North Island Suggested Mountain Biking Routes

Mountain Bike

Trailforks Top Rides ?

title	trails	distance	climb	city
6 mile Rangituhi Trail Park Route	9	6 miles	1,526 ft	Porirua
6 mile Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park Route	8	6 miles	1,811 ft	Wellington
9 mile Totara Park Gravel / Adventure Route	19	9 miles	1,263 ft	Auckland
13 mile Skyline - Rotorua All-Mountain Route	39	13 miles	3,609 ft	Rotorua
9 mile Totara Park All-Mountain Route	25	9 miles	1,430 ft	Auckland

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
Marton Sash and Doormtb	3	11 miles	National Park	9
Family Trailsmtb featured	4	2 miles	New Plymouth	10
Skyline (The Full Version)mtb	42	24 miles	Wellington	11
Planet Bike 3-4hr Upper Intermediate grade 3/4 Loopmtb	42	18 miles	Rotorua	12
90c Whaka 25kmmtb	14	16 miles	Rotorua	13
Porirua - Great Cycle Loops - Parks and Harboursmtb	1	15 miles	Porirua	14
The Timber Trailmtb	0	48 miles		15
Makara Peak Kids and Beginners Loopmtb	7	2 miles	Wellington	16
Hunua Traversemtb	3	28 miles	Cambridge	17
Mangamahoe XC Missionmtb featured	10	13 miles	New Plymouth	18
Some of Whakarewarewa's Finestmtb	29	17 miles	Rotorua	19
New Polhill Loopmtb	4	4 miles	Wellington	20
Billy T, Roller Coaster Route - RideSpots.commtb	20	9 miles	Rotorua	21
Polhill Runmtb	4	5 miles	Wellington	22
Thursday Night Ride 19-10-23mtb	16	5 miles	Whangarei	23
Giant PNP Spring Series (Rd 3) Rangituhi Short Loop 2019mtb	12	4 miles	Porirua	24
Don't Forget Your Chopsticks Gordonmtb	16	23 miles	Rotorua	25
Bushy Parkcircuitgravel	1	54 miles	Whanganui	26
Intermediate Cross Country Loop - RideSpots.commtb	31	10 miles	Rotorua	27
Long Easy Cross Country Route - Rotoruamtb	43	13 miles	Rotorua	28
Advanced Loopmtb	4	6 miles	Wellington	29
K2, Hot Cross Buns, Dragon's Tail, Challenge DH, Rockdrop Route - RideSpots.commtb	36	10 miles	Rotorua	30
Intermediate Loopmtb	3	7 miles	Wellington	31
Mākara Peak Creek to Peak Climbmtb	5	4 miles	Wellington	32
Labyrinth Loopmtb	10	3 miles	Lower Hutt	33
Park Tourmtb	8	5 miles	Porirua	34
Expert Loopmtb	5	6 miles	Wellington	35
Black House, Advanced Trails Route - Ridespots.commtb	18	9 miles	Rotorua	36
Makara Peak Out The Backmtb	16	6 miles	Wellington	37
Burma Road Loopmtb	1	7 miles	Whakatane	38
Split Enz half exitmtb	22	20 miles	Rotorua	39
Royal Routemtb	31	9 miles	Cambridge	40
Kids Loop - Rotorua, New Zealandmtb	11	5 miles	Rotorua	41
Advanced Mountain Bike Loop from town - RideSpots.commtb	49	22 miles	Rotorua	42
Te Ara a Whero to Waipa loopmtb	1	1,647 ft	Rotorua	43
HIGHLANDER MTB Marathonmtb	36	41 miles	Rotorua	44
Whakarewarewa Forest Loop (Official)mtb	24	21 miles	Rotorua	45
Western Okataina Track - Epic Ride - RideSpots.commtb	1	18 miles	Rotorua	46
Makara Peak alternative intermediate loop from Karori Parkmtb	14	8 miles	Wellington	47
Trentham to Incline start and back via Tunnel Gull and Goat Rockmtb	7	32 miles	Upper Hutt	48
Totara Race Nite Course 1mtb	25	4 miles	Cambridge	49
Beginner Loop - Rotorua, New Zealandmtb	12	6 miles	Rotorua	50
