New Zealand Suggested Mountain Biking Routes

Mountain Bike

Suggested Routes
Race Routes

title	trails	distance	city	rank
Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Official)mtb	14	21 miles	Rotorua	1
Easy Tourmtb featured	4	3 miles	Porirua	2
Makara Peak Grand Loop Climbmtb	5	5 miles	Wellington	3
Makara Peak: Middle Peak Loopmtb	8	5 miles	Wellington	4
Makara easy-ish loopmtb	15	7 miles	Wellington	5
Intro to Mangasmtb featured	17	7 miles	New Plymouth	6
Makara Peak Fern Loop (Koru and Lazy Fern)mtb	2	3 miles	Wellington	7
Lake Mangamahoe Gravel Loopmtb featured	2	3 miles	New Plymouth	8
Corotownmtb	3	6 miles	Queenstown	9
Marton Sash and Doormtb	3	11 miles	National Park	10
Family Trailsmtb featured	4	2 miles	New Plymouth	11
Port Hills Traverse Loopmtb	23	36 miles	Christchurch	12
Skyline (The Full Version)mtb	42	24 miles	Wellington	13
Planet Bike 3-4hr Upper Intermediate grade 3/4 Loopmtb	42	18 miles	Rotorua	14
The Dirty Fourmtb	4	8 miles	Queenstown	15
90c Whaka 25kmmtb	14	16 miles	Rotorua	16
Mangamahoe XC Missionmtb featured	10	13 miles	New Plymouth	17
Fernhill Loop via Beeched As and McNearly Gnarlymtb	4	7 miles	Queenstown	18
Makara Peak Kids and Beginners Loopmtb	7	2 miles	Wellington	19
Porirua - Great Cycle Loops - Parks and Harboursmtb	1	15 miles	Porirua	20
The Timber Trailmtb	0	48 miles		21
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail Clyde to Cromwellmtb	1	25 miles	Clyde	22
Hunua Traversemtb	3	28 miles	Cambridge	23
Some of Whakarewarewa's Finestmtb	29	17 miles	Rotorua	24
Port Hills Traversemtb	32	22 miles	Christchurch	25
Luge Loopmtb	4	5 miles	Castle Hill	26
Billy T, Roller Coaster Route - RideSpots.commtb	20	9 miles	Rotorua	27
New Polhill Loopmtb	4	4 miles	Wellington	28
Coronet Loopmtb	3	31 miles	Queenstown	29
Crocodile - Flying Nun - Mount Vernonmtb	10	24 miles	Christchurch	30
Dun Mountain, Little Twin, Dew Lakesmtb	4	27 miles	Nelson	31
Thursday Night Ride 19-10-23mtb	16	5 miles	Whangarei	32
Polhill Runmtb	4	5 miles	Wellington	33
CAP Lap Through Vic Parkmtb	26	4 miles	Christchurch	34
Hogs Back Short Loopmtb	2	3 miles	Castle Hill	35
Giant PNP Spring Series (Rd 3) Rangituhi Short Loop 2019mtb	12	4 miles	Porirua	36
Don't Forget Your Chopsticks Gordonmtb	16	23 miles	Rotorua	37
Intermediate Cross Country Loop - RideSpots.commtb	31	10 miles	Rotorua	38
Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotoruamtb	43	13 miles	Rotorua	39
Advanced Loopmtb	4	6 miles	Wellington	40
K2, Hot Cross Buns, Dragon's Tail, Challenge DH, Rockdrop Route - RideSpots.commtb	36	10 miles	Rotorua	41
Intermediate Loopmtb	3	7 miles	Wellington	42
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail Clyde to Cromwellmtb	1	25 miles	Clyde	43
Bushy Parkcircuitgravel	1	54 miles	Whanganui	44
Mākara Peak Creek to Peak Climbmtb	5	4 miles	Wellington	45
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trailmtb	1	25 miles	Clyde	46
The Craigieburn Trailmtb	8	15 miles	Castle Hill	47
Expert Loopmtb	5	6 miles	Wellington	48
Labyrinth Loopmtb	10	3 miles	Lower Hutt	49
Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.commtb	18	9 miles	Rotorua	50
Park Tourmtb	8	5 miles	Porirua	51
Burma Road Loopmtb	1	7 miles	Whakatane	52
Makara Peak Out The Backmtb	16	6 miles	Wellington	53
Split Enz half exitmtb	22	20 miles	Rotorua	54
Royal Routemtb	31	9 miles	Cambridge	55
Kids Loop - Rotorua, New Zealandmtb	11	5 miles	Rotorua	56
Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.commtb	49	22 miles	Rotorua	57
GC Novice Race 2022mtb	3	1,811 ft	Christchurch	58
Lake Dunstan Cycle Trailmtb	0	25 miles	Cromwell	59
Te Ara a Whero to Waipa loopmtb	1	1,647 ft	Rotorua	60
HIGHLANDER MTB Marathonmtb	36	41 miles	Rotorua	61
Makara Peak alternative intermediate loop from Karori Parkmtb	14	8 miles	Wellington	62
Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Official)mtb	24	21 miles	Rotorua	63
Craigieburn trail with Edge Trackmtb	7	17 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	64
Trentham to Incline start and back via Tunnel Gull and Goat Rockmtb	7	32 miles	Upper Hutt	65
Silky Saws –TechFlow not TechNomtb	3	4 miles	Nelson	66
Northern Loopmtb	1	4 miles	Wellington	67
Tawa Loop Grade 4 Return Via Black House Downmtb	12	23 miles	Rotorua	68
Beginner Loop - Rotorua, New Zealandmtb	12	6 miles	Rotorua	69
Western Okataina Track - Epic Ride - RideSpots.commtb	1	18 miles	Rotorua	70
Totara Race Nite Course 1mtb	25	4 miles	Cambridge	71
Queenstown Trail - Arrowtown to Queenstownmtb	3	23 miles	Queenstown	72
Hyltons Pit recommended route covering all tracksapart fromthe Bikeshed Shredder trackmtb	9	6 miles	Whanganui	73
Remutaka Cycle Trail - 1 Daymtb	5	68 miles	Upper Hutt	74
Remutaka Cycle Trail to Featherstonmtb	5	68 miles	Upper Hutt	75
Enduro 2019, One of the best loopsmtb	21	11 miles	Riverhead	76
Maitai-Coppermine-Maitaimtb featured	0	19 miles	Nelson	77
Christchurch to Double Fenceline and Little River Rail Trailmtb	10	77 miles	Christchurch	78
Queen Charlotte Trackmtb	3	46 miles	Picton	79
Remutaka Cycle Trail - 2 Day Routemtb	7	90 miles	Wellington	80
Whakarewarewa Forest Loop to Whaka 25 Startmtb	17	21 miles	Rotorua	81
Te Pou Koropū Full Karearea Loopmtb	3	3 miles	Rotorua	82
Makara Peak Supa-Lizard Loopmtb	4	4 miles	Wellington	83
Kaikoura Trailmtb	1	29 miles	Kaikoura	84
Mākara Peak G3 Flowy Descentmtb	5	3 miles	Wellington	85
Akaroa Misty Peak Trailmtb	1	11 miles	Wellington	86
Kaiterau Trail Loopmtb	2	6 miles	Kaikoura	87
Huka Trailsmtb	6	19 miles	Taupo	88
Mākara Peak North Loopmtb	3	2 miles	Wellington	89
Wiritoa MTB Park recommended routemtb	6	2 miles	Whanganui	90
Te Ara a Whero to Kid's Loopmtb	2	3,999 ft	Rotorua	91
Blue Long Routemtb	16	6 miles	Cambridge	92
Sumner - Godley Head Loopmtb	9	15 miles	Christchurch	93
Rameka trackmtb	4	14 miles	Takaka	94
Lyttelton Gondola loopmtb	7	8 miles	Lyttelton	95
Harcourt Park Tunnel Gully Loopmtb	7	14 miles	Upper Hutt	96
Coronet Loopmtb	2	30 miles	Queenstown	97
The Gorge Route 3mtb	3	4 miles	Nelson	98
Climbing Trackmtb	3	2 miles		99
Percy Passmtb	0	36 miles		100

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title	trails	distance	city	rank
Sotheby's Whaka 50km 2024mtb race	34	32 miles	Rotorua	1
