4,885 ft
Distance
150 ft
Climb
-108 ft
Descent
00:06:10
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Walter's Wiggles Trail

Walter's Wiggles Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest.
    Taupo
  • Ref Number
    #39
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #34058 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Land Manager
    Bike Taupo

Rumour has it Walter doesn't like going uphill in a straight line, preferring instead to weave and wiggle his way to the top. Less demanding than Incline if you don't mind missing Coaster. Improving every year as the trees grow. Park map no 39.

Access Info

The Connection - The left hand exit heading home.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Walter's Wiggles mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    42 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,375 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,482 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,375 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,417 ft
  • Grade
    0.9%
  • Grade max
    -17.7%
  • Grade min
    22.6%
  • Distance climb
    2,238 ft
  • Distance down
    2,067 ft
  • Distance flat
    577 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:10
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Status:
on Jan 3, 2021
Dry
Avg: 3 (9 votes)

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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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      Walter's Wiggles Trail Reports

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      Jan 3, 2021 @ 6:52pm
      Jan 3, 2021
      		 Could do with some vegetation control and some track width
      Jun 8, 2020 @ 3:27am
      Jun 8, 2020
      		 Open again now that logging has finished.
      Jan 16, 2019 @ 5:16pm
      Jan 16, 2019
      		 Mostly dry now
      Jan 15, 2019 @ 5:21pm
      Jan 15, 2019
      		 Variable after a few days of steady rain with a few deep puddles and soft edges.
      Dec 30, 2017 @ 12:05pm
      Dec 30, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 372 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,295 rides
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      Routes with this trail

      titleratingdistance
      ACG Ride
      		12 miles
      Huka Challenge Steamer 2018 race
      		35 miles
      Craters Classic 2019 Long Course race
      		25 miles

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