Northern Loopmtb	1	4 miles	Wellington	51
Remutaka Cycle Trail - 1 Daymtb	5	68 miles	Upper Hutt	52
Remutaka Cycle Trail to Featherstonmtb	5	68 miles	Upper Hutt	53
Hyltons Pit recommended route covering all tracksapart fromthe Bikeshed Shredder trackmtb	9	6 miles	Whanganui	54
Tawa Loop Grade 4 Return Via Black House Downmtb	12	23 miles	Rotorua	55
Enduro 2019, One of the best loopsmtb	21	11 miles	Riverhead	56
Remutaka Cycle Trail - 2 Day Routemtb	7	90 miles	Wellington	57
Whakarewarewa Forest Loop to Whaka 25 Startmtb	17	21 miles	Rotorua	58
Te Pou Koropū Full Karearea Loopmtb	3	3 miles	Rotorua	59
Blue Long Routemtb	16	6 miles	Cambridge	60
Te Ara a Whero to Kid's Loopmtb	2	3,999 ft	Rotorua	61
Harcourt Park Tunnel Gully Loopmtb	7	14 miles	Upper Hutt	62
Makara Peak Supa-Lizard Loopmtb	4	4 miles	Wellington	63
Akaroa Misty Peak Trailmtb	1	11 miles	Wellington	64
Mākara Peak G3 Flowy Descentmtb	5	3 miles	Wellington	65
North Island School Champs 2024 Downhill Coursemtb	2	2,293 ft	Tauranga	66
Huka Trailsmtb	6	19 miles	Taupo	67
Mākara Peak North Loopmtb	3	2 miles	Wellington	68
Wiritoa MTB Park recommended routemtb	6	2 miles	Whanganui	69
WTP Long Dropmtb	4	2 miles	Lower Hutt	70
Polhill: Windmill & Backmtb	9	7 miles	Wellington	71
Arapuke Loopmtb	5	7 miles	Palmerston North	72
Rotos E-Bikemtb	2	21 miles	Rotorua	73
2023 WBOP Primary School Eventmtb	1	3,691 ft	Tauranga	74
Karapoti challengemtb	5	8 miles	Upper Hutt	75
Fun 12k loopmtb	3	7 miles	Wellington	76
Utiwai to Tumeke loopmtb	7	5 miles	Porirua	77
Volcanic Epic Prolougemtb	1	4 miles	Rotorua	78
Remutaka Incline, Ngawi, White Rocks and backmtb	4	144 miles	Upper Hutt	79
Volcanic Epic 26 - Stage 5mtb	31	36 miles	Rotorua	80
Mākara Peak Spiral Downhillmtb	2	2 miles	Wellington	81
Kids and Beginners shuttles (Allington Rd to main carpark)mtb	4	2 miles	Wellington	82
Mākara Peak The Ridge Downhillmtb	7	2 miles	Wellington	83
Waiu Park Easy Loopmtb	5	3 miles	Lower Hutt	84
That's It Whaka 10kmmtb	4	7 miles	Rotorua	85
Point to point exitmtb	4	3 miles	Rotorua	86
2024 Club Champs Enduro Easy Coursemtb	6	5 miles	Tauranga	87
Spoonhill Circuitmtb	8	4 miles	Lower Hutt	88
Rainbow Mountain Route - RideSpots.commtb	6	8 miles	Rotorua	89
2023 AIMS Games MTB Enduro Coursemtb	13	7 miles	Tauranga	90
Burma Road Loop (Extended)mtb	1	10 miles	Whakatane	91
Quick intermediate loopmtb	8	4 miles	Porirua	92
Riverhead XC20mtb	16	12 miles	Riverhead	93
Some tasty tech runs - with a nasty climbmtb	19	6 miles	Wellington	94
Highlander Long Course 2024mtb	24	25 miles	Rotorua	95
VE Stage 5 2025mtb	6	25 miles	Rotorua	96
Planet Bike, Advanced Lake Ridemtb	13	18 miles	Rotorua	97
Pauri MTB Park recommended routemtb	22	3 miles	Whanganui	98
Te Poaka + EvS Loopmtb	6	8 miles	Rotorua	99
Morning Aftermtb	8	1 mile	Cambridge	100

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title	trails	distance	city	rank
The Pumice Pacer 2025mtb race featured	18	20 miles	Taupo	1
Whaka 50 2025mtb race	23	32 miles	Rotorua	2
Highlander MTB Challenge 50km 2025mtb race	36	32 miles	Rotorua	3
