Best Mountain Bike Trails in Huka Trails
Huka Trails connects Taupo town with iconic natural attractions through a network of walking and biking paths featuring mostly grade 1-2 easy sections with some grade 3 intermediate terrain. Highlights include the stunning aquamarine Waikato River, fun winding singletrack, towering Redwood groves, native punga trees, geothermal streams, and views of Huka Falls and Aratiatia Dam. With multiple access points and e-bike friendly trails, riders can enjoy a leisurely 11km return trip to Huka Falls or an extended 17km loop offering incredible scenery and New Zealand's first geothermal power station views.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 17 trails
Intermediate
1.2 km
-71m
36 min
a short little downhill run with small rolling drops and high speed corners.
Easy
3.1m
188m
-61m
20h 59m
Runs from Contact Power Station lookout north beside the road, through a squeeze, to follow the true left (western side) of the Waikato River to Aratiatia Dam. Two way with walkers. Park map no 5.
Easy
901m
14m
-47m
5h 29m
This track links Huka Falls car park to Kefi Café and the carpark by the big helicopter. The track zig zags in native bush and pine uphill from Huka Falls. It is located on DOC land. Please give way to other users. Park map no 12. Shared path with walkers in either direction, so take care.
Intermediate
506m
8m
-47m
1h 44m
A two way DOC track with a series of switchbacks in beautiful New Zealand bush. Park map no 7.
Easy
6.9m
67m
-103m
26h 46m
A trail all the way to Aratiatia Dam some 7 kilometers away. Although this track starts with a bit of a nasty short climb it is an easy track thereafter suitable for most beginners. In the summer months (October to March) the flood gates on the damn open every 2 hours between 10am and 4pm - which is a pretty impressive sight. Head back the same way as you came to Huka Falls.From the Huka Falls bridge you can also ride up to the Helistar Hub Cafe and a linking tunnel under the roadway to the Wairakei Forest with it's network of fantastic flowing trails.A final warning - the trails around the Huka Falls are very popular with walkers and tourists so although they are wide enough to pass walkers while on your bike you need to be in the lookout. Park map no 4.
Easy
489m
12m
-2m
Urban jungle track from Kiddle Drive to the back of Crown Park.
Easy
1m
6m
-17m
An easy bidirectional connector trail that links the Rotary Ride with Centennial Drive, passing through Owen Delany Park.
Easy
1.1m
14m
-18m
3h 16m
Sealed/paved bridge shared with SH1/5 across the Waikato River. Gravel shared vehicle tract along the western side of the Waikato River with an altered further away from the river and wake park to link with Fergusons Gully and Te Totara Gully. Park map no 9.
Easy
1.4m
175m
-114m
12h 2m
Track runs parallel to Wairakei Drive and is an excellent way to commute to Huka falls or to the Wairakei forest MTB park. The track is two way and is shared with walkers. Park map no 15.