164 Trails in North Island

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Greens Estate difficulty 0.5 Palmerston North
Thames to Te Aroha (Hauraki Rail Trail) Easiest difficulty 34 ** Paeroa
Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
Motu Trails Intermediate difficulty 60 **** Opotiki
Motu Loop (Motu Trails) Intermediate difficulty 57 **** Opotiki
Pakihi Track (Motu Trails) Advanced difficulty 27 ***** Opotiki
Motu Road Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 42 *** Opotiki
Dunes Trail (Motu Trails) Beginner difficulty 13 **** Opotiki
Rangataua Forest Intermediate difficulty 8 * Ohakune
Mountains to Sea - Nga Ara Tuhono difficulty 166 Ohakune
Ohakune Mountain Road Beginner difficulty 10 * Ohakune
Bridge to Nowhere Intermediate difficulty 21 ***** Ohakune
Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 9 **** Ohakune
Busing Forest Advanced difficulty 10 * New Plymouth
Colson Road Expert difficulty 4 * New Plymouth
Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 *** New Plymouth
Sash and Door Loop Intermediate difficulty 12 *** National Park Village
The Pines Intermediate difficulty 8 ** National Park Village
42 Traverse difficulty 29 ***** National Park Village
Fishers Track difficulty 31 National Park Village
Hawke's Bay Trails Easiest difficulty 150 *** Napier
Waipunga Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 30 * Napier
Mill Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Napier
Eskdale Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 *** Napier
Tait Block (Eskdale Mountain Bike Park) Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Napier
Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Track difficulty 10 Murupara
Moerangi Track difficulty 22 **** Murupara
Te Miro Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 10 *** Morrinsville
Electric Avenue & Weta difficulty 0 Lower Hutt
Kohitere Forest Advanced difficulty 10 * Levin
Puketi Kauri Forest Beginner difficulty 13 * Kerikeri
Kaitaia Walkway Beginner difficulty 7 ** Kaitaia
Twin Coast Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 52 *** Kaihohe
Yeomans Track Beginner difficulty 11 ** Hastings
Te Mata Peak Intermediate difficulty 8 *** Hastings
Pukete Farm Park Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Hamilton
Pirongia Forest Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Hamilton
Waikato River Trails: 1 Karapiro (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 7 *** Hamilton
Millmore Mountain Bike Park difficulty 6 Gisborne
Whataupoko Park Intermediate difficulty 6 ** Gisborne
The Coromandel Walkway Intermediate difficulty 10 *** Coromandel
Raumai Mountain Bike Park difficulty 9 Bulls
Puhinui Reserve Easiest difficulty 9 ** Auckland
Maraetai Forest Advanced difficulty 30 **** Auckland
Beveridge Track Beginner difficulty 8 ** Auckland
Tour Aotearoa Intermediate difficulty 1870 *** Auckland
Runway Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 2 ** Auckland
FourForty Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Auckland
Treasure Island (Woodhill Mountain Bike Park) difficulty 2 Auckland
Whitford Forest Advanced difficulty 12 ** Auckland

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