5,265 ft
Distance
174 ft
Climb
-130 ft
Descent
00:10:45
Avg time

The Tickler Details

  • Riding area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Global Ranking
    #17853

The Tickler has a fast section at the start, dropping down to the creek. This section was revised in September 2012, to bypass the original entrance section. This was technical and suffered from rain and braking ruts making it harder than the grade 3 designation of the trail.

Shortly after the creek crossing there is a short but tricky pinch climb to a clearing with a few of the remaining Californian Redwoods from the orignal stand of forest. Take a moment here and keep your eyes and ears open. One of the NZ native falcons released in 2013 has been making itself at home in this area.

The next stage follows the profile and style of the original trail which was lost in the 2011 harvesting activity. It is a gradual climb from the stand of Redwoods – no steep sections, just a gradual climb that winds its way up.
Normally handles wet weather well. The occasional hard frost in the middle of winter can make it slippery as the frozen surface softens during the day.

source: Ride Rotorua
Access Info

Starting from the skid site at the end of Spruce Rd (you get there via Katore Jumps or another favorite, Paddy's Run (formerly called A Trail).

Local Trail Association
More Stats for The Tickler mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    44 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,227 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,351 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,307 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,351 ft
  • Grade
    0.837%
  • Grade max
    -32.82%
  • Grade min
    23.108%
  • Distance climb
    2,743 ft
  • Distance down
    1,772 ft
  • Distance flat
    751 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:54
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Status:
on Apr 24, 2017
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Avg: 2.85 (7 votes)

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The Tickler Trail Reports

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Apr 24, 2017 @ 6:43pm
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Nov 21, 2016 @ 5:53am
Nov 21, 2016
Mar 23, 2015 @ 12:48pm
Mar 23, 2015
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WHAKA100 Official 2017 race
64.7 miles
WHAKA 50 Official 2016 race
31.6 miles
Whaka 100 2016 race
61.3 miles
Cyclezone Winter MTB Series 2016, Event 3 (long Course) race
25.5 miles

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