3,110 ft
Distance
-54 ft
Descent
00:04:06
Avg time

Homeward Bound Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Whakarewarewa Forest
    Rotorua
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #77986 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2399 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking

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Homeward Bound is a 948 m popular blue singletrack trail located near Rotorua. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Homeward Bound mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -52 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,167 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,224 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,221 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,171 ft
  • Grade
    -1.7%
  • Grade max
    -7.9%
  • Grade min
    4.2%
  • Distance climb
    446 ft
  • Distance down
    2,090 ft
  • Distance flat
    489 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:51
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on Jun 25, 2022
Dry
Avg: 3.75 (4 votes)
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      Homeward Bound Trail Reports

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      Jun 25, 2022 @ 5:01pm
      Jun 25, 2022
      		 reporter
      Cleared drains last section
      Jun 24, 2022 @ 4:43pm
      Jun 24, 2022
      		 reporter
      Drains top section cleared first exit needs repairs after looking and signs put back
      Jun 23, 2022 @ 10:05pm
      Jun 23, 2022
      		 reporter Drains in upper section need opening some mud puddles developing
      May 21, 2022 @ 6:58pm
      May 21, 2022
      Feb 11, 2022 @ 2:33pm
      Feb 11, 2022
      		 reporter
      Root at end covered up made safe
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 615 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,502 rides
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      Jun 24, 2022 @ 10:34pm
      Jun 24, 2022
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      Oct 12, 2021 @ 2:14pm
      Oct 12, 2021
      3 |
      Oct 12, 2021 @ 2:11pm
      Oct 12, 2021
      15 |
      May 19, 2021 @ 3:58pm
      May 19, 2021

      Routes with this trail

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      HIGHLANDER MTB Marathon41 miles
      RSSS 202114 miles

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