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Trail Ridden Direction
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Activity Recordings
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- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
215 trails
- E-Bike
78 trails
- Hike
172 trails
- Trail Running
171 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
4 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
3 trails
- Snowmobile
19 trails
- Snowshoe
11 trails
- Downhill Ski
125 trails
- Backcountry Ski
36 trails
- Nordic Ski
38 trails
Region Details
- 23
- 4
- 32
- 119
- 7
- 14
- 3
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 363
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 215
- Trails E-Bike
- 78
- Trails Hike
- 172
- Trails Trail Running
- 171
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 19
- Trails Snowshoe
- 11
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 125
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 36
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 38
- Total Distance
- 444 miles
- Total Descent
- 109,946 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,595 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,615 ft
- Reports
- 728
- Photos
- 591
- Ridden Counter
- 26,114
Articles
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Sub Regions
- Benneydale (3)
- Levin (9)
- Kohitere Forest (9)
- National Park (25)
- Rangataua (1)
- Uenuku Pines (24)
- ohakune (15)
- Rangataua Forest (12)
- Palmerston North (90)
- Arapuke Forest (42)
- Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail (1)
- Linklater Reserve (1)
- Paneiri Park (7)
- Raumai Forest (3)
- Santoft Trails (24)
- Te Apiti (5)
- Whanganui (62)
- Harakeke Mountain Bike Park (22)
- Hylton Park (7)
- Lake Wiritoa (12)
- Lismore Forest (6)
- Matipo Park (11)
- That Place MTB Park (9)
- Kaimanawa Forest Park (2)
- Scotts Ferry (1)
- Whanganui National Park (2)
Popular Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Kahuterawa Road Arapuke Forest | |||
Mr Twister Arapuke Forest | |||
Jack's Link Arapuke Forest | |||
Riff Raff Arapuke Forest | |||
About Time Arapuke Forest | |||
Shuttle Rd Arapuke Forest | |||
Humpty Jumpty Arapuke Forest | |||
Jack and the Beanstalk (Hard) Arapuke Forest | |||
Jumping Jack Arapuke Forest | |||
Ewok Rd Arapuke Forest | |||
Pūpū Rahi Arapuke Forest | |||
Rhythm and Vines Arapuke Forest | |||
Ripper Arapuke Forest | |||
Jack And The Beanstalk Arapuke Forest | |||
Kārearea Arapuke Forest |
Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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The Timber Trail Manawatu-Whanganui | 48 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - (Proposed) DH course Arapuke Forest | 1 mile | |
Marton Sash and Door Manawatu-Whanganui | 11 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 1 Arapuke Forest | 2,313 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 5 Arapuke Forest | 1,916 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 4 Arapuke Forest | 4,012 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - XCO - Short course Arapuke Forest | 2 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - XCR course Arapuke Forest | 2 miles | |
The K Loop Classic Arapuke Forest | 12 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 3 Arapuke Forest | 1 mile |
Photos of Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Bike
trail: Pūpū Rahi
3 |
May 6, 2022 @ 4:59pm
May 6, 2022
trail: Pūpū Rahi
3 |
May 6, 2022 @ 4:59pm
May 6, 2022
trail: Pūpū Rahi
4 |
May 6, 2022 @ 4:58pm
May 6, 2022
trail: Pūpū Rahi
19 |
May 6, 2022 @ 4:58pm
May 6, 2022
trail: Kiko Loop Track
12 |
Apr 18, 2022 @ 12:55am
Apr 18, 2022
trail: Old Coach Road
29 |
Feb 1, 2022 @ 1:08am
Feb 1, 2022
trail: Old Hapuawhenua Viaduct
1 |
Feb 1, 2022 @ 1:07am
Feb 1, 2022
trail: Old Hapuawhenua Viaduct
2 |
Feb 1, 2022 @ 1:07am
Feb 1, 2022Videos of Manawatu-Whanganui Mountain Bike

