164 Trails in North Island

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Great Lake Trails Beginner difficulty 28 ***** Taupo
2. Whaka Forest - The Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 60 ***** Rotorua
3. Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Wellington
4. Craters Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Taupo
5. Te Iringa Advanced difficulty 12 **** Taupo
6. George Denton Park & Polhill Reserve difficulty 10 ***** Wellington
7. Mt Victoria Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Wellington
8. Rainbow Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
9. Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 7 *** Wellington
10. Moerangi Track difficulty 22 **** Murupara
11. Rangituhi Trails Advanced difficulty 12 ***** Porirua
12. Motu Trails Intermediate difficulty 60 **** Opotiki
13. Woodhill Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 65 *** Auckland
14. Bridge to Nowhere Intermediate difficulty 21 ***** Ohakune
15. Totara Park Beginner difficulty 8 **** Auckland
16. 42 Traverse difficulty 29 ***** National Park Village
17. Pakihi Track (Motu Trails) Advanced difficulty 27 ***** Opotiki
18. Waikato River Trails Intermediate difficulty 64 **** Taupo
19. FourForty Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Auckland
20. Tumeke (Rangituhi Trails) Intermediate difficulty 1 **** Porirua
21. Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Whangamata
22. Hunua Ranges Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Auckland
23. Riverhead - WCRC Trails Intermediate difficulty 15 *** Auckland
24. Riverhead - Old School Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Auckland
25. Rotary Ride Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Taupo
26. Maraetai Forest Advanced difficulty 30 **** Auckland
27. Corners (Whaka Forest – The Redwoods) Intermediate difficulty 2 **** Rotorua
28. Oropi Grove mountain bike park Intermediate difficulty 8 **** Tauranga
29. Aratiatia Dam Loop Intermediate difficulty 17 **** Taupo
30. Hauraki Rail Trail Easiest difficulty 48 *** Paeroa
31. Puni MTB Park Intermediate difficulty 4 **** Auckland
32. Old Coach Road Beginner difficulty 9 **** Ohakune
33. Pirongia Forest Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Hamilton
34. Pukete Farm Park Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Hamilton
35. Great Lake Trail - K2K (Great Lake Trails) Beginner difficulty 6 ***** Taupo
36. Arch Hill Reserve Intermediate difficulty 2 *** Auckland
37. Waitangi Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 32 **** Waitangi
38. Great Lake Trail - W2K (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 15 **** Taupo
39. Utiwai (Rangituhi Trails) Easiest difficulty 3 **** Porirua
40. Karangahake Gorge (Hauraki Rail Trail) Beginner difficulty 15 **** Waihi
41. Waikato River Trails: 3 Waipapa (Waikato River Trails) Beginner difficulty 12 **** Tokoroa
42. Pillars of Hercules Intermediate difficulty 20 *** Turangi
43. Bullock Track (Whangamata Ridges Mountainbike Park) Advanced difficulty 13 **** Whangamata
44. Skyline Gravity Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7 *** Rotorua
45. Motu Loop (Motu Trails) Intermediate difficulty 57 **** Opotiki
46. Huka Falls to Craters MTB Park Intermediate difficulty 1 *** Taupo
47. Te Miro Mountain Bike Park Advanced difficulty 10 *** Morrinsville
48. Waiheke Island Intermediate difficulty 4 *** Auckland
49. Great Lake Trail - Waihaha (Great Lake Trails) Intermediate difficulty 19 **** Taupo
50. Twin Coast Cycle Trail Beginner difficulty 52 *** Kaihohe

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