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 Above: The stunning Timber Trail
Right: Pakihi Trail ( photos 1 - 3) 4 th is the Dunes Trail
5th Kinloch to Kawakawa ( Taupo Tails ), 6th Timber Trail

For more biking information central to this area.
 
Rotorua
The Te Ara Ahi trail ( Thermal by bike )  48km from Rotorua to Waikite Valley Thermal Pools. Grade 2-3 www.nzcycletrail.com/trails/te-ara-ahi/
Redwoods Whararewarewa Forest: redwoods.co.nz

Taupo
Where another whole set of adventures await - hiking, sailing, kayaking, trout fishing, amazing mountain biking - Great Lake Trail  ( ww.greatlaketrail.com   Grade 2-3  71km ), rafting, skydiving, jetboating, skiing, golf, Geothermal  www.greatlaketaupo.com.
 
From Taupo to the start of the fabulous Timber Trail is 80.9km by car.  www.timbertrail.com. This is a stunning two day mountain bike ride, Grade 2-3 with some of the longest and highest suspension bridges in New Zealand, amazing bush with some 800 year old trees.  
 
Taupo to Ohakune is 151km away by car for the  ‘Mountains to the Sea’ ride.  This 4-5 day Mountain bike ride is a Grade 2-3 starting  from Ohakune  at the foot of Mount Ruapehu ( a ski/ tramping/ mountain biking town ) to Whanganui over 210km of trail, encompassing, country road riding, historic paths beautiful bush rails, jetboating transfers, kayaking, until you reach the sea at Whanganui. www.mountainstosea.co.nz 
 
Waikato Area ( Cambridge )
Heading in the Westerly direction Rotorua to Cambridge in the Waikato area  is 83.6km by car.   A beautiful dairy farming/ horse stud area & Hobbiton.     www.cambridge.co.nz
Also the Waikato River Trails Grade 2-3 with a small section of 4-5  103 km www.waikatorivertrails.co.nz
Starting in Thames: Hauraki Rail Trail ( Grade 1, 77 km) through beautiful farming country. Thames to Paeroa 34km, Paeroa to Te Aroha Station 21km, Paeroa to Waihi Station 22km. Eventually this trail will go all the way through to Tauranga.   www.haurakirailtrail.co.nz
 
Opotiki
From Te Puke to Opotiki, 110km by car is the Motu Trails, Dunes trail 10 km one way Grade 2, Motu Rd 67km  Grade 3, Pakihi Track Grade 3 + 44km, a one way down hill bush clad experience.   Riding the three as a loop 91km.  www.motutrails.co.nz
 
Tauranga   cycle network Tauranga City Council.  To down load the city walk/ cycle paths.
 
Hawkes Bay
www.nzcycletrail.com/trails/hawkes-bay-trails                                                                                                                                                                                                
Landscape Ride 60km, Water Ride 50km, Wineries Ride 33-47km       Grades 1-3

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  • Home
  • Multi Day Rides
    • Omokoroa 2 Rotorua
    • Surf 2 Geysers Loop
    • Surf 2 Geysers
    • Geysers 2 Surf
  • Tauranga Area Rides
    • The Surf Loop
    • Papamoa / Tauranga / Mount Maunganui Loop
    • Sulphur Point / Marina / Strand Loop
    • Sulphur Point / Marina / Mount Loop
    • Sulphur Point/ Fergusson Park/ Matua Saltmarsh Wakareao Estuary Loop ( short loop )
    • Sulphur Point / Fergusson Park / Whakapaewaka Bridge / Waikareao Estuary Loop
    • Sulphur Point Lakes return
    • Fraser St / Ohauiti / Maungatapu /Waimapu Estuary Loop
    • Fraser St / Waimapu Estuary Loop
    • Waikareao Estuary ( Daisy Hardwick )
    • Wairoa Bridge to Omokoroa and return
  • Country Rides
    • Paengaroa – Maketu Loop
    • Paengaroa - Maketu - Papamoa loop
    • Paengaroa to Papamoa return
    • Paengaroa to Otamarakau and return
    • Paengaroa or Ridge Rd to Okere Falls Kaikokopu Trail
    • Maniatutu Rd / Pongakawa Bush Rd Loop
    • Paengaroa / Maniatutu Rd / Ridge Rd Loop
    • Pongakawa - Rotoehu Loop
    • Braemar Road and Return
  • Te Puke & Rotorua Rides
    • Te Puke Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway
    • Te Puke No 2 & No 1 Road Loop
    • Around Lake Rotorua
  • Bay of Plenty Activities and Accomodation
  • Cycle Shops
  • General Information
  • Related Rides
  • Rotorua Activities and Accommodation