Volcanic Epic Stage 2 2025mtb race	16	33 miles	Rotorua	4
The Classic 2025mtb race featured	30	30 miles	Taupo	5
Sotheby's Whaka 50km 2024mtb race	34	32 miles	Rotorua	6
The Aratiatia Adventure 2025mtb race featured	7	9 miles	Taupo	7
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 2025mtb race	5	24 miles	Taupo	8
Volcanic Epic Stage 5 2025mtb race	19	23 miles	Rotorua	9
Shimano Whaka100 2025mtb race	40	62 miles	Rotorua	10
Whaka Kids 2025mtb race	4	3 miles	Rotorua	11
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 2025mtb race	18	24 miles	Taupo	12
Thats It Whaka10 2025mtb race	6	7 miles	Rotorua	13
Kids Craters (Long Course) 2025mtb race featured	8	7 miles	Taupo	14
Whaka 50 2025mtb race	9	31 miles	Rotorua	15
Volcanic Epic Stage 1 2025mtb race	10	13 miles	Rotorua	16
Black Rock XC Full Course 2024mtb race	23	13 miles	Whangamata	17
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 2025mtb race	18	24 miles	Taupo	18
Stans Whaka 25mtb race	15	16 miles	Rotorua	19
Volcanic Epic 26 - Stage 1mtb race	21	28 miles	Taupo	20
The Classic 2025mtb race	30	30 miles	Taupo	21
RACE 2, 6 STAGE SEASON 13mtb race	16	22 miles	Rotorua	22
XCO Race Loopmtb race	16	4 miles	New Plymouth	23
Wainui 6 hour Worldz 2024mtb race	9	3 miles	Lower Hutt	24
Jan XCO coursemtb race	6	4 miles	Taupo	25
RACE 2, 6 STAGE SEASON 13mtb race	16	22 miles	Rotorua	26
Karapoti Classicmtb race	10	29 miles	Upper Hutt	27
Taupo XCO Spring Cup Seriesmtb race	8	4 miles	Taupo	28
Stan's Whaka 25km 2024mtb race	19	16 miles	Rotorua	29
LTCC Huka Steamer 60km 2024mtb race	17	36 miles	Taupo	30
Whangamata Black Rock XC 2024 full coursemtb race	18	13 miles	Whangamata	31
Race 2, 4 Stage Season 13mtb race	9	16 miles	Rotorua	32
Whaka 25 2016mtb race	25	15 miles	Rotorua	33
Giant Miler 2025 (Whaka100)mtb race	59	108 miles	Rotorua	34
Volcanic Epic Stage 1 2025mtb race	4	14 miles	Rotorua	35
Volcanic Epic Stage 3 2025mtb race	1	20 miles	Rotorua	36
Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Mid Course)mtb race	13	20 miles	Rotorua	37
Shimano Whaka 100km 2024mtb race	47	63 miles	Rotorua	38
Whaka100 2020 / unofficialmtb race	43	61 miles	Rotorua	39
Whaka50 2022mtb race	15	29 miles	Rotorua	40
Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Long Course)mtb race	30	36 miles	Rotorua	41
Kids Craters (Short Course) 2025mtb race featured	0	4 miles	Taupo	42
Faultline 100 - Pandemoniummtb race	40	63 miles	Lower Hutt	43
Highlander 50mtb race	0		Rotorua	44
Tokoroa Funduromtb race	0	3 miles	Tokoroa	45
Whangamata Black Rock XC 2023 full coursemtb race	22	12 miles	Whangamata	46
TSSSA XC Course 2018-2019mtb race	25	6 miles		47
Kapiti Xterramtb race	13	18 miles	Paraparaumu	48
Whaka25 2023 (Provisional)mtb race	11	16 miles	Rotorua	49
Whaka 50 2023 (Provisional)mtb race	0	29 miles	Rotorua	50
Giant Toa Enduro presented by CamelBak - 2020 - Short Coursemtb race	8	22 miles	Rotorua	51
Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 3 (Contingency)mtb race	19	18 miles	Tokoroa	52
