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      A recreational reserve with a mixture of native and exotic trees donated to the town by the Matipo Land Company in 1913. Walking and mountain bike tracks throughout and a 30 minute ride maximum.
      source: ...
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      Land Status: Provincial Park
      Access Info:
      Access from Brunswick Road, Whanganui.
      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 8
      • 2

      Region Status
      Caution as of Feb 13, 2025
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      11
      Trails Mountain Bike
      11
      Trails E-Bike
      2
      Trails Hike
      10
      Trails Trail Running
      10
      Total Distance
      4 miles
      Total Descent
      2,323 ft
      Total Vertical
      367 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      400 ft
      Reports
      19
      Photos
      53
      Ridden Counter
      268

      Popular Matipo Park Mountain Biking Trails

      statustitledifficultyrating
      Brunswick Road Climb
      Dont Think Twice
      Skyfall
      Exit Trail
      Little Ripper
      Matipo Climb
      Fence Line DH
      Unnamed Trail
      The Plummet
      4 The Hell of It
      Ridge Racer

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 0 rides
      Yesterday
      • 0 rides
      Past Week
      • 1 rides

      Photos of Matipo Park Mountain Bike

      trail: Skyfall
      123 |
      Feb 16, 2020 @ 11:56pm
      Feb 16, 2020
      132 |
      Feb 14, 2019 @ 3:00pm
      Feb 14, 2019
      trail: The Plummet
      108 |
      Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:54pm
      Feb 14, 2019
      128 |
      Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:53pm
      Feb 14, 2019
      114 |
      Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:52pm
      Feb 14, 2019
      104 |
      Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:51pm
      Feb 14, 2019
      110 |
      Feb 14, 2019 @ 2:50pm
      Feb 14, 2019
      92 |
      Dec 23, 2018 @ 2:25pm
      Dec 23, 2018

      Videos of Matipo Park Mountain Bike

      Matipo
      trail: Skyfall
      0:13 | 295 | Aug 5, 2019
      Winter Riding At Matipo
      0:25 | 180 | Jun 16, 2017
      See you next year Matipo
      trail: Skyfall
      0:11 | 154 | Dec 26, 2016
      Matipo clips
      0:35 | 233 | Apr 22, 2016
      youtuber The Plummet @ Matipo Park Wanganui
      0:40 | 362 | Apr 30, 2020 , Whanganui
      youtuber For the Hell of it @ Matipo Park
      3:09 | 305 | Nov 26, 2019 , Whanganui
      George Davey | Spring Shredding
      3:12 | 243 | May 5, 2019 , Whanganui
      George Davey | Spring Shredding
      trail: Skyfall
      3:12 | 258 | May 5, 2019 , Whanganui

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditioninfouser
      Fence Line DH
      Feb 13, 2025 @ 9:39pm
      Feb 13, 2025
      		 DryOvergrown and a few tree down. Pretty...jamesreidrides MBA
      Exit Trail
      Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:19am
      Jan 1, 2024
      		 Variablelachiemartin
      Skyfall
      Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:19am
      Jan 1, 2024
      		 Variablelachiemartin
      Dont Think Twice
      Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:19am
      Jan 1, 2024
      		 Wetlachiemartin
      Little Ripper
      Nov 21, 2023 @ 7:38pm
      Nov 21, 2023
      		 Wetlachiemartin
      The Plummet
      Nov 21, 2023 @ 7:38pm
      Nov 21, 2023
      		 Wetlachiemartin
      Ridge Racer
      Jan 26, 2022 @ 6:02pm
      Jan 26, 2022
      		 Very Dryangusnz BAMBA
      Matipo Climb
      Jan 26, 2022 @ 6:02pm
      Jan 26, 2022
      		 UnknownBit overgrownangusnz BAMBA
      Brunswick Road Climb
      Jan 9, 2022 @ 4:51pm
      Jan 9, 2022
      		 Dry Speaking to some locals, access to Matipo...donalduck
      4 The Hell of It
      Jan 9, 2022 @ 4:39pm
      Jan 9, 2022
      		 DryVery hard to follow the trail as it is so...donalduck

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      jamesreidridesriddentrailactivity #68550151 and 4 more
      Mar 28, 2025 @ 2:00am
      Mar 28, 2025
      jamesreidridescommenttrailactivity #66165055
      Feb 13, 2025 @ 9:39pm
      Feb 13, 2025
      jamesreidridesaddreportactivity #66165054
      Feb 13, 2025 @ 9:39pm
      Feb 13, 2025
      jamesreidridesvotetrailactivity #66165044
      Feb 13, 2025 @ 9:38pm
      Feb 13, 2025
      Isaacaroonironaburgarinawishlistregionactivity #58679019
      Sep 10, 2024 @ 8:19pm
      Sep 10, 2024

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      jamesreidridestrailFence Line DHNot really worth riding, just an old logging...
      Feb 13, 2025 @ 9:39pm
      Feb 13, 2025

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Hyltons Pit MTB Park 5 140.6 km
      That Place MTB Park 1 4 2 16 km
      Araheke MTB Park (Wiritoa & Pauri) 3 126.4 km
      Lismore Forest 1 19.2 km
      Tutaenui Reservoir19.4 km

      Local Mountain Biking Directory


      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike114 miles2,323 ft2 miles367 ft
      		#7,217#1565319195
      E-Bike23,392 ft594 ft2,651 ft315 ft
      		#3,903#86156
      Hike104 miles2,057 ft2 miles367 ft
      		#5,884#133181
      Trail Running104 miles2,057 ft2 miles367 ft
      		#5,878#132183
      • By ralleyTF Pro & contributors
      • Admins: WMTBC, WMTBC
      • #11031 - 4,915 views

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