Part of this stand of forest has natural springs and so is protected from harvesting.
source: Ride Rotorua
Access Info
Old Chevy starts from the corner of Ring Road and Reservoir Road
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- 3 rides
- 34.3 km average
6 Months
- 72 rides
- 46.0 km avg distance
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- 649 rides
- Last: Oct 22, 2026
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Directions to old-chevy trailhead
(-38.184650, 176.291500)
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7 Reviews & Comments
Arbdesign
Top section is closed due to forestry work.
Tully01
Wife and I rode Old Chevy on way back from Split enz. We would rate this G3+ definitely having its challenges, one being the trail forked at 3 different locations which did not show on trailforks so we had to backtrack a couple of times. Some tricky ups and downs but if not too confident just take your time. Not too many places you have to walk and a great achievement at the end especially for old farts like us.
brizzler
Far, far, far too hard to be a grade 3. At least grade 4 and even then not an easy one... I said to my partner at the top of the first uphill section "If that's what the uphill is like, then I'm worried about the downhill." As features are usually easier on the uphills. I was right to be worried. And I think I said "I'm so done with this trail" about halfway through. I walked almost all of the downhill features (difficult in itself), and a fair few ups. I just wanted to be off, but it kept going, and the sketchy features kept coming. And then there was the non-optional super gnarly feature after joining Homeward Bound - where was the parachute escape for that?! Worst trail in the forest.
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