Fishers Track Mountain Biking Trail

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15.3 miles

Distance

874 ft

Climb

-2,979 ft

Descent

00:47:49

Avg time

-2,103 ft

Altitude change

663 ft

Altitude min

2,807 ft

Altitude max

2,807 ft

Altitude start

705 ft

Altitude end

-2.6%

Grade

-62.9%

Grade max

45.6%

Grade min

4 miles

Distance climb

10 miles

Distance down

1 mile

Distance flat

00:47:49

Avg time

Fishers Track Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Erua Forest
National Park
Difficulty Rating

Secondary Access Road/Trail Rate
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#41840 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #9689 in E-Biking
- #94315 in Hiking
Hiking SAC Scale

T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Dirt/Gravel Road
Bike Type

XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Easy
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes up to Class 1
Ride in Rain

Yes

Part of the Mountain to Sea section of the NZ Cycle trail, a easy ride from National Park to Kaitieke. The uphill section from National Park is a very wide gravel road with easy gradient. At the peak descend down on the same gravel road, before joining a wide grass farm track to the bottom. An undulating road ride follows to get you to the WW1 monument at Kaitiake. An easy grade track, but it the grass may get a bit slippery when wet.

The trail start is signposted on the outskirts of National Park village. It begins with a gentle climb through the attractive native bush of Erua Forest before reaching a summit where there are fabulous views of the Tongariro National Park volcanoes behind and, on good day, the near-perfect cone of Mt Taranaki way out to the west.

From here’s it’s a thrilling 520m downhill through lush farmland into the Retaruke Valley. At the end of the farm track it’s approximately 10km along a scenic country road to the war memorial at the junction of Oio Road, the usual pick-up point for pre-booked shuttles.

Riders heading on to the Kaiwhakauka Track should head west on Oio Road; it’s 27km to the trailhead at Blue Duck Station. (Note that from Oio Road you can also head north to Taumaranui and the Timber Trail via the Mountains to Sea Connection Heartland Ride.)

It is possible to cycle back to National Park village from the war memorial junction; it’s 23km by road involving some grunty climbing.

source: http://nzcycletrail.com/trails/mountains-to-sea/

Access Info

Start at National Park Train Station, following the Mountain to Sea marker posts.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

0 rides

6 Months

2 rides
18 miles avg distance

All

20 rides
Last: Jul 9, 2026

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Fishers Track Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Apr 29, 2026 @ 9:45am (Pacific/Auckland) Apr 28, 2026	Fun descent down through bush and marginal farmland. Steady climb back up to Waimarino. A good day out in the middle of nowhere.
	Apr 28, 2024 @ 1:06pm Apr 28, 2024	Full trail is a pretty easy 27km long ride, from Rail Station to Oio Road. We self-shuttled with two vehicles to ride westwards only. After a...
	Feb 14, 2024 @ 12:00am Feb 14, 2024	Kilometer 9 to 11. Don't hoon down as ruts will grab you! Rest is easy. With papa rock we found it same time up as down because we were choosing...
	Feb 20, 2021 @ 2:55pm Feb 20, 2021	New loose gravel on road is difficult to ride
	Sep 16, 2020 @ 1:03pm Sep 16, 2020