4,692 ft
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-244 ft
Descent
00:06:48
Avg time

Sandy Skid 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
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 30 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

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Sandy Skid Road is a 1 km moderately popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Rotorua. This multi-use trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sandy Skid Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -240 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,190 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,430 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,430 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,191 ft
  • Grade
    -5.1%
  • Grade max
    -20.2%
  • Grade min
    5.2%
  • Distance climb
    154 ft
  • Distance down
    3,698 ft
  • Distance flat
    295 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:01
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Status:
on Apr 13, 2021
Wet
Avg: 2.5 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Sandy Skid Road Trail Reports

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      Apr 13, 2021 @ 3:06pm
      Apr 13, 2021
      		 Tree down across road, not far up from 8 mile
      Dec 26, 2019 @ 9:49pm
      Dec 26, 2019
      		 Couldn't find the southern half of this road, ended up taking the pondy elevator
      Jan 1, 2019 @ 9:18am
      Jan 1, 2019
      Remove reachable overhanging tree
      Dec 30, 2018 @ 1:24pm
      Dec 30, 2018
      		 There is a tree down across the first part of the road, can ride under it no problem.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 17 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 72 rides
      • 36 miles avg distance
      All
      • 512 rides
      • Last: Mar 25, 2023

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      Apr 13, 2021 @ 7:08pm
      Apr 13, 2021
      9 |
      Jan 1, 2019 @ 9:18am
      Jan 1, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      titledistance
      Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotorua13 miles
      Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.com22 miles
      Some of Whakarewarewa's Finest17 miles
      (UNOFFICIAL) Winter Series Mid Course 201716 miles

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      1 Review & Comments

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      Farrar (Jan 19, 2019 at 18:04)
      Sandy skid road is pond elevator, there is no road here.
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