Mountain Bike Trails in Middle Hill MTB

Azul

This trail utilises well worn animal tracks and natural terrain to provide a taste for roots, rocks, narrow and off-camber sections in a less intimidating environment than our other natural/ hand dug trails.

Baarbie DH

Baarbie DH is a PRO LINE - not the trail for your average rider! This is Morgz's space to get creative and build what he wants to ride, and believe me, he hasn't held back. There are plenty of unmarked features including rock gardens, very steep sections, big gap jumps and drops, with no marked B line. It's essential to roll through and scope it out before attempting a top to bottom, and recommended to ride wit someone who knows the track.

Birthday Cake

Built for the Birthday Bike Race (our annual event for local children to have a go at racing), this trail is a really good introduction to riding downhill, with wide bermed corners and an easy gradient. It can also be used as an up track, leading you on to an old farm track. You can use the upper section of the trail to link up the bike park with the access track (Take Me To The River).

Blade

Flowing trail through the trees, with lots of corners and a gentle gradient; a great place to get used to your bike, or refine your cornering. Some parts of this trail are part of the uphill pedal access route. Please read and respect all signage.

Boucherie Charcuterie

Built during the Covid-19 lockdown by three French riders stranded at Middle Hill, this trail brings something completely different to the park. Tight, steep, technical and with huge mandatory gaps, this one is strictly only for those who know what they're doing. If you don't want to drop in off the log at the top, don't drop in at all!

DDT

Hand dug technical trail with rock gardens, steep, tight, off camber corners and a gap jump half way down.

Fat Sac

Tight and techy hand dug trail through the Kanuka trees, with a huge dropping corner half way through, and a short pinch at the end to get back on to DDT or Wild Boarz.

Honey Pot

You gotta work hard to reach the honey on this one Lots of off camber, steep, tight and technical, with a fence/road gap taking you in to Honey Pot Jumps, a machine built section with some big senders!

Honey Pot Jumps

Honey Pot Jumps... World famous at Middle Hill It's short, sharp and straight to the point. All features are rollable, all features are send-able! Scope it out before going full throttle, there is A LOT of air time to be had if you want it!

Juicy Lucy

Newly completed just in time for the 2024 Mud Buster, this trail provides a spicy alternative to the lower section of Skuxxo Deluxo. Lots of volunteer hours have gone in to the making of this trail.

King Kong

A scenic trail zig-zagging across the hillside, with great views up the Wharekiri Gorge, Seaward Kaikoura Ranges, Clarence River and the ocean. Parts of this trail are part of the uphill pedal route and therefore two way. Please read and respect all signage.

Silky Rocks

Built in three days with two Silky saws and a rake, Silky Rocks is an all-natural gnar-fest sure to provide a challenge for the most confident riders. 'B-line' options have been added to by-pass the biggest drops, however these easier options still have their own challenges... Enter if you dare.

Skuxxo Deluxo

Top to bottom fast flow track, fun factor is through the roof This trail follows the boundary fence down the ridge, in to the 'gully of send'! There are some optional big step-ups and hips in there, please scope before you send. Lots of room to progress with sneaky side hits, rollers and doubles to be found, or if you prefer, the wheels can stay on the ground throughout! There are some steep tight corners to look out for, remember this is 'Middle Hill flow'!!!

Snake Nip

A little warm up to get you to Snake Bite This is a short, steep organic cut line with minimal benching. You'll find some off camber roots and one or two tricky tight turns. Slippery when wet!

Snakebite

This short sharp track packs a mean punch The natural terrain has been enhanced with some hand built features to create a fast, technical and super fun way to get to the bottom of the hill.

Stagosaurous

Stagosaurous is a crowd favourite Hand built flowing turns and natural rock features make it one of the best all round trails on the hill. Access either pick up point from this trail.

Sticky Barbie

Use this link to drop in to lower Honey Pot (skipping the hardest part!) or as a 'b-line' around the steep gnarly drops on Baarbie DH.

Take Me To The River

Cruisy trail connecting the base area with the bike park. You can continue on to the Wharekiri Stream, take a dip where the Wharekiri and Millar Streams meet or ditch the bikes and head down the riverbed to the Clarence. Use Waipapa Road to complete the loop back to the carpark. Parts of this route are on farm tracks, some of which are used by shuttle vehicles so extra care must be taken if shuttles are operating. Waipapa Road is used by a range of vehicles, please give way to them You are crossing through private land so please obey all signage and stick to the track. You must have a Pedal Pass for Middle Hill MTB to use this trail!

Wharekiri Ridge

The original This was the first trail built at Middle Hill, long before diggers and chainsaws came in to play. Some of the best views in the area, and some tight techy turns and exposure to keep you on your toes. Sections of the trail were 'created' in the 2016 earthquake.

Wild Boarz

Machine built flow trail with some steep sections and a huge variety of corners, from fast and flowing to steep and tight. It's not a 'jump track' but has plenty of opportunities for air time if you know where to look This was our first machine built trail, and is still the crowd favourite. In 2025 Wild Boarz and Twisty Tree were merged in to one top to bottom trail.