Best Mountain Bike Trails in Glenbervie Forest
Glenbervie Forest near Whangarei is known as the grandfather of mountain biking in Northland, offering approximately 41km of distinctly old-school technical singletrack through commercial pine forest and native bush. The trail network features Grade 3 through Grade 5 terrain that varies significantly based on conditions, with hand-cut trails following forestry roads and ridgelines. This is an actively logged working forest requiring contact with the Whangarei Mountain Bike Club for trail guidance, with no onsite facilities.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 52 trails
Easy
216m
3m
-1m
Advanced
199m
-1m
Intermediate
1.2m
1m
-100m
6h 49m
Top section is quite steep and fast with rollable jumps.Middle section is a lot less steep, it's still fast but with no features or corners.Bottom section is fairly tight and twisty with lots of bridges through the swamp/river area.NB the bottom section suffers badly when it's wet.
Intermediate
800m
-78m
4h 27m
Rebuilt in 2016 after logging, follows the original alignment to start with but now exits onto Mains Road instead of Youngs Road. A little steep and sketchy at the start, but gets easier and faster as it progresses down the hill.
Advanced
626m
-53m
14h 47m
Flowing downhill track, with some technical areas, two narrow bridges at the end.
Advanced
369m
1m
-2m
53 min
Narrow trail squeezed between the road and fence line. Good alternative to riding down a boring forestry road.Skinny bridge.
Advanced
499m
6m
-62m
Starts off with a climb from Sideshow Rob up to the top. From there it's an action packed trail with some of the best berms in the forest, fun gap jump and fast straights.NB the sign says grade 3
Extremely difficult
886m
14m
-66m
1h 49m
Advanced jump track - lots of compulsory gaps and drops. Have a look before riding it.
Intermediate
1.0 km
-77m
1h 21m
Short connector to form a loop from the top of the Glue Man climb back to the carpark. Ride it at the start of your ride as a little warm-up, or if you've still got the legs after riding up Skull Creek carry on to the top and end your ride with a fun little descent to the carpark.