3,950 ft
Distance
-412 ft
Descent
00:06:58
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Tihi o Tawa Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaWhakarewarewa Forest
Rotorua -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (3 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in E-Biking
Opened late December, 2011, this trail is likely to be one of the best on the hill.
Starts at the very top of Tawa (take the Tuhoto entrance and Te Tihi o Tawa branches to the right about 50m in), finishes via a link into the bottom of Billy T. Designed to be a Grade 3 for lesser mortals who like flow and not roots. It will get wet and very sticky in the rain due to being built in native bush and be more of a Grade 4.
This trail is in place thanks to Tuhourangi and the Department of Conservation particularly Simon Alefosio-Tuck.
source: Ride Rotorua
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Tihi o Tawa mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-412 ft
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Altitude min2,111 ft
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Altitude max2,525 ft
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Altitude start2,523 ft
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Altitude end2,110 ft
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Grade-10.4%
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Grade max-34.4%
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Grade min2.7%
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Distance climb82 ft
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Distance down3,681 ft
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Distance flat187 ft
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Avg time00:06:58
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Avg reverse time00:15:19
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 23 rides
- 21 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 241 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
All
- 3,319 rides
- Last: Mar 25, 2023
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3 Reviews & Comments
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donalduck
(Oct 15, 2021 at 1:31)
This is a G4 trail by any definition and should be labelled as such. It’s a bit rich that Whaki ‘G3’ and this trail have the same grading. What’s the point if trails aren’t graded properly?
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Entertainment
(Aug 19, 2020 at 4:34)
Great ride, it's a 3-4 grade but very manageable if you take care. There is a rooted section but not to hard
Dale
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