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SaveSituated deep in the Wairoa Valley, ‘The Gorge’ is home to an amazing variety of hand-built mountain bike trails that run through a lush native and beech forest environment from a maximum elevation of 1100m.
Ride like a Billionaire. Ken the original owner spent nz$20 million on building the 70km of hand-crafted trails.
Book Gorge Shuttles here https://www.thegorge.nz/
Ride like a Billionaire. Ken the original owner spent nz$20 million on building the 70km of hand-crafted trails.
Book Gorge Shuttles here https://www.thegorge.nz/
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Shuttleable: YES
AKA: The Gorge
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
google parking directions Access Info:
Go to https://www.thegorge.nz/ for directions to get here
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
62 trails
- E-Bike
57 trails
- Hike
5 trails
- Trail Running
3 trails
Bike Park Details
- 5
- 17
- 27
- 12
- 3
Region Status
Closed as of Jul 2, 2025- Day Ticket
- $120 NZD
- Uplift Type
- Shuttle
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 62
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 62
- Trails E-Bike
- 57
- Trails Hike
- 5
- Trails Trail Running
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Total Distance
- 48 miles
- Total Descent
- 32,094 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,049 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,635 ft
- Reports
- 2,574
- Photos
- 1,081
- Ridden Counter
- 16,065
Articles
Video: Tom Bradshaw Rides New Zealand’s Privately Built Bike Park
Feb 22, 2022 from pinkbike.com
Tom shows you why The Gorge in New Zealand is his favourite place in the world to ride trail bikes.
Popular "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Gorge Route 6 | ||
| The Gorge Route 3 | 4 miles | |
| Gorge Route 1 | 5 miles | |
| The Gorge Route 5 | 3 miles | |
| The Gorge Route 2 | 4 miles | |
| The Gorge Route 4 | 4 miles | |
| The Gorge Enduro April 2025 race | 15 miles | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage2 race | 1 mile | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage5 race | 2 miles | |
| Dodzy23 - Stage3 race | 2 miles |
Photos of "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Red Line
20 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Red Line
20 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Red Line
17 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Red Line
19 |
Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:03pm
Sep 30, 2023
trail: Mundy 500
19 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:59pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Quattro
20 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:58pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Quattro
23 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:58pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Kidnapper
17 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:57pm
Mar 7, 2023Videos of "The Gorge" Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Bermed As
3:48 |
469 |
Jul 5, 2017
youtuber
![NZ MTB RALLY DAY 1 POV HIGHLIGHTS WAIROA GORGE...]()
trail: Rainbow Surfer
33:41 |
23 |
Apr 24, 2025 , Nelson
trail: Sewer Sidle
3:59 |
61 |
Jun 15, 2024 , Nelson
trail: No Pressure
4:54 |
79 |
May 29, 2024 , Nelson
trail: Tubuck Munch
3:50 |
55 |
May 18, 2024 , Nelson
trail: Natural Selection
3:48 |
91 |
May 17, 2024 , Nelson
trail: Instant Kiwi
4:10 |
102 |
May 13, 2024 , Nelson
trail: DMT (upper)
10:51 |
70 |
May 10, 2024 , Nelson
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiner Road- Multi use access road | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Wairoa recreational reserve access road | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Tubuck Munch | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Steel Pancake | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Snakes & Ladders | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Slippery Weka | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Shuttle Road | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Sewer Sidle | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Screaming Turtle | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Road To Nowhere | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Red Line | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP | ||
| Rainbow Surfer | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 | Unknown | GregNelson WGBP |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GregNelson | add | report | activity #75049384 and 58 more | Jul 2, 2025 @ 2:36pm Jul 2, 2025 |
| GregNelson | add | report | activity #74933931 and 9 more | Jun 30, 2025 @ 9:53pm Jun 30, 2025 |
| Jonocor | add | report | activity #74584676 | Jun 26, 2025 @ 12:33am Jun 26, 2025 |
| GregNelson | add | report | activity #73947929 | Jun 16, 2025 @ 7:45pm Jun 16, 2025 |
| GregNelson | add | report | activity #73093780 and 1 more | Jun 4, 2025 @ 3:32pm Jun 4, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Done. 3 | Feb 1, 2025 @ 1:22am Feb 1, 2025 | ||
| report | Done | Oct 17, 2024 @ 4:57pm Oct 17, 2024 | ||
| report | Done | Sep 19, 2024 @ 12:58am Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| trail | Double roll is cool. Enduroey later on. | Sep 5, 2024 @ 3:03am Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Chutes and it is wide open | Sep 5, 2024 @ 3:01am Sep 5, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Richmond Forest Park | 6 km | ||||
| Kainui Bike Park | 5 | 3 | 8.7 km | ||
| Aniseed Valley | 3 | 10.4 km | |||
| Richmond Hills | 5 | 12.3 km | |||
| Silvan Forest | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 13.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 62 | 48 miles | 32,093 ft | 30 miles | 3,048 ft | #639 | #23 | 1,071 | 2,574 | 17 | 2,573 | |
| E-Bike | 57 | 42 miles | 28,527 ft | 26 miles | 3,048 ft | #272 | #12 | 6 | 1,834 | 9 | 104 | |
| Hike | 5 | 5 miles | 1,007 ft | 3 miles | 2,589 ft | #10,983 | #190 | 1,297 | 41 | |||
| Trail Running | 3 | 4 miles | 653 ft | 2 miles | 2,589 ft | #10,916 | #189 | 1,285 | 3 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 6 miles | 764 ft | 1 mile | 2,575 ft | 356 |
- By GregNelson
WGBP WGS & contributors - Admins: Aorere-Enduro, NelsonCouncil, NMTBC, WGBP, WGS, TGOM
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