5,265 ft
Distance
174 ft
Climb
-130 ft
Descent
00:10:21
Avg time

The Tickler Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #27120 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking

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).

Bike Park

More Stats for The Tickler 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
    00:10:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:54
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Status:
on Oct 12, 2019
Dry
Avg: 2.85 (13 votes)

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      Directions to the-tickler trailhead (-38.168313, 176.284626)
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      The Tickler Trail Reports

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      Oct 12, 2019 @ 1:14pm
      2 days
      Sep 27, 2019 @ 8:01pm
      Sep 27, 2019
      Aug 18, 2019 @ 11:05pm
      Aug 18, 2019
      Drainage and remedial
      Aug 16, 2019 @ 4:49pm
      Aug 16, 2019
      		 work in progress - still deep rut at drop/rise
      Aug 15, 2019 @ 8:47pm
      Aug 15, 2019
      Drainage and remedial where necessary
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 33 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 659 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,186 rides
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      Sep 5, 2019 @ 3:27pm
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      Feb 18, 2019 @ 10:46am
      Feb 18, 2019

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      flag Sammyp86 (Apr 8, 2019 at 14:41)
       I really enjoyed the top(downhill) section of the tickler. After about 2.5-3 minutes or so the trail starts to flatten out in sections meaning you need to get those legs pumping again. Felt a bit tedious after 5 hours of riding.Would be a good ride if you still had ample energy in the tank or where after a quick fix
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