Rotorua Lakes and Forest
A 511 km loop
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Why this ride
Leave the city behind and spend the day on roads with texture. This road trip is shaped as a ride, not as a shortcut: leave the start cleanly, use the first checkpoint for fuel and weather discipline, then let the middle 204 km be the part you remember. The best part sits around Rotorua Lakes and Forest scenic road, Rotorua Lakes and Forest high point, Rotorua Lakes and Forest photo pull-off, while Rotorua Lakes and Forest fuel gate and Rotorua Lakes and Forest food stop keep the day practical instead of turning it into a fuel hunt. Check the selected map before departure: scenic sections, transfer sections, speed/control reminders, risk points and the GPX checkpoint order are deliberately visible so the route is understandable before the engine starts. Ride it early if the area is popular, keep the photo stops legal, and shorten the route if weather, daylight or energy stops agreeing with the plan.
Roadbook
- Rotorua Lakes and Forest fuel gate
fuel
Fuel at 0 km. Next is Auckland / New Zealand return.
- Auckland / New Zealand return
swim
Auckland / New Zealand return comes up 73 km in. Next is Rotorua Lakes and Forest food stop.
- Rotorua Lakes and Forest food stop
food
A break here at 146 km. Next is Rotorua Lakes and Forest photo pull-off.
- Rotorua Lakes and Forest photo pull-off
swim
Rotorua Lakes and Forest photo pull-off, about halfway. Next is Rotorua Lakes and Forest checkpoint 8.
- Rotorua Lakes and Forest checkpoint 8
finish
Back at Rotorua Lakes and Forest checkpoint 8. Next is Rotorua Lakes and Forest scenic road.
- Rotorua Lakes and Forest scenic road
swim
Rotorua Lakes and Forest scenic road comes up 365 km in. Next is Rotorua Lakes and Forest high point.
- Rotorua Lakes and Forest high point
swim
438 km in you reach Rotorua Lakes and Forest high point. Next is Rotorua Lakes.
- Back to Rotorua Lakes
finish
Back at Rotorua Lakes. That is the ride.