Stan's Whaka 25km 2024mtb race	19	16 miles	Rotorua	2
Highlander MTB Challenge 50km 2025mtb race	36	32 miles	Rotorua	3
Shimano Whaka 100km 2024mtb race	47	63 miles	Rotorua	4
The Classic 2025mtb race featured	30	30 miles	Taupo	5
The Pumice Pacer 2025mtb race featured	18	20 miles	Taupo	6
The Aratiatia Adventure 2025mtb race featured	7	9 miles	Taupo	7
NMTBC Gorge Winter Enduro - The Matariki 2024mtb race	10	13 miles	Nelson	8
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 2025mtb race	5	24 miles	Taupo	9
Volcanic Epic Stage 5 2025mtb race	19	23 miles	Rotorua	10
Black Rock XC Full Course 2024mtb race	23	13 miles	Whangamata	11
Codgers Kids Enduro 2024mtb race	3	2 miles	Nelson	12
Kids Craters (Long Course) 2025mtb race featured	8	7 miles	Taupo	13
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 2025mtb race	18	24 miles	Taupo	14
Aorere Junior Enduro Intermediatemtb race	2	11 miles	Nelson	15
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 2025mtb race	18	24 miles	Taupo	16
Volcanic Epic Stage 1 2025mtb race	10	13 miles	Rotorua	17
XTERRA Rotorua Long Coursemtb race	13	16 miles	Rotorua	18
Whaka 100 Miler 2024mtb race	69	108 miles	Rotorua	19
2025 MTBNZ National DH Race Round 1mtb race	4	4,829 ft	Dunedin	20
Highlander MTB Challenge 25km 2025mtb race	15	15 miles	Rotorua	21
Aorere Junior Enduromtb race	8	17 miles	Nelson	22
Volcanic Epic Stage 2 2025mtb race	16	33 miles	Rotorua	23
RACE 2, 6 STAGE SEASON 13mtb race	16	22 miles	Rotorua	24
XCO Race Loopmtb race	16	4 miles	New Plymouth	25
2W Race 3 SEASON 13(6 Stage)mtb race	13	24 miles	Rotorua	26
Aorere Junior Enduromtb race	5	17 miles	Nelson	27
Wainui 6 hour Worldz 2024mtb race	9	3 miles	Lower Hutt	28
RACE 2, 6 STAGE SEASON 13mtb race	16	22 miles	Rotorua	29
Jan XCO coursemtb race	6	4 miles	Taupo	30
Karapoti Classicmtb race	10	29 miles	Upper Hutt	31
LTCC Huka Steamer 60km 2024mtb race	17	36 miles	Taupo	32
Taupo XCO Spring Cup Seriesmtb race	8	4 miles	Taupo	33
Whangamata Black Rock XC 2024 full coursemtb race	18	13 miles	Whangamata	34
Race 2, 4 Stage Season 13mtb race	9	16 miles	Rotorua	35
Santa Cruz Mammoth 2024 - with NMTBC v2mtb race	16	37 miles	Nelson	36
Whaka 25 2016mtb race	25	15 miles	Rotorua	37
2W Race 3 (6 Stage)mtb race	13	25 miles	Rotorua	38
Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Mid Course)mtb race	13	20 miles	Rotorua	39
MBO Thursday Night Racingmtb race	12	2 miles	Dunedin	40
2025 MTBNZ National XC Race Round 1mtb race	3	2 miles	Dunedin	41
Volcanic Epic Stage 3 2025mtb race	1	20 miles	Rotorua	42
Whaka100 2022 (Draft)mtb race	6	63 miles	Rotorua	43
Whaka100 2020 / unofficialmtb race	43	61 miles	Rotorua	44
Whaka50 2022mtb race	15	29 miles	Rotorua	45
Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Long Course)mtb race	30	36 miles	Rotorua	46
Kids Craters (Short Course) 2025mtb race featured	0	4 miles	Taupo	47
Craigieburn Enduro 2024mtb race	10	21 miles	Craigieburn Forest Park	48
2023 AORERE with Gearshop - Short Coursemtb race featured	11	11 miles	Nelson	49
Phoenix Enduro 2022mtb race	34	29 miles	Christchurch	50
