Best Mountain Bike Trails in Arrowtown Trails
Arrowtown is the main hub on the famous 110km Queenstown Trail, offering world-class rides past mountains, lakes and rivers. The area caters to all skill levels with trails ranging from easy family-friendly rides like Wharehuanui Trail to challenging backcountry loops past historic gold mining sites. Notable trails include the Arrow River Trail, Macetown Track, and Gibbston River Trail, with access to stunning alpine scenery including views of the Remarkables and Crown Range. The region combines scenic beauty with excellent trail infrastructure, making it a premier destination for New Zealand mountain biking.
Trails
Showing 1 - 5 of 5 trails
Very difficult
9.2m
3468m
-4032m
156h 4m
Mountainous trail connecting the Arrow River/ Macetown to the Shotover catchment at Strohles Flat. Not for the faint-hearted, this is a big day out, probably best tackled on an e-bike by experienced riders (you will need to carry a spare battery) and hikers only. An awesome adventure for the summer months, passing some great relics of mining history at the Andersons, Homeward Bound and Premier Batteries.Descent from the ridge off Mt Saint Just is hard to spot in places, veer left when you hit the terrace at the bottom to find the overgrown exit onto the Skippers Road. Exit back to Queenstown via Pinchers Bluff and the slog up to Skippers Saddle.
Intermediate
1.6m
313m
-3m
53h 32m
Access to/from the water race and Allan Reid Road. Useful if Bush Creek isn't your thing. Very steep climb/descent with some rutted corners. Track is vague in lower stretches but followable.
Intermediate
5.8m
384m
-21m
24h 54m
Big climb from Arrowtown to saddle with some very steep sections. Great downhill too. Also can be accessed from Coronet Peak via the XC track and Slip Saddle track. Remember to give way to walkers at all times.
Intermediate
13.2m
391m
-123m
44h 38m
MTB ride to Macetown an abandoned historic gold mining village. If you follow the singletrak there is no reason to cross the Arrow river that this track follows. There is a legal road that follows the Arrow river to Macetown so look out for 4WDs and take it easy on the way back down. Follow the road and take all the singletrack options, if you come to a ford on the road look for the singletrack that starts just before it. Most of them are not signposted so keep a sharp lookout or find a local who knows the way Remember you DON'T need to get your feet wet by crossing the river IF you take the singletrack options but you can cross the river over and over again if you just follow the road.
Intermediate
1.4m
8m
-172m
7h 31m
Intermediate trail with some exposure. Traverses and drops from Tobins Track down to the Arrow River