4,341 ft
Distance
-731 ft
Descent
00:05:30
Avg time

Te Rua Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #6530 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4347 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in E-Biking

Off camber and rooty trail with big drops.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Te Rua mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -729 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,491 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,222 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,222 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,493 ft
  • Grade
    -16.8%
  • Grade max
    -44.3%
  • Grade min
    3.7%
  • Distance climb
    98 ft
  • Distance down
    4,121 ft
  • Distance flat
    121 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:30
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:27
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Status:
on May 21, 2022
Dry
Avg: 4.75 (8 votes)
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      Te Rua Trail Reports

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      May 21, 2022 @ 3:55pm
      May 21, 2022
      		 reporter
      Tree removed near start
      Apr 23, 2022 @ 3:44pm
      Apr 23, 2022
      		 Needs a trail merge sign. Don't notice riders coming down from left. They can't stop. Too steep!
      Jan 17, 2022 @ 2:02pm
      Jan 17, 2022
      		 reporter
      Cleared Vegetation were Te Rua comes down onto and crosses Koe Koe Road CK
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 2:45pm
      Jul 23, 2021
      Jul 19, 2021 @ 6:29pm
      Jul 19, 2021
      		 reporter
      2hrs work on upper Te rua clearing puddles and fixing ruts.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 174 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,038 rides
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      May 21, 2022 @ 3:56pm
      May 21, 2022
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      May 21, 2022 @ 3:56pm
      May 21, 2022
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      Jul 18, 2021 @ 2:52pm
      Jul 18, 2021
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      Jul 18, 2021 @ 2:52pm
      Jul 18, 2021

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