Whaka25 2023 (Provisional)mtb race	11	16 miles	Rotorua	51
Anna's FUNDuroRAISERmtb race	9	7 miles	Dunedin	52
Forrester XC Loop - Night Racingmtb race	3	2 miles	Dunedin	53
Aorere Day 1mtb race	11	10 miles	Nelson	54
Aorere Day 2mtb race	62	26 miles	Nelson	55
TSSSA XC Course 2018-2019mtb race	25	6 miles		56
Kapiti Xterramtb race	13	18 miles	Paraparaumu	57
Thursday Night XC - Wakari Creekmtb race	12	2 miles	Dunedin	58
Fat Tyre Critmtb race	0	1,719 ft	Rotorua	59
2020 Cable Bay Enduromtb race	28	16 miles	Nelson	60
Giant Toa Enduro presented by CamelBak - 2020 - Short Coursemtb race	8	22 miles	Rotorua	61
Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Short Course)mtb race	11	13 miles	Rotorua	62
Volcanic Epic - Stage 4 (Waimangu Valley to Lake Rotorua) Provisionalmtb race	7	28 miles	Rotorua	63
GF Civitavecchia 2013mtb race	0	30 miles	Christchurch	64
2021 Aorere Enduro Day 1mtb race	7	14 miles	Nelson	65
2021 Aorere Enduro Day 2mtb race	39	25 miles	Nelson	66
WHAKA 100KM Coursemtb race	59	66 miles	Rotorua	67
Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) Provisionalmtb race	14	33 miles	Taupo	68
2023 MTB Tauranga Club Champs Easy Coursemtb race	9	6 miles	Tauranga	69
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 \| 2024mtb race	25	23 miles	Rotorua	70
Santa Cruz Mammoth 2024 - with NMTBC v2mtb race	17	37 miles	Nelson	71
Volcanic Epic, Stage 2 \| 2024mtb race	21	39 miles	Taupo	72
Volcanic Epic, Stage 1 \| 2024mtb race	22	28 miles	Rotorua	73
Volcanic Epic, Stage 3 \| 2024mtb race	22	20 miles	Tokoroa	74
Volcanic Epic Prologue \| 2024mtb race	5	6 miles	Rotorua	75
Charlie's Ridemtb race	28	21 miles	Lower Hutt	76
Volcanic Epic Prologue 2024mtb race	0	6 miles	Rotorua	77
2W - 4 Stage 02.12.23 (updated)mtb race	13	17 miles	Rotorua	78
Whaka kids 5kmmtb race	2	3 miles	Rotorua	79
NZ MTB RALLY 2024 - Stages 5 & 6mtb race	3	4 miles	Nelson	80
2W 6 stage DRY 2.12.24 Finalmtb race	0	24 miles	Rotorua	81
Dodzy23 - Stage4mtb race	0	1 mile	Nelson	82
Dodzy23 - Stage3mtb race	1	2 miles	Nelson	83
Dodzy23 - Transition2mtb race	0	2,073 ft	Nelson	84
Dodzy23 - Stage 1mtb race	1	3,967 ft	Nelson	85
Dodzy23 - Stage2mtb race	0	1 mile	Nelson	86
Dodzy 2023 - Transition 1mtb race	0	1 mile	Nelson	87
2W 4 stage WET 4.11.23mtb race	7	15 miles	Rotorua	88
Whaka 50 - 2023mtb race	23	32 miles	Rotorua	89
Saturday Ridemtb race	1	24 miles	Rotorua	90
Giant 2W Enduro - Race 1mtb race	18	23 miles	Rotorua	91
Whangamata Black Rock XC 2023 start loopmtb race	4	1 mile	Whangamata	92
Winter XC Series Coursemtb race	4	4 miles	Tauranga	93
2023 AIMS Games MTB Cross Country Coursemtb race	0	3 miles	Tauranga	94
ASMB Totara Park Race 2023mtb race	7	3 miles	Cambridge	95
testmtb race	0	22 miles	Rotorua	96
Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 2 (Taupo)mtb race	17	31 miles	Taupo	97
XTERRA Rotorua Short Course MTB 2023 (1 Lap)mtb race	4	5 miles	Rotorua	98
XTERRA Rotorua Long Course MTB 2023 (1 Lap)mtb race	11	16 miles	Rotorua	99
ITB 22mtb race	1	10 miles	Palmerston North	100

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