2,729 ft
Distance
94 ft
Climb
-357 ft
Descent
00:05:19
Avg time

Old Exit Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Advanced rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #4403 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5081 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking

Starts from Tokorangi Pa Rd close to the intersection of Nursery Rd with a short climb in (gun it as it is pretty much the last one of the day, if you are exiting on Long Mile Rd) then a quick short downhill.
Cross the forest road into a very short cutting with a jump at the end (and a good optional nana berm). Whip back across the road and into the main part of the trail with some great fast downhill sections.
Nice rolling jumps and berms make this an excellent finish for those heading out to Long Mile Rd.
A blast - but, careful but - there are some tricky bits to kill yourself on if you are snoozing, especially if you have been out riding for four hours.
About two-thirds of the way down the trail splits. The original trail - on the right - is still quite technical with some braking ruts, most of the way down it. Still a 3.
The left hand option is for more skilled riders with this big drop off, on the left - hold your speed Grade 4.

Brad Peterson (and Mark Smith) are doing nice work to keep a high-maintenance trail in good shape without dumbing it down and losing the challenging bits.
Normally handles wet weather, well, if not too many riding it on their brakes.

source: Ride Rotorua
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Old Exit mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -263 ft
  • Altitude min
    980 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,315 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,243 ft
  • Altitude end
    980 ft
  • Grade
    -9.642%
  • Grade max
    -40.248%
  • Grade min
    46.266%
  • Distance climb
    454 ft
  • Distance down
    2,146 ft
  • Distance flat
    129 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:21
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Status:
on Sep 25, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 4.55 (13 votes)

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      Old Exit Trail Reports

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      Sep 25, 2021 @ 4:47pm
      Sep 25, 2021
      Sep 23, 2021 @ 9:07pm
      Sep 23, 2021
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      Mar 31, 2021 @ 4:20pm
      Mar 31, 2021
      Mar 28, 2021 @ 12:51am
      Mar 28, 2021
      Gave lower section a trim
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 11 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 118 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
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      • 1,434 rides
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      Mar 23, 2017 @ 3:06am
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      Mar 23, 2017 @ 3:06am
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