Mountain Bike Trails in Maraetai Forest

B's Track

Built by B, great little twisting, bermy single track. A must do.

Bazooka

challenging single track with lots of jumps and pumps.

Bionic Wasp

There is a drop towards the bottom (not rollable). It is marked and has a b-line around it.

Boundary Cruise

A fun, flowy grade 3 descent. Careful along the top section as the downhill edge of the trail is quite exposed and the corners can catch you out - ride carefully the first time. The trail crosses boundary run half way down. Watch out for other riders where the trails merge and take the left hand fork to stay on boundary cruise. The bottom part of the trail is full of rollable jumps and bermed corners.

Boundary Run

Down trail that joins into stumpy. Native forest and rooty at the top then into open fast and flowing.

C19

Old school scenic single track. Gets a bit muddy in winter but usually pretty good.

Castaway

Old school, high quality native track-very good in the dry-bit of a hidden entrance...

Comfortably Numb

All new beginning for 2019/20. Top half, built by Greg and Richie, is a fast mild decent with lots of small jumps, step downs, step ups etc then lower half, built by Trail Pro is a fast flowing fun track. A must do.

Connector Trail

Connector Trail

Darkside

Darkside is an alternative ending to Comfortably Numb. The trail branches off the original comfortably numb line to the right, just as you get into the tree line. The trail is flowy single track with a few little jumps and technical bits thrown in.

Eastern Spice

Easy but more fun alternative to the road.

Fool's Gold

A great grade 3 track with lots berms as well as a few fast sections.

Grenade

Old School DH trail, super slippery if wet Steep, rough, roots and off camper.

Ground Effect

From shipping container, into Trig Track and then L into Ground Zero, a digger built berm beast. Has a fresh new start bit that needs to bed in.

Ground Effect Connector

Ground Zero

Originally built by Brent Rayner and Chris Brown, and revamped in November 2020 by Trail Pro. A clay based trail that winds its way from the upper park to the lower. Fast and dusty in summer but muddy and wild in winter. Has many berms and doubles. Watch the exit as trails merge as you return to the road. North-facing, so dries a bit faster than most other tracks in the forest.

Gum Drop Connector

Gum Drops

Kids loop -but fun for adults as well Twisty delights in the gums.

Helter Skelter

Two way link between Maraetai and Whitford. Riders may be coming down so be careful when going up the bottom half. The top half is one direct up, the down track being Mc Gazza’s. Get there from Whitford via Link Track and from Maraetai by going up from Castaway to second trig.