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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Water Fountain/Source
Sight
Restrooms
Gate
Camping
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
eBike Charging Point
Other
This is the best mountain biking destination in New Plymouth. There's approx. 22km's of track ranging from grades 1-6.
There's a mapboard at the car park entrance and a trail map available from the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers website (http://npmtb.co.nz/lake-mangamahoe)
There's a mapboard at the car park entrance and a trail map available from the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers website (http://npmtb.co.nz/lake-mangamahoe)
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Access Info:
Head south 10km out of New Plymouth on State Highway 3 until you see the Lake Mangamahoe turn off, then carry on 800m to the next left turn off (Plantation Rd). Turn left and 200m later, stop at the obvious row of angle parks at the gate.
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Region Details
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Caution on Feb 19, 2019
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #133
- Trails (view details)
- 71
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 73
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 41
- Trails Trail Running
- 41
- Total Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 13 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,588 ft
- Total Vertical
- 384 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 743 ft
- Reports
- 1,801
- Photos
- 112
- Ridden Counter
- 6,192
Popular Lake Mangamahoe Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Let It Roll | |||
Anti Climb-Ax | |||
Climb-Ax | |||
Mandatory Powerplay | |||
S'up | |||
To Kiwi Mid | |||
Buzzcut | |||
Stumpy's Mayhem | |||
Ridgery doo | |||
Forestry Road | |||
Pinch and Punch | |||
Out house loop |
Recent Trail Reports
trail | date | user | ||
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Slice Of Heaven | Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:01pm Feb 14, 2019 | graeme-mtb | ||
Bates | Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:01pm Feb 14, 2019 | graeme-mtb | ||
Lawsons loop entry | Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:01pm Feb 14, 2019 | graeme-mtb | ||
GDO Link - Lawsons Loop | Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:01pm Feb 14, 2019 | graeme-mtb | ||
Lap It Up | Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:01pm Feb 14, 2019 | graeme-mtb |
Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Lake Mangamahoe Mountain Bike
trail: Fantail
4 | Fantail, Auckland
Jan 12, 2019 @ 11:42am
Jan 12, 2019
trail: Fantail
5 | Fantail, My City
Dec 17, 2018 @ 1:15pm
Dec 17, 2018
trail: Buddhafinger extension
6 | Buddhafinger extension
Dec 16, 2018 @ 10:37pm
Dec 16, 2018Videos of Lake Mangamahoe Mountain Bike

trail: Highway to Hell
716 |
Jun 9, 2017 , New Plymouth

trail: BB Sizzler
883 |
Apr 28, 2017 , New Plymouth

trail: Track the Ripper
845 |
Nov 13, 2015 , New Plymouth

trail: Mandatory Powerplay
782 |
Nov 13, 2015 , New Plymouth
Lake Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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One Sweet Loop featured | 9 miles | |
Slip the hard stuff into the middle | 2 miles | |
Cemetery Circuit | 3 miles | |
Race Practice | 22 miles |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Run in before the step up is a bit tricky | Oct 22, 2018 @ 3:59pm Oct 22, 2018 | ||
![]() | trail | Trail is mint post enduro. Good effort. | Sep 27, 2018 @ 9:39pm Sep 27, 2018 | ||
![]() | trail | Mud holes have been taken out | Jul 21, 2018 @ 9:59pm Jul 21, 2018 | ||
![]() | report | They were cute face emoji (?????) | Mar 15, 2018 @ 2:38am Mar 15, 2018 | ||
![]() | trail | Very fun track.fast and flowy. Thanks a lot ✌ | Feb 15, 2018 @ 2:23am Feb 15, 2018 |
Recent Activity
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | revetts | add | ridelog | Feb 22, 2019 ride log | Feb 22, 2019 @ 9:05pm 13 hours |
![]() | JoseLitre | add | ridelog | Feb 15, 2019 ride log | Feb 22, 2019 @ 2:56pm 19 hours |
![]() | Careym | add | ridelog | Feb 22, 2019 ride log | Feb 22, 2019 @ 1:50pm 20 hours |
![]() | spags71 | add | ridelog | Feb 20, 2019 ride log | Feb 20, 2019 @ 11:16pm 2 days |
![]() | Vicars01 | add | ridelog | Feb 20, 2019 ride log | Feb 20, 2019 @ 10:01pm 2 days |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Busing Forest | 5 | 1 | 3.1 km |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Torpedo7 New Plymouth Branch
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Mitchell Cycles
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