The Roaring Lion Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Status
Difficulty
Intermediate
Distance
13.7m
Elevation
1796m
-1813m
Rating
Description
Welcome Rock Trails is a private trail on private land, prior payment and booking is required online before embarking on this journey. Suitable for mountain bikers or hikers with the option of overnighting in one of our back country huts.This trail is a single track, cross country mountain bike/hiking trail. Hand built on one of NZ’s longest historic water races (water races were channels cut across a hillside bringing water from streams to places where gold was mined). We have called this trail ‘ The Roaring Lion Trail’ as it follows the historic Roaring Lion water race.
Weather
Details
Condition
Variable
Dogs
Allowed
Physical rating
Hard
Altitude range
2716m to 3679m
Region
Central Otago DistrictLast updated
26 Mar 2026
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