2.4 miles
Distance
289 ft
Climb
-470 ft
Descent
00:13:28
Avg time

Pipeline 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
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 80 in Horseback

An access road that is also used for the Tokorangi Pa (Purple) and Whakarewarewa (Black) walking tracks. There are several water sources along this road.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pipeline Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -183 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,222 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,523 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,416 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,234 ft
  • Grade
    -1.4%
  • Grade max
    -48.4%
  • Grade min
    49.1%
  • Distance climb
    4,265 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    935 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:51
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on Jun 26, 2024
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      Pipeline Road Trail Reports

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      Jun 26, 2024 @ 7:22pm
      Jun 26, 2024
      		 reporter tree cleared by RTT
      Jun 26, 2024 @ 5:01pm
      Jun 26, 2024
      		 Big tree down just down from start of bunny jugs 2, someone else reported just earlier but here’s a photo
      Jun 26, 2024 @ 3:29pm
      Jun 26, 2024
      		 Large tree down across the road, will need chainsaw Should be able to push bike around, but cannot drive past
      May 21, 2023 @ 12:51am
      May 21, 2023
      Tree cleared by Highlander MTB Challenge team
      Mar 28, 2023 @ 3:53pm
      Mar 28, 2023
      		 Old report - trees were cleared after the cyclone
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 19.3 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 84 rides
      • 41.3 km avg distance
      All
      • 888 rides
      • Last: Sep 7, 2024

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      Jan 24, 2020 @ 4:48pm
      Jan 24, 2020

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