1,634 ft
Distance
37 ft
Climb
-38 ft
Descent
00:02:15
Avg time
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Riff Raff Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Arapuke Forest
    Palmerston North
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat, CX
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #34864 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking

Riff Raff is a loop, between the top of Ice Breaker and the Container Hub. From the Hub you can cross Arapuke Rd to the start of Mr Twister, join the top part of Jack and the Beanstalk, join the lower half of About Time, ride Rocky, or continue up Arapuke Rd to About Time or the Eastern Bloc trails.

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More Stats for Riff Raff mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -0 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,210 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,241 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,210 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,211 ft
  • Grade max
    -9.2%
  • Grade min
    9.7%
  • Distance climb
    623 ft
  • Distance down
    541 ft
  • Distance flat
    472 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:15
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Status:
on Dec 13, 2019
Ideal
Avg: 3 (2 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
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  • Dock Dock
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      Riff Raff Trail Reports

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      Dec 13, 2019 @ 10:42am
      Dec 13, 2019
      Nov 1, 2019 @ 7:20pm
      Nov 1, 2019
      Jun 20, 2018 @ 8:06pm
      Jun 20, 2018
      May 6, 2017 @ 11:33am
      May 6, 2017
      Jan 7, 2017 @ 12:01am
      Jan 7, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 24 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 471 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 886 rides
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