2,236 ft
Distance
285 ft
Climb
-31 ft
Descent
00:08:15
Avg time
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Sidewinder Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • AKA
    Side Winder
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #73392 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4240 in E-Biking
    • #21679 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking
    • 30 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking

In 2014 Sidewinder was re-designated as an uphill only track. This allows riders who have descended on Eagle vs. Shark or Kataore trails to avoid the forestry road climb of Hill Road to get back to the bulk of trails (and closer to shuttle uplifts) on the singletrack climb of Sidewinder.

Steep pinches will keep the fittest riders challenged. Moderate fitness will see some people walk sections.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sidewinder mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    253 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,506 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,767 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,506 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,759 ft
  • Grade
    11.323%
  • Grade max
    -11.176%
  • Grade min
    35.798%
  • Distance climb
    1,710 ft
  • Distance down
    416 ft
  • Distance flat
    111 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:54
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on Oct 4, 2024
Wet
Avg: 3.18 (11 votes)
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      Sidewinder Trail Reports

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      Oct 4, 2024 @ 9:57pm
      Oct 4, 2024
      		 reporter Tree Cleared by Rotorua Trails Trust
      Oct 3, 2024 @ 2:39pm
      Oct 3, 2024
      		 Tree across the track. Bring your chain saw
      Apr 27, 2024 @ 2:48am
      Apr 27, 2024
      Apr 14, 2024 @ 1:29pm
      Apr 14, 2024
      Apr 14, 2024 @ 1:25pm
      Apr 14, 2024
      		 two trees down near start of sidewinder. can go around one (there is quite a bit of debris to go over though) and under the other
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 10.2 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 38 rides
      • 21.6 km avg distance
      All
      • 167 rides
      • Last: Apr 19, 2025

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      Mar 17, 2023 @ 7:56pm
      Mar 17, 2023
      332 |
      Jan 26, 2010 @ 9:47pm
      Jan 26, 2010
      1 |
      Oct 3, 2024 @ 8:09pm
      Oct 3, 2024
      7 |
      Apr 14, 2024 @ 1:32pm
      Apr 14, 2024

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