Mountain Bike Trails in Carterton

Cater Reserve

Carter Scenic Reserve is one of the few remaining remnants of patchwork landscape once typical of the Wairarapa - grass, wetland, shrubland, and forest. Follow the boardwalk through a degraded wetland and remnant of flooded forest at Carter Reserve in the Wairarapa, returning via a loop track through the drier forest section.

Greytown Off Road Loop

Relatively flat ride starting in Greytown heading out toward Woodside following the Rail Trail then across sign posted trail following farm boundaries, dip onto river bead then joining back to the Cycle Trail at Kuratawhiti St and following through to Udy St Greytown. Back onto the road and into the township for a coffee...The rail trail is flat and smooth riding for about 5km to Wood side. The farm boundary track is undulating mostly flat grassy track. There are a couple of sections that drop you down to the river bed and follow 4x4 tracks then heads back up to the farm boundary exiting to open bush before exiting to Kuratawhiti St. Remember to respect the farm lands you are crossing and watch for electric fences which may or may not be on.

Waiohine Gorge Loop

This is an old forestry trail. Follow the track up through regenerating pine forest to a clearing with a sharp left turn an start of a steep climb. Continue up this track, passed the plateau and up into slightly overgrown track. The track will then turn into regrowing grass covered trail with a gentle roll down to another short climb. Continue following the main track now starting to descend back into the pine forest. About 200mtrs down this trail there is a just visible track to your right leading into thicker bush. Follow this track through the overgrowing track. Several hundred metres into this track take the first sharp left turn. This takes you down a moderately rutted overgrown and slightly challenging descent. Continue following this track. It will eventually open out to an old forestry road with an amazing view of the Waiohine Gorge and the Tararua Ranges. Follow the road down to the main Waiohine Gorge Road turn left at the main road and ride back to the DOC shelter.