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SaveThis is the best mountain biking destination in Taranaki. There's approx. 30km's of track ranging from Grades 1-6. Its clay-based soils so best ridden in the dry.
There's a map board at the car park entrance and at a few locations around the park. The trails entrances and exits are generally well marked as the trails are one-way.
A trail map available from the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers website (https://npmtb.co.nz/our-trails/)
For jumps there are two machine-built trails at the front of the park, Mandatory Power Play and the steeper Stumpies Mayhem. Good flow trails are Sweet Spot, Track the Ripper, Anti-Climbax, Highway to Hell, Giant's Hit Storm and Cashflow (+ Extention). Some more techy downhills include Slam City, Buzzcut, No2 DH, BB Sizzler, Twisted Sister, Piggy Bank and Debt Collector. For the big air go check out Hendrix, Operator and Dozer Ridge. XC trails include Outhouse, Slice of Heaven, Lawsons Loop, Ara Hoki , Kahori Tau, Pork Pie, and Snakes and Ladders.
There's a map board at the car park entrance and at a few locations around the park. The trails entrances and exits are generally well marked as the trails are one-way.
A trail map available from the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers website (https://npmtb.co.nz/our-trails/)
For jumps there are two machine-built trails at the front of the park, Mandatory Power Play and the steeper Stumpies Mayhem. Good flow trails are Sweet Spot, Track the Ripper, Anti-Climbax, Highway to Hell, Giant's Hit Storm and Cashflow (+ Extention). Some more techy downhills include Slam City, Buzzcut, No2 DH, BB Sizzler, Twisted Sister, Piggy Bank and Debt Collector. For the big air go check out Hendrix, Operator and Dozer Ridge. XC trails include Outhouse, Slice of Heaven, Lawsons Loop, Ara Hoki , Kahori Tau, Pork Pie, and Snakes and Ladders.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed
Land Manager: New Plymouth District Council

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 stop at the obvious row of angle parks at the gate.
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- Mountain Bike
113 trails
- E-Bike
49 trails
- Hike
34 trails
- Trail Running
34 trails
Region Details
- 16
- 2
- 17
- 41
- 12
- 4
- 3
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Feb 20, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 110
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 116
- Trails E-Bike
- 49
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 34
- Total Distance
- 31 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,840 ft
- Total Vertical
- 522 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 764 ft
- Reports
- 4,285
- Photos
- 261
- Ridden Counter
- 27,526
Popular Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Intro to Mangas | 10.7 km | |
Lake Mangamahoe Gravel Loop | 5.3 km | |
Family Trails | 3.9 km | |
Mangamahoe XC Mission | 21.4 km | |
Super D - Round 1 | 1.6 km | |
XCO Race Loop race | 6.2 km | |
13 km Lake Mangamahoe Ride | popular ridelog | 13.5 km |
9 km Lake Mangamahoe Ride | popular ridelog | 8.8 km |
13 km Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Ride | popular ridelog | 13.1 km |
13 km Lake Mangamahoe Ride | popular ridelog | 12.9 km |
Photos of Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Dozer Ridge
4 |
Dec 28, 2024 @ 7:37pm
Dec 28, 2024
trail: Stumpy's Mayhem
1 |
Dec 28, 2024 @ 7:36pm
Dec 28, 2024
trail: Pinch and Punch drop 2
1 |
Dec 26, 2024 @ 11:35pm
Dec 26, 2024
trail: Pinch and Punch drop 2
1 |
Dec 26, 2024 @ 11:35pm
Dec 26, 2024
trail: Pork Pie
84 |
Dec 15, 2019 @ 4:31pm
Dec 15, 2019
trail: Satsuma Rebellion
139 |
Oct 11, 2016 @ 12:18pm
Oct 11, 2016
trail: Satsuma Rebellion
107 |
Oct 11, 2016 @ 12:18pm
Oct 11, 2016
trail: Satsuma Rebellion
108 |
Oct 11, 2016 @ 12:17pm
Oct 11, 2016Videos of Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike

trail: Mandatory Powerplay
368 |
Nov 12, 2020

trail: Dozer Ridge
608 |
Oct 28, 2020

trail: Operator
0:58 |
775 |
May 25, 2020

trail: Let It Roll
2:51 |
493 |
Oct 22, 2019
youtuber

trail: Track the Ripper
3:00 |
149 |
Jan 20, 2024 , New Plymouth
youtuber

trail: Stumpys Revenge
6:25 |
124 |
Jan 20, 2024 , New Plymouth
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Out House Loop | Feb 20, 2025 @ 11:49pm Feb 20, 2025 | Variable | snapperguts | ||
Forestry Road | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Variable | ryandaffbikes | ||
Million $ Figure of 8 | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Ideal | ryandaffbikes | ||
Father Ted | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Ideal | ryandaffbikes | ||
BB Sizzler | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Variable | ryandaffbikes | ||
Giant's Hit Storm | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Wet | ryandaffbikes | ||
Masters Track | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Wet | ryandaffbikes | ||
Anti Climb-Ax | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Wet | ryandaffbikes | ||
Let It Roll | Oct 13, 2024 @ 7:58am Oct 13, 2024 | Ideal | ryandaffbikes | ||
Rerun | Sep 26, 2024 @ 11:12pm Sep 26, 2024 | Unknown | YellowEyed NPMB |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Tincat123 | ridden | trail | activity #67292447 and 3 more | Mar 6, 2025 @ 12:50pm Mar 6, 2025 |
Diego2266 | ridden | trail | activity #66859686 | Feb 26, 2025 @ 8:07pm Feb 26, 2025 |
snapperguts | add | report | activity #66526278 | Feb 20, 2025 @ 11:50pm Feb 20, 2025 |
Finnianlf5Y4q | ridden | trail | activity #66523552 | Feb 20, 2025 @ 9:09pm Feb 20, 2025 |
neiland | wishlist | route | activity #66317462 | Feb 16, 2025 @ 1:28pm Feb 16, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Nice new gap at the end | Oct 31, 2024 @ 6:20pm Oct 31, 2024 | ||
trail | Big falls and high speed but flat corner in... | Dec 26, 2023 @ 1:49am Dec 26, 2023 | ||
trail | Decent DH with loose gravelling berms and... | Dec 1, 2023 @ 7:39pm Dec 1, 2023 | ||
trail | Small jumps on it now | Dec 1, 2023 @ 7:29pm Dec 1, 2023 | ||
report | Tracks are ready to ride - NPMTB | Aug 30, 2023 @ 1:17am Aug 30, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Busing Forest | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3.1 km |
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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 | 113 | 31 miles | 8,839 ft | 16 miles | 522 ft | #173 | #10 | 262 | 4,283 | 6 | 12,029 | |
E-Bike | 49 | 13 miles | 2,854 ft | 7 miles | 502 ft | #151 | #8 | 3,955 | 5 | 743 | ||
Hike | 34 | 11 miles | 2,293 ft | 6 miles | 499 ft | #1,283 | #37 | 4,005 | 53 | |||
Trail Running | 34 | 11 miles | 2,293 ft | 6 miles | 499 ft | #1,364 | #40 | 4,005 | 261 |
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