Mountain Bike Trails in Parihaka MTB Park

ACC

ACC can be accessed by either Bully or Link to Bully / Resurrection. Best access for a bit more speed into the trail is by making the effort to ride up to the top of Jpin. Acc is a single track that takes you to the bottom of the park. It has some small steps that are rollable. A rollover bridge that is man made is half way down the trail. (Bridge turns to your right) The trail eventually crosses White Tail (Keep an ear out for other riders). This is the most technical part of the trail as it is off camber and a lot steeper than the rest of the trail. There is a large berm to rail at the bottom then the trail flattens off to join onto the bottom of Jpin.

Bank Loam

Steep, technical, oldschool good fun!

Big Sendy (not official name)

Big step down jumps, one really big and another beside it that is a bit smaller. Use extreme caution.

Black Track

Jump track running parallel to the road with jumps, tabletops to progress on as you run down the track and a wooden bridge.

Bully

Easiest trail returning down to the carpark area. Trail is mostly an easy Grade 2 with the exception of two steep-ish switchbacks that are Grade 3. Trail crosses over J-Pin, take care around this junction. Near the end you can either take a hard left and continue on a Grade 3 level track that runs back to White Tail, or carry on down to connect up to Hawk Eye to return to the carpark.

Bully Continued

Extension of Bully to avoid the construction of the new carpark, can be ridden out to White Tail to continue back up the hill or take the connector to Haykeye to return to the carpark.

Chute

Steep drop in at the top, otherwise an easy Grade 4. Links directly into Tuna.

Climb To Chute

Climbing trail up to Chute and Grom-it. Starts by the water tank near the Spider Junction map board.

Climb To JPin

Short trail that leads to Bully and J-Pin. Climb to the top of J-Pin is steep and still under construction but rideable. View from the top is the best in the park.

Climbax

Climbing trail/gravel road back from the bottom of the eastern gully to Spider Junction.

Coaster Roller

Twisty alternative to the lower half of Vendetta.ends directly opposite Two Tonne Up.

Devils Ridge

Devils Ridge is a steep downhill trail. The beginning of the trail is an off camber roll into a high speed section. The next section is the most technical part of the track, a gap jump that links straight into a very steep stepped roll, then to add some more spice another roll off a log and a corner. A rest period after this before you get onto the ridge, where its a high speed flow though rough loam and roots. The end you roll off a steep bank onto the road. (If you struggle with the first part of the track then either walk it and check it out or dont ride it).

Drip Drop

Drip Drop is a grade 6 track at the top of Parihaka. It starts off at the transmission hut with an off camber chute to drop. A technical section follows with a roll and and three drops in quick succession. Out of the native you enter onto the slip where your brakes will become hot. A very steep chute will test your ability (dont miss the bridge). A janky native section spits you back onto the slip where you have two lines. To your right is the B line, A line to the right has a double roll. A little gap jump and you will link onto the bottom of Crack Mansion.

Drop Track

Fast DH jump track featuring berms, drops, rollers, bridges, tabletops etc.

Entry to Drop/Vendetta

Short flowy run that splits into Drop Track and Vendetta. Very slippery when wet.

Exit Track

Fast and flowy trail back down to the carpark, has some jumps but they can all be easily rolled over. Can be slippery when wet.

Flat Track

Starts to the right of the old water tank, not to be confused with Black Track, which is the Grade 5 jump line which starts to the left of the water tank.

Frank

Frank is a technical steep downhill track that will get your brakes hissing. It starts above Bank Loam with a couple of tight steep corners. (If you think these are too hard dont bother with the rest of the track). After the tight corners at the top you are going to drop into the first of three chutes. The first one has a big left hand berm to catch you. You will use it. It flattens off before the next off camber chute with a right hand berm to catch you. A little native tech then probably the most technical demanding of the three chutes. Brake control is key here. The rest of the trail flows through the native with rooty off camber section with a small drop before linking onto the bottom of The Gimp.

French Connection

Easy gradual downhill trail to link Rainbow Warrior to Forest Ridge Road. Features a high speed section and a dropping berm, also some minor exposure.

Goetzee Track

Track linking the Parihaka park with Whareora road, comes out by the lower carpark for A.H. Reed park. Please note this track can be ridden in both directions and is also open to walkers, so take it easy.