161 Trails in North Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Motu Road Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 42 *** Opotiki
Dunes Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Opotiki
Duder Park Beginner difficulty 3 ** Auckland
Watercare Coastal Walkway Beginner difficulty 15 ** Auckland
Sanders Reserve & Bike Park Beginner difficulty 12 ** Auckland
Hemo Gorge Trail Beginner difficulty 0 ** Rotorua
Ohakune Mountain Road Beginner difficulty 10 * Ohakune
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: 3 Waipapa (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 12 **** Tokoroa
Waikato River Trails: 1 Karapiro (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 7 *** Hamilton
Twin Coast Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 52 *** Kaihohe
Karangahake Gorge (Hauraki Rail Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Waihi
Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 9 **** Ohakune
Old Coach Road Easiest difficulty 4 **** Wellington
Utiwai (Rangituhi Trails) Easiest difficulty 3 **** Porirua
Puhinui Reserve Easiest difficulty 9 ** Auckland
Great Lake Pathway Easiest difficulty 15 ** Taupo
Manawatu River Track Easiest difficulty 12 ** Palmerston North
Thames to Te Aroha (Hauraki Rail Trail) Easiest difficulty 34 ** Paeroa
Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
Hawke's Bay Trails Easiest difficulty 150 *** Napier
Fern Drive (Whaka Forest) difficulty 10 Rotorua
Atiu Creek Regional Park difficulty 2 Wellsford
Electric Avenue & Weta difficulty 0 Lower Hutt
Ngongotaha Cycle Trail difficulty 6 Rotorua
Tahi,Creek,Piglet (Whaka Forest) difficulty 7 Rotorua
Ngongotaha Cycle Trail difficulty 2 Rotorua
Raumai Mountain Bike Park difficulty 9 Bulls
Millmore Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Gisborne
Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Track difficulty 10 Murupara
Vertigo (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
T3 (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Ridgeline (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Starfish (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Swigg (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Big Toms Wheelie (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Ridgeline Extension (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
JFK (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Zac's Track (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Aratihi (Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 1 Wellington
Hospital Pass difficulty 1 Porirua
The Doctor (Rangituhi Trails) difficulty 1 Porirua
The New Zealand Cycle Trail difficulty 0 Wellington
Treasure Island (Woodhill Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 2 Auckland
John McDonald Loop difficulty 25 Tongariro National Park
Mountains to Sea - Nga Ara Tuhono difficulty 166 Ohakune
Pukehinau Loop difficulty 17 Tongariro National Park
Ruatiti Domain Road difficulty 10 Raetihi

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