Best Mountain Bike Trails in Rangataua Forest
Rangataua Forest offers outstanding intermediate to advanced singletrack and forestry road riding on the lower slopes of Mt Ruapehu near Ohakune. The forest features multiple trails including East, Middle, West, and North Tracks through beautiful native forest, with options for 1-3 hour rides covering 15-30km. The area is known for its stunning views of Mt Ruapehu and provides excellent terrain for riders seeking challenging hill climbs and technical descents.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 11 trails
Intermediate
1.4 km
6m
-35m
Very difficult
224m
-6m
3h 27m
Intermediate
1.0 km
-12m
2h 25m
Intermediate
1.5m
166m
-45m
17h 49m
Trail linking Rangataua road to the railway service track. Borders native bush with the forestry
Easy
380m
14m
2h 50m
Intermediate
804m
-24m
12h 45m
Easy
45m
Intermediate
299m
Intermediate
2.1m
-146m
37h 3m
Links between Railway service track and Rangataua rd, through native forest.
Intermediate
4.8m
60m
-103m
38h 52m