164 Trails in North Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Chimney Sweep (Rangituhi Trails) Advanced difficulty 1 *** Porirua
Tour Aotearoa Intermediate difficulty 1870 *** Auckland
Arapuke Forest Park Intermediate difficulty 12 *** Palmerston North
Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 7 *** Wellington
Cougar Park Intermediate difficulty 22 *** Tokoroa
Te Miro Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 10 *** Morrinsville
Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
Mill Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Napier
Eskdale Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 *** Napier
Te Mata Peak Intermediate difficulty 8 *** Hastings
Skyline Gravity Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
Onepu Community Park Beginner difficulty 8 *** Whakatane
Motu Road Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 42 *** Opotiki
Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 *** New Plymouth
Arch Hill Reserve Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Auckland
Royal Albany Advanced difficulty 9 *** Auckland
Pillars of Hercules Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Turangi
Tree Trunk Gorge Advanced difficulty 12 *** Turangi
Tongariro River Trail Beginner difficulty 9 *** Turangi
Waikato River Trails: 5 Whakamaru (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 *** Taupo
Waikato River Trails: 4 Maraetai (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 8 *** Tokoroa
Waikato River Trails: 1 Karapiro (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 7 *** Hamilton
Waikato River Trails: 2 Arapuni (Waikato River Trails) Intermediate difficulty 14 *** Arapuni
Waiheke Island Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Auckland
Huka Falls to Craters MTB Park Intermediate difficulty 1 *** Taupo
Sash and Door Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 *** National Park Village
Whitianga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 6 *** Whitianga
Hawke's Bay Trails Easiest difficulty 150 *** Napier
Afraidium (Glenbervie Forest Mountain Bike Park) Advanced difficulty 0 *** Whangarei
Whitford Forest Advanced difficulty 12 ** Auckland
Sanders Reserve & Bike Park Beginner difficulty 12 ** Auckland
Te Ara o Mahurangi Intermediate difficulty 1 ** Palmerston North
Puhinui Reserve Easiest difficulty 9 ** Auckland
Great Lake Pathway Easiest difficulty 15 ** Taupo
Araheke Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 6 ** Wanganui
Hylton Park Intermediate difficulty 10 ** Wanganui
Waitomo Forest Advanced difficulty 6 ** Waitomo
Kaitaia Walkway Beginner difficulty 7 ** Kaitaia
Whataupoko Park Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Gisborne
Beveridge Track Beginner difficulty 8 ** Auckland
Western Okataina Walkway Intermediate difficulty 11 ** Rotorua
Hotoritori mountain bike trails Intermediate difficulty 9 ** Thames
Thames mountain bike trails Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Thames
Kataore Advanced difficulty 2 ** Rotorua
Yeomans Track Beginner difficulty 11 ** Hastings
Parihaka Mountain Bike Trails Intermediate difficulty 7 ** Whangarei
Manawatu River Track Easiest difficulty 12 ** Palmerston North
Runway Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 2 ** Auckland
Thames to Te Aroha (Hauraki Rail Trail) Easiest difficulty 34 ** Paeroa
Tait Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Napier

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