🌤️ Weather – It’s actually been a solid few days of misty rain, but on and off, so perfect for exploring in the forest. 🌲🌧️😌
🌱 Dirt – Yeah nah yeah, the rain has been super good eh! 🌿💦👌
What You Should Do This Week in the Forest 🌳🌟
👣 Walking Trails
The Redwoods has been freshly groomed and is great for power laps with the doggo. 🐶💨🚶
🐎 Horse Riders
Mossy Loop is a bit overgrown, and we're looking for a volunteer to clear it up on their next ride. 🚜✂️ If you’re keen, message us! 🙏🤠
🚲 Mountain Bike Trails:
Grade 2 – Long windy adventure on Creek. 🌊🌲😃
Grade 3 – New Corners trail on the weekends, Forest Loop during the week. 🚵♀️🌀
Grade 4 – Tūteata just got a MASSIVE tidy-up and has never been better! 🚀🔥🤩
Grade 5 – Te Ruru and Tumeke are AMAZING right now—go ride them NOW! 🚵♂️💨🎯
Trail Updates & Maintenance 🛠️🌲
✅ Be Rude Not To
Drains cleared & vegetation tickled by the trail adopter. Thank you, good sir! 🎩👏
✅ Fern Drive
A tree down was promptly cleared by the awesome volunteer chainsaw crew. 🌳🪚💪
✅ Tūteata 🚀🔥
Wooooweeee, this trail just KEEPS GETTING BETTER!! 🤩 You might not know this, but the Rotorua Trails Trust build team aren’t just expert trail builders—they’re seriously skilled riders too. When you mix top-tier riding with a deep understanding of trail grading, you get some amazing refurbishments! 🏗️🎯
We’re stoked to introduce the latest feature on Tūteata… a sweet little gap jump! ✈️🚵♂️
👉 “XXX” = Feature is a grade above the posted trail grade (but don’t worry, there’s always a B-Line to ride around it!)
👉 “Gap” sign = No rolling this one—you gotta SEND IT! 🚀🔥
Get out there, have fun, and be sure to tag us in your shredding videos—we’d love to see and share them! 🎥📸🤙
✅ Eagle vs Shark
Not much here, just a bit of mowing from the RTT Trail crew. 🌿🦅😎
✅ Dragon's Tail
Drains & surface all cleared up by the legendary trail adopter! Thanks heaps! 🙏💚
✅ As You Do – Funny trail report:
"Opened the throat of the drains in the mid-section. Still a few to do, but the dogs got too hot watching me, so had to call it a day.” 🐕☀️😂Hope you and the doggos got a cold bevy afterward! 🍻🐾
✅ Te Pūtake o Tawa Running Track 🏃♂️🌿
Had a great chat with a trail runner who spends heaps of time clearing branches, debris, and overgrowth from the trails. Such a legend! 🙌🌲
If you're one of these legends, could you please post a quick report on Trailforks? It would:
✅ Highlight the awesome work being done 💪
✅ Help us track trail conditions & issues 📍
✅ Let everyone know which trails are mint! 🚵♀️🏃♀️
We only have ONE official walking trail adopter and we need more! 🙏 If you're already doing the mahi, send us a message so we can add you to the official list (it helps heaps with funding & grants! 💰✅).
🐎 Horse riders too, we need you! 🤠🐴 If you're keen, get in touch! 📧 comms@rotoruatrailstrust.co.nz
✅ The Wash – Overgrown? No worries! 🌿✂️
We saw your Trailforks reports (thanks for those—we read them every day! 📲👀) and the trail crew jumped on it! Enjoy! 😊💨
✅ The Tickler
Got the blower out and gave it a solid tickle-up. 🍂🍃 Crazy how many needles drop on this trail, blocking drains and hiding roots! 🌲🌀 But it's all sorted now! 🚴♂️💨
✅ Titokorangi
Blew the trail and checked out the bomb holes & blowouts. Too dry to fix right now, but it's on our radar! 🎯👀
✅ Quarry Track & Redwood Memorial Grove Walk
Both have had the gold star treatment 🌟 and are PRIME for an adventure! 🌳💚
It’s crazy how many tourists come from all over the world 🌍 to see the Redwoods, yet so many locals have never been! 🤯 Highly recommend breaking your routine and going for a stroll. 👣🌲✨
✅ Lion Trail – The awesome trail adopter has done a lap & tidied up the trail! 💪🐾 Cheers, buddy! 👏🔥
✅ Tukonohi – A silly little tree fell over the track, but thanks to an awesome Trailforks report (with a picture AND a pin drop 📍📸), we jumped on it fast! 💨🪚
EVENTS 🎟️🚵♂️🔥📅
What: MTB National Championships 🇳🇿🏆
Where: All around the forest! 🌲🚴♂️⏳
When: All weekend! 📆🔥
From the organisers:
🏁 Cross Country – Saturday 22nd🏁 Short Course & Downhill – Sunday 23rd
🙌 Huge thanks to ACC NZ, MTBNZ, and the Rotorua MTB Club for making this epic event happen! 🎉🔥
📢 Get all the info here:🔗 cyclingnewzealand.nz
Reminder: Rotorua Trails Trust builds & maintains trails but doesn’t run events, so we can’t answer event-related questions. 🙌
Final Thought 💭🌲
If you find the trail you wanted to ride is closed due to logging or an event, don’t stress! 🤙 Just pull out your map, explore the massive forest, and find ano
The forest is free to access and love, but it costs ALOT to maintain, please please donate so we can keep the forest beautiful:
Thank you so much!
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