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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
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- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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- popular
- less popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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SaveThe Great Lake Taupo region is centrally located in the middle of the North Island, approximately 3 ½ hours drive from Auckland and 4 ½ hours drive from Wellington.
source: http://www.greatlaketaupo.com/
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
78 trails
- E-Bike
69 trails
- Hike
34 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 1
- 30
- 33
- 1
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Mar 28, 2022Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 81
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 78
- Trails E-Bike
- 69
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Total Distance
- 153 miles
- Total Descent
- 22,366 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,754 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,830 ft
- Reports
- 943
- Photos
- 388
- Ridden Counter
- 34,029
Sub Regions
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Craters Mountain Bike Park / Wairakei Forest.
- 19
- 20
- 1
- 1
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Great Lake Trails
- 7
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Huka Trails
- 8
- 5
- 1
Popular Taupo Mountain Biking Trails
Taupo Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huka Trails | 19 miles | |
| ACG Ride | 12 miles | |
| 32K Wairakei Forest loop | 20 miles | |
| Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) #2 Provisional race | 31 miles | |
| Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) Provisional race | 33 miles | |
| Pack&Pedal Summer Series Long race | 9 miles | |
| race | 45 miles | |
| race | 18 miles | |
| race | 35 miles | |
| race | 25 miles |
Photos of Taupo Mountain Bike
trail: Rotary Ride
10 |
Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:43pm
Jul 1, 2022
trail: W2K
23 |
Jan 8, 2022 @ 4:26pm
Jan 8, 2022
trail: W2K
132 |
Feb 13, 2019 @ 6:04pm
Feb 13, 2019Videos of Taupo Mountain Bike
trail: Scraggs Out
243 |
Jan 27, 2021
trail: Cole's Killer
3:14 |
551 |
Feb 3, 2020
trail: Redwoods
21:26 |
102 |
Mar 27, 2015
trail: Redwoods
2:10 |
88 |
Mar 27, 2015
trail: Pinners
4:58 |
744 |
Feb 9, 2015
trail: Redwoods
1:09 |
152 |
Dec 28, 2014
trail: Redwoods
0:08 |
1193 |
Aug 8, 2014
trail: Redwoods
0:52 |
313 |
Aug 8, 2014
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craters of the Moon Express Delivery | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Hammer It | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Spyce Girls | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Zeezeetop | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Dier Straights | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Incline | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Coaster | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Nail It | Jul 4, 2022 @ 1:27pm 2 days | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Rotary Ride | Jun 27, 2022 @ 2:09pm Jun 27, 2022 | Ideal | graeme-mtb | ||
| Tongariro River Trail | Jun 15, 2022 @ 5:48pm Jun 15, 2022 | Ideal | SteveKVMYIL |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NathancmVYYb | wishlist | route | Huka Teaser 2018 | Jul 5, 2022 @ 2:22pm 13 hours |
 | graeme-mtb | add | report | Hammer It and 6 more | Jul 3, 2022 @ 10:32pm 2 days |
| graeme-mtb | add | report | Craters of the Moon Express Delivery | Jul 3, 2022 @ 10:32pm 2 days |
| dalekpredator | add | report | Jul 3, 2022 @ 2:42am Jul 3, 2022 | |
| NicholasMdEk3q | add | photo | in My City | Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:43pm Jul 1, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Like a lot of Craters there is too much... | Jun 26, 2022 @ 3:58am Jun 26, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Good walk around the Taupo thermal landscape | Jun 25, 2022 @ 8:23pm Jun 25, 2022 | ||
| report | L | May 14, 2022 @ 3:49pm May 14, 2022 | ||
| trail | Realized this section about 3km-I had added... | May 12, 2022 @ 5:59pm May 12, 2022 | ||
| trail | Kinda boring but good for getting around the... | Apr 24, 2022 @ 7:53pm Apr 24, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,774 awarded -
10 Blue Trails323 awarded -
10 Green Trails355 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k504 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge72 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taupo BMX Track | skill park | Taupo | |
| Taupo Pump Track | skill park | Taupo |
Local Trail Supporters
![Pack and Pedal Taupo]()
![BNZ]()
![Wairakei Resort]()
![Legend]()
- Placemakers Taupo
![PAK'nsave Taupo]()
![Matt Jensen Insurance Brokers]()
![Huka Cycles]()
![Vetplus]()
![Groundeffect]()
![Jensen Waymouth Lawyers]()
![Cheal Taupo]()
![Richard Chow Osteopathic Clinic]()
![The Property Store]()
- Taupo Landscapes
![Signon]()
- CSM Surveys
- Nigel and Carla Broadhurst
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 78 | 149 miles | 21,755 ft | 59 miles | 2,753 ft | #159 | #9 | 387 | 940 | 11 | 15,309 | |
| E-Bike | 69 | 98 miles | 11,929 ft | 41 miles | 935 ft | #57 | #5 | 1 | 802 | 1 | 1,653 | |
| Hike | 34 | 104 miles | 14,810 ft | 41 miles | 2,753 ft | #494 | #13 | 836 | 188 | |||
| Trail Running | 33 | 97 miles | 14,098 ft | 38 miles | 2,753 ft | #509 | #15 | 828 | 218 |
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