164 Trails in North Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Tour Aotearoa Intermediate difficulty 1870 *** Auckland
Mountains to Sea - Nga Ara Tuhono difficulty 166 Ohakune
Hawke's Bay Trails Easiest difficulty 150 *** Napier
Whaka Forest Intermediate difficulty 127 ***** Rotorua
Woodhill Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 65 *** Auckland
Waikato River Trails Intermediate difficulty 64 **** Taupo
Motu Trails Intermediate difficulty 60 **** Opotiki
Motu Loop (Motu Trails) Intermediate difficulty 57 **** Opotiki
Twin Coast Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 52 *** Kaihohe
Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
Go Thermal by Bike - Te Ara Ahi Intermediate difficulty 46 * Rotorua
Motu Road Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 42 *** Opotiki
Eskdale Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 *** Napier
Craters Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Taupo
Thames to Te Aroha (Hauraki Rail Trail) Easiest difficulty 34 ** Paeroa
Waitangi Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 32 **** Waitangi
Fishers Track difficulty 31 National Park Village
Maraetai Forest Advanced difficulty 30 **** Auckland
Glenbervie Forest Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 * Whangarei
Waipunga Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 30 * Napier
Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 *** New Plymouth
Hunua Ranges Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Auckland
Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Wellington
42 Traverse difficulty 29 ***** National Park Village
Great Lake Trails Beginner difficulty 28 ***** Taupo
Pakihi Track (Motu Trails) Advanced difficulty 27 ***** Opotiki
John McDonald Loop difficulty 25 Tongariro National Park
Mt Victoria Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Wellington
Thompsons Track Advanced difficulty 24 * Tauranga
Cougar Park Intermediate difficulty 22 *** Tokoroa
Moerangi Track difficulty 22 **** Murupara
Bridge to Nowhere Intermediate difficulty 21 ***** Ohakune
Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Whangamata
FourForty Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Auckland
Pillars of Hercules Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Turangi
Great Lake Trail - Waihaha (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 19 **** Taupo
Tukino Skifield Road Intermediate difficulty 18 * Turangi
Pukehinau Loop difficulty 17 Tongariro National Park
Aratiatia Dam Loop Intermediate difficulty 17 **** Taupo
Great Lake Pathway Easiest difficulty 15 ** Taupo
Great Lake Trail - W2K (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Taupo
Karangahake Gorge (Hauraki Rail Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Waihi
Watercare Coastal Walkway Beginner difficulty 15 ** Auckland
Riverhead - WCRC Trails Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Auckland
Riverhead - Old School Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Auckland
Waikato River Trails: 2 Arapuni (Waikato River Trails) Intermediate difficulty 14 *** Arapuni
Bullock Track (Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park) Advanced difficulty 13 **** Whangamata
Puketi Kauri Forest Beginner difficulty 13 * Kerikeri
Dunes Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Opotiki
Waikato River Trails: 5 Whakamaru (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 *** Taupo

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