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Mountain Bike Trails


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟9th October 2025
🌤️ Weather: It’s got that “summer is coming!” vibe — the sun’s out, the trails are drying fast, and those after-work rides are...
Tony Knauf
Oct 95 min read


Tony Knauf
Oct 60 min read


NZ Pump Track National Champs
Celebrating Community, Celebrating Trails 🚴♀️ On 21 September, Rotorua's Velosolutions Pump Track was alive with energy as it hosted...
Tony Knauf
Oct 31 min read


Shoutout to Mark Upshall
A huge shoutout to Mark Upshall, our incredible Operations Manager here at Rotorua Trails Trust! Mark sits in a truly essential role,...
Tony Knauf
Oct 31 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 25th September 2025
🌤️ Weather: Yahoo! Sun's out, wind's taking a day off! ☀️😎 🌱 Dirt: On the ground, flicked up your back, in the tread of your boots -...
Tony Knauf
Sep 253 min read


🚵♂️ TRAIL SPOTLIGHT: KATORE JUMPS 🚵♀️
Big ups to our legendary trail adopter who's been putting in serious mahi on Katore Jumps! While the groms are out shredding these school...
Tony Knauf
Sep 241 min read


🌲 Taniwha DH Trails are OPEN thanks to the volunteers 🌲
The DH lines are officially back open after another huge storm clean-up. This didn’t happen by magic — it happened because a team of...
Tony Knauf
Sep 201 min read


Planting is due to commence
Kia ora koutou, Planting is due to commence, starting Monday 22 September , in Whakarewarewa Forest. There are three blocks to be...
Tony Knauf
Sep 191 min read


🚨 Trail Closure Update 🚨 - DH TRAILS
Kia ora koutou Rotorua riders — an important update about the Downhill (Taniwha DH) trail in Whakarewarewa Forest. We know many of you...
Tony Knauf
Sep 161 min read


🌲 Taniwha DH Trails are OPEN thanks to the volunteers 🌲
The DH lines are officially back open after a huge storm clean-up. This didn’t happen by magic — it happened because a team of amazing...
Tony Knauf
Sep 81 min read


🚨 Taniwha DH Temporary Trail Closure 🚨
Kia ora Rotorua trail-lovers — we’ve got an important heads-up for everyone who enjoys riding the Downhill (Taniwha DH) trail in...
Tony Knauf
Sep 41 min read


🌟 Trail Legends Spotlight: The Rinkly Riders 🌟
The Rinkly Riders — what a crew of legends 🙌. They are a bunch of good people who give their time and energy to the trails we all love,...
Tony Knauf
Aug 281 min read


Excavator Work on Forest Roads
And now a word for our friends at Timberlands.... "Kia ora Koutou, Further to the mower operating in Whakarewarewa for the next few...
Tony Knauf
Aug 201 min read


Mowing Operations in the forest 18&19 August 2025
Kia ora koutou, Timberlands are commencing a roadside mowing programme starting Monday 18 th August 2025 . This operation will be...
Tony Knauf
Aug 181 min read


⚠️ Caution: Windfall in the Whakarewarewa Forest 🌲🌬️🌧️
There are fallen trees, large branches, and debris across trails. Rotorua Trails Trust have been hard at work clearing what we can, and...
Tony Knauf
Aug 11 min read


Tony Knauf
Jun 240 min read


Temporary Disruptions
Kia ora koutou, Timberlands Limited are starting thinning operations in Whakarewarewa Forest commencing Tuesday 17th June. Operations...
Tony Knauf
Jun 171 min read


🌲 COMMUNITY IN ACTION 🌧️🚴♂️
With over 200km of trail and countless facilities spread throughout the Whakarewarewa Forest, there are always going to be things that...
Tony Knauf
Jun 111 min read


Tony Knauf
Jun 110 min read


Pre-Plant Spray Operation
Kia ora koutou, Timberlands Limited are carrying out aerial operations on Tuesday 10th June 6:00am – 12:00pm . Please see the...
Tony Knauf
Jun 91 min read
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