Fat Tyre Critmtb race	0	1,719 ft	Rotorua	53
Merida \| Highlander 2022 (Short Course)mtb race	11	13 miles	Rotorua	54
Volcanic Epic - Stage 4 (Waimangu Valley to Lake Rotorua) Provisionalmtb race	7	28 miles	Rotorua	55
Volcanic Epic 26 - Stage 3mtb race	0	30 miles	Taupo	56
WHAKA 100KM Coursemtb race	59	66 miles	Rotorua	57
Faultline 50km MTB 2025mtb race	0	31 miles	Wellington	58
ASMB Totara Park Race 2023mtb race	7	3 miles	Cambridge	59
2W Race 3 (6 Stage)mtb race	13	25 miles	Rotorua	60
XTERRA Rotorua Long Coursemtb race	13	16 miles	Rotorua	61
Whaka kids 5kmmtb race	2	3 miles	Rotorua	62
Volcanic Epic Stage 4 \| 2024mtb race	25	23 miles	Rotorua	63
2W Race 3 SEASON 13(6 Stage)mtb race	13	24 miles	Rotorua	64
Volcanic Epic, Stage 2 \| 2024mtb race	21	39 miles	Taupo	65
Volcanic Epic, Stage 1 \| 2024mtb race	22	28 miles	Rotorua	66
Volcanic Epic, Stage 3 \| 2024mtb race	22	20 miles	Tokoroa	67
Volcanic Epic Prologue \| 2024mtb race	5	6 miles	Rotorua	68
Charlie's Ridemtb race	28	21 miles	Lower Hutt	69
Volcanic Epic Prologue 2024mtb race	0	6 miles	Rotorua	70
2W - 4 Stage 02.12.23 (updated)mtb race	13	17 miles	Rotorua	71
Whaka 100 Miler 2024mtb race	69	108 miles	Rotorua	72
2W 6 stage DRY 2.12.24 Finalmtb race	0	24 miles	Rotorua	73
2W 4 stage WET 4.11.23mtb race	7	15 miles	Rotorua	74
Whaka 50 - 2023mtb race	23	32 miles	Rotorua	75
Saturday Ridemtb race	1	24 miles	Rotorua	76
Giant 2W Enduro - Race 1mtb race	18	23 miles	Rotorua	77
Whangamata Black Rock XC 2023 start loopmtb race	4	1 mile	Whangamata	78
Winter XC Series Coursemtb race	4	4 miles	Tauranga	79
2023 AIMS Games MTB Cross Country Coursemtb race	0	3 miles	Tauranga	80
Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 4 (Rotorua)mtb race	20	26 miles	Rotorua	81
Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo) #2 Provisionalmtb race	14	31 miles	Taupo	82
Whaka Kids 5km Official (Confirmed)mtb race	4	3 miles	Rotorua	83
Whaka 100 2021 official (Confirmed)mtb race	34	66 miles	Rotorua	84
Whaka100 2022 (Draft)mtb race	6	63 miles	Rotorua	85
WHAKA10mtb race	2	7 miles	Rotorua	86
Whaka 50km Coursemtb race	16	29 miles	Rotorua	87
ITB 22mtb race	1	10 miles	Palmerston North	88
Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 2 (Taupo)mtb race	17	31 miles	Taupo	89
XTERRA Rotorua Short Course MTB 2023 (1 Lap)mtb race	4	5 miles	Rotorua	90
XTERRA Rotorua Long Course MTB 2023 (1 Lap)mtb race	11	16 miles	Rotorua	91
Volcanic Epic - Stage 3 (Contingency)mtb race	19	18 miles	Tokoroa	92
testmtb race	0	22 miles	Rotorua	93
2023 MTB Tauranga Club Champs Easy Coursemtb race	9	6 miles	Tauranga	94
2023 MTB Tauranga Club Champs Kids Coursemtb race	1	1 mile	Tauranga	95
Whaka 25km 2022mtb race	0	16 miles	Rotorua	96
Highlander MTB 2023mtb race	0	30 miles	Rotorua	97
Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 3 (Tokoroa)mtb race	21	30 miles	Tokoroa	98
Volcanic Epic 2023 - Stage 3 (Tokoroa)mtb race	29	27 miles	Tokoroa	99
Volcanic Epic - Stage 2 (Taupo)mtb race	5	36 miles	Taupo	100

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