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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.

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Blackberry Bash
OPEN
Intermediate

Intermediate

1.4 km

6m

-35m

Dead Man's Drop
OPEN
Very difficult

Very difficult

224m

-6m

3h 27m

Dead Man's Drop Extension
OPEN
Intermediate

Intermediate

1.0 km

-12m

2h 25m

East track
OPEN
Intermediate

Intermediate

1.5m

166m

-45m

17h 49m

Trail linking Rangataua road to the railway service track. Borders native bush with the forestry

Forestry Road Connector
OPEN
Easy

Easy

380m

14m

2h 50m

Mainline
OPEN
Intermediate

Intermediate

804m

-24m

12h 45m

Middle track
Intermediate

Intermediate

2.1m

-146m

37h 3m

Links between Railway service track and Rangataua rd, through native forest.

North track
OPEN
Intermediate

Intermediate

4.8m

60m

-103m

38h 52m