Rotorua Redwoods

Yellow Brick Road  (1000m)

Last Update: 30/12/2014

Difficulty

Easy

Slope

Moderate, Undulating

Space

Open, Tight

Surface

Dirt, Heavy leaf and branch litter, Roots, Rutted

Trail type

Firetrail, Single track

Notes:

Another  surprise packet.  Yellow Brick Road, like Old Chevy and Creek are some really  enjoyable lower mountain XC trails, trails that made me glad to have brought my  XC bike.

Yellow Brick Road runs from Reservoir Rd directly opposite the end of Old Chevy over a small hill to Sandy Skid Road.

The climb  is moderate with a few easy switchbacks and the trail was in great condition at  the time of riding.  The descent has a  few steep sections with deeply rutted corners but I never felt out of control  despite riding the damp trail on Crossmark tyres.

This is  another of the outstanding lower mountain XC trails that can be easily ridden  by lower intermediate riders on just about any bike (some level of fitness  required for the climb).

My loop on  this day started at the 8 Mile Carpark,  up Hill Rd (from 8 Mile Gate), turned right onto Reservoir Rd to Old Chevy, Yellow Brick Road, Sandy Skid Rd, Pondy New, Roller Coaster and down Reservoir Rd to the car  park.

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