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Hakatere Conservation Park

Mountain Bike Trails in Hakatere Conservation Park

Hakatere Conservation Park covers nearly 60,000 hectares of rugged mountain country, tussocklands, beech forest and sparkling lakes between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers in mid-Canterbury. The park offers mountain biking opportunities including the Lake Clearwater Circuit, Manuka Hut Mountain Bike Link, and the scenic Potts Hut route, with multiple access points suitable for various skill levels. The stunning landscape combines alpine terrain, river valleys, and pristine wilderness ideal for adventure-seeking riders.

Trails

Showing 1 - 8 of 8 trails

Buicks Bridge to Potts Bridge Track

OPEN

Easy

3 m

5m

-156m

This track is part of Te Araroa - New Zealand's trail. Mountain biking These are shared-use tracks. Follow the mountain bikers code: respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.

Lake Clearwater Circuit Track

OPEN

Easy

687 m

1m

-15m

Track category: Walking track Time: 3 hr Distance: 10.3 km Walk or mountain bike around the lake shore. This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code: respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.

Lake Clearwater Circuit Track

OPEN

Easy

6 m

407m

-356m

Track category: Walking track Time: 3 hr Distance: 10.3 km Walk or mountain bike around the lake shore. This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code: respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.

Lake Emily to Manuka Hut Track

OPEN

Advanced

2 m

62m

Time: 1 hr 30 min Distance: 4.5 km For mountain bike or horse access to Manuka Hut, continue past the Te Araroa junction, down the Stour River, for a further 2.5 km before turning left. Don't take mountain bikes or horses on the Te Araroa route from Lake Emily to Manuka Hut as it's steep and easily damaged.

Lake Emily to Manuka Hut Track

OPEN

Advanced

338 m

17m

Manuka Hut Mountain Bike Link

OPEN

Advanced

2 m

52m

-3m

Round Hill Route

OPEN

Advanced

20 m

3872m

-5123m

Time: 14 hr 30 min Distance: 43 km Part of Te Araroa - New Zealand's trail, this track links Hakatere Heron Road to the Rakaia River.

Stour Track

OPEN

Advanced

15 m

27m

-228m

Time: 5 hr Distance: 15 km Lake Emily gives access on old farm tracks to Stour Bridge car park. From the lake, the route is mostly down hill, making it an easy walk. It is difficult to mountain bike ride due to extensive flood damage in May 2021. This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code: respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.