Mountain Bike Trails in Northern Hills

Airstrip Views

Access to the Ohariu Valley airstrip and views in the farm. Steep climb but doable.

Belmont 2 Bridleway

Not very technical, but steep. If you like the Horokiwi Bridleway, you'll love this because it's even steeper I'd recommend going down only unless you like pushing your bike.

Churton Park Singletrack

Churton Park's only singletrack, the switchbacks are manageable. Atleast it's something in the area, be great to have more.

Domett-Cromwell

Fernhaven-Tamworth

Pretty new piece of single trail. Quite wide. Stunning views Part of Te Ara Paparārangi.

Gilberd Bush

A little suburban trail through a piece of bush. Has a few short steep sections, up as well as down.

Hauora top loop

Easy suburban loop trail. Connects to Tawhai Raunui.

Never Finished

Looks like it was previously a nice bermed downhill track but is now unmaintained and overgrown. Hopefully one day it comes to live again.

New Coach Road

Newly constructed (2017) low gradient by-pass of a steeper part of the skyline. Nicely bermed in soft ground through bush setting. Nice if you want a bit of shade.

Newlands Escarpment

Connects existing trails with Waihinahina Park.

Old Coach Road Exit

Exit onto Old Coach Road.

Rochdale Shortcut

Shortcut from Melksham Drive to Rochdale, Track is old developer/maintenance road so it's a bit rough an unmaintained. Good shortcut which you can then link up with To the park track and Stebbings valley track.

Seton Nossiter Park

The main track through a strip of suburban bush. A few more trails branch off, notably one to the region's only (and small) waterfall. There are maps in the park. There's a connection to Woodridge too.

Skyline Churton Park

New extension to Skyline on Churton Park side of Oahrio Valley Road. Dual-use biking and walking.

Skyline Ohariu Valley

New Skyline extension from Ohariu Valley side. Dual-use. Links up to the new Skyline Churton Park section.

Slow Coach Road

New (2017) single track that skirts around a particularly steep part of the summit track. Easy gradient single track and nice berms through regenerating bush. Popular with joggers and dog walkers though so you might want to make some noise going around the blind corners...singing is good.

Stebbings Valley Track

This track follows the stream from upstream of the dam, to Rochdale Drive. Couple tight switchbacks.

Tawhai Raunui

Easy suburban trail.

To The Park

Chill trail from Rochdale to the new park further along Rocchdale.

Uncomfortable Skids

Rough access from the top track down to Turbine Road. Unless you like hike-a-bike I wouldn't try this in reverse.