trail: Kārearea
156 |
May 15, 2022

trail: DH Track
59 |
Jan 1, 2022

trail: DH Track
41 |
Jan 1, 2022

trail: DH Track
28 |
Jan 1, 2022

trail: Chewbacca
119 |
Oct 2, 2021

trail: Jumping Jack
164 |
Jun 11, 2021

trail: Mr Twister
79 |
Feb 26, 2021

trail: Jumping Jack
50 |
Feb 26, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Old Hapuawhenua Viaduct ohakune | Jul 20, 2022 @ 3:04pm Jul 20, 2022 | Wet | katirail | ||
Pūpū Rahi Arapuke Forest | Jul 3, 2022 @ 6:31pm Jul 3, 2022 | Wet | Robbiesmith | ||
The Timber Trail | Pureora to Piropiro Benneydale | Jul 2, 2022 @ 2:00pm Jul 2, 2022 | Variable | ScottFraser | ||
Hylton Park Climb Hylton Park | Jun 23, 2022 @ 8:10pm Jun 23, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Cannon223 | ||
Hylton Back Corner To Entrance Hylton Park | Jun 23, 2022 @ 8:10pm Jun 23, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Cannon223 | ||
Dont Think Twice Matipo Park | Jun 4, 2022 @ 11:18pm Jun 4, 2022 | Dry | robotfighter | ||
Tree Trunk Gorge Kaimanawa Forest Park | Apr 23, 2022 @ 7:11pm Apr 23, 2022 | Variable | Moremayo | ||
Kiko Loop Track Kaimanawa Forest Park | Apr 18, 2022 @ 1:00am Apr 18, 2022 | Dry | simasity | ||
Chewbacca Arapuke Forest | Apr 10, 2022 @ 7:55pm Apr 10, 2022 | Ideal | Robbiesmith | ||
Twister Link Arapuke Forest | Apr 8, 2022 @ 2:51pm Apr 8, 2022 | Variable | Smitty231 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Biggsg | wishlist | trail | The Timber Trail | Pureora to Piropiro and 1 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 1:21am 2 days |
![]() | Ianlaa5Vv | wishlist | skillpark | Te Pepe PumpTrack | Jul 26, 2022 @ 5:02am Jul 26, 2022 |
![]() | dirtologist | add | trail | Scotts Ferry Loop | Jul 25, 2022 @ 12:52am Jul 25, 2022 |
![]() | dirtologist | add | region | Scott Ferry | Jul 25, 2022 @ 12:51am Jul 25, 2022 |
![]() | Tigrepower | ridden | trail | Old Coach Road | Jul 24, 2022 @ 4:35am Jul 24, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Way around verdict is long and steep | Jun 26, 2022 @ 1:49am Jun 26, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Old bridge is sketchy | Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:32am Jun 26, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Smooth track through good bush to historic... | Jun 25, 2022 @ 9:02pm Jun 25, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Epic doubletrack ride in the middle of nowhere | Jun 25, 2022 @ 8:34pm Jun 25, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Not really single track. 5 plus points where... | Apr 23, 2022 @ 7:12pm Apr 23, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Completionist2 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,655 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge4 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge37 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails178 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Arapuke Forest | bike park | Palmerston North | |
Levin BMX Track | skill park | Levin | |
Pīwakawaka Jumps | skill park | Palmerston North | |
Skills Park | skill park | Palmerston North | |
Te Pepe PumpTrack | skill park | ohakune |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 215 | 338 miles | 49,990 ft | 133 miles | 3,848 ft | 499 | 671 | 29 | 19,964 | |||
E-Bike | 78 | 194 miles | 31,827 ft | 90 miles | 5,285 ft | 7 | 552 | 3 | 970 | |||
Hike | 172 | 358 miles | 49,068 ft | 139 miles | 6,033 ft | 74 | 588 | 2 | 952 | |||
Trail Running | 171 | 335 miles | 45,548 ft | 124 miles | 6,033 ft | 8 | 588 | 1 | 566 | |||
Horse | 4 | 30 miles | 1,824 ft | 6 miles | 3,806 ft | 168 | ||||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 4 | 68 miles | 8,123 ft | 32 miles | 3,484 ft | 169 | 3 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 43 miles | 5,210 ft | 19 miles | 3,484 ft | 168 | 1 | |||||
Snowmobile | 19 | 6 miles | 5,102 ft | 6 miles | 1,959 ft | 5 | 1 | |||||
Snowshoe | 11 | 4 miles | 1,099 ft | 2 miles | 1,329 ft | 7 | 1 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 125 | 49 miles | 48,960 ft | 43 miles | 2,398 ft | 3 | 58 | 705 | ||||
Backcountry Ski | 36 | 15 miles | 11,775 ft | 12 miles | 7,014 ft | 3 | 56 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 38 | 11 miles | 8,117 ft | 9 miles | 2,090 ft | 3 | 43 |
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