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🚨 BRAND NEW TRAIL ALERT! 🚨
Something special is brewing deep in the Whakarewarewa Forest... 👀🌿 📸 Rach Hadfield behind the camera, Casey King on the tools. We're...
Tony Knauf
May 26, 20251 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 22 May 2025
🌤️ Weather: Here we go folks, this is the weather we’ve been asking for — don’t waste it! 🌱 Dirt: You know it’s perfect… grippy and...
Tony Knauf
May 22, 20253 min read


🚧 TRAIL STATUS UPDATE – TAWA HILL 🚧 21 May 2025
Logging season is wrapping up for winter so check the map below to see what’s open and closed right now ✅❌ 🛻 Shuttle info? Head to...
Tony Knauf
May 21, 20251 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟
🌤️ Weather : Brilliant. Absolutely Brilliant. 🌱 Dirt : Ditto. 🪓 Trees cleared since Easter : 🌲 Rockdrop x1🌲 Long Drive Road x2🌲...
Tony Knauf
May 15, 20253 min read


Trails Drinks Recap – Rebuilding the #WhakaTrails Post-Harvest
*Held: Tuesday 7 May | Pig & Whistle, Rotorua* Thanks to everyone who joined us for May’s Trails Drinks. This month’s session focused on...
Tony Knauf
May 9, 20252 min read


Mud Maidens Voyage
Checked out Maiden Voyage with the trail builders behind the scenes, Mud Maidens—Rotorua’s all-female MTB collective. They are something...
Tony Knauf
May 9, 20251 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 8 May 2025
🌤️ Weather: i LOVE this time of year!! 🌱 Dirt: The best in the world right now. My days, it’s been a big week in the forest! Te Mounga...
Tony Knauf
May 8, 20253 min read


Tony Knauf
May 1, 20253 min read


Listening to the Groms: A Dream Line Built in Whaka
At Rotorua Trails Trust, we take our trail building and community engagement seriously — but we also know when to listen, especially when...
Tony Knauf
Apr 30, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟24 April 2025
🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 🌤️ Weather: All of summer’s rain... delivered in 4 soggy days 🌱 Dirt: Soft, grippy and glorious – no mud...
Tony Knauf
Apr 24, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 17 April 2025
🌤️ Weather: Think it’s a bit wet eh. 🌱 Dirt: Yeah nah yeah, it’s really wet eh. Divine Wind and Heckle and Ride The Rotorua Trail Trust...
Tony Knauf
Apr 17, 20254 min read


⚠️ Caution: Windfall Likely in the Whakarewarewa Forest 🌲🌬️🌧️ 15-18 April 2024
Due to forecast high winds and heavy rain, there’s a strong likelihood of fallen trees, large branches, and debris across trails....
Tony Knauf
Apr 16, 20251 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 10 April 2025
🌤️ Weather: Fantastically cool and crispy with warm sunny days🌱 Dirt: All time perfect! 🙏 We are humbled and over the moon 🌕 by...
Tony Knauf
Apr 10, 20253 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 3rd April 2025
🌤️ Weather: Best summer on record, I reckon! But thankfully, some rain is on the way...we really need it eh 🌧️🌿 🌱 Dirt: Soon to be...
Tony Knauf
Apr 3, 20254 min read


Fresh Loam! 4 New Trails Open in Rotorua!
Hey everyone! 👋 As you know, with the logging taking place, some trails have been temporarily closed. 🚧 But don’t worry—we’ve been...
Tony Knauf
Mar 28, 20251 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 27 March 2025
🌤️ Weather: Another sunny week of 20°C weather every day….yawn….love it tho! 😎☀️🌱 Dirt: Dryer than a moth sandwich. 🏜️🐛 Mokopuna...
Tony Knauf
Mar 27, 20253 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 20 March 2025
🌤️ Weather: Oppphhh yeah, we needed that rain, I guess… careful what you wish for, eh! 🌱 Dirt: Got a good soaking, so the dust is...
Tony Knauf
Mar 20, 20253 min read


Logging Update 12 March 2025
A new a word from our friends at Timberlands.... "Kia ora koutou, Logging is due to commence in the final block, for the summer harvest...
Tony Knauf
Mar 12, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 6 March 2025
🌤️ Weather: Lovely. 🌱 Dirt: Dirty. 🚴♂️ Trail Updates 🚴♀️ 🟡 Yellow Brick Return G3 ✨ Have you been out and tried the new berm...
Tony Knauf
Mar 6, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟27 Feb 2025
🌤️ Weather: Hot mate, real hot, this summer is not going anywhere yet eh! 🔥🥵☀️ 🌱 Dirt: Dryer than a moth sandwich. 🦋🥪 Bring on...
Tony Knauf
Feb 27, 20254 min read
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