1.9 miles
Distance
160 ft
Climb
-256 ft
Descent
00:18:28
Avg time

Old Chevy Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Gap Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #8628 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #829 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking

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

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Old Chevy mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -96 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,136 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,250 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,233 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,135 ft
  • Grade
    -1%
  • Grade max
    -36%
  • Grade min
    16.8%
  • Distance climb
    3,579 ft
  • Distance down
    4,501 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,785 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:33:07
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on Nov 12, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3 (27 votes)
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      Old Chevy Trail Reports

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      Nov 12, 2023 @ 8:57pm
      Nov 12, 2023
      Sep 21, 2023 @ 4:42am
      Sep 21, 2023
      		 An old style track that could benefit from some maintenance yet it’s s current state is part if the attraction
      Aug 1, 2023 @ 10:13am
      Aug 1, 2023
      Jul 13, 2023 @ 7:34pm
      Jul 13, 2023
      Walked in the exit of homeward bound (ex old Chevy) and looped around to OC clearing drains and rebuilding some outside of corner drainage
      Apr 22, 2023 @ 5:18pm
      Apr 22, 2023
      Cleared drainage holes, routed water flows and made a little rh hip jump off a riot I used to hit up.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 4 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 359 rides
      • 33 miles avg distance
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      • 2,627 rides
      • Last: Dec 4, 2023

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