Mountain Bike Trails in Rangituhi Trail Park

Blaster

Not like anything else in the region, with 14 bermed switchbacks and many other bends, berms rollers and tables it is sure to live up to its name and be a blast Blaster was originally designed to be the "final blast" trail three of three in the lookout descent from the top of Utiwai. Sadly not like the sign suggests on Utiwai, the two sections above are not under construction as of yet despite being walked over by council staff with the ecologist happy with the placement in the scenic reserve.

Blaster +

Slowly but surely a "Grand Loop" is forming. Mana Cycle Group Bring you Thriller which was a no brainer designed to go from Chimney Sweep to Blaster. Next section TBA? Pending Landowner Permission. This small section of trail is filled with corners and tables.

Chimney Sweep

Flowy fun trail with a Chimney jump and rock garden feature, berms, corners.

Lower Crash Palace

Lower Crash Palace is a great section of trail with a handful of stand out features. It starts off with a small drop in where it then plunges down into a singletrack section leading you into "The Drop". There is a chicken line around as it is a substantial drop. The Drop rides well and is roll-able if you are brave. Best check it out if you haven't done it before It gets great raves by expert riders for technical thrills, which include drops, off-camber, roots and clay.

Lower Tumeke

Lower Tumeke is full of berms and rollers, it is a great trail to session and exit out of for another lap along Spicer Link. There is an additional small drop off the main line near the bottom.

Raiha

Link from North City to Raiha street opposite the trail park This trail has recently been overhauled to suit more levels of users with a few steep sections of clay turned into an easier gradient with switchbacks quite a nice climb but bombing down is over relatively quick.

Rough Justice

4x4 road with a few features off the side and berms, watch out for other uses. Descending traffic only please.

Spicer Link

Spicer link is a great community trail. It serves as a catch trail for the descents above and takes you very easy to and from Raiha street and spicer botanical park. Spicer link is two way shared bikes, walking and running Most use will be expected in the south direction as it helps form a loop with The Doctor and Tumeke.

Te Ara Utiwai

Utiwai is an easy to intermediate climbing trail filled with Tawa, Rewarewa and Kohekohe reaching the lookout on Rangituhi. There are a couple sections where you will pass Miro, Matai and a couple Rimu trees are hidden nearby. The Utiwai line was originally scouted by Mana Cycle Group with some slight adjustments by the contractor during construction.

The Doctor

The Doctor, named after DoC (Department of Conservation) This trail is in a mix of exotic, native and open landscape. Build with funds from the Outdoor Recreation Consortium, which helped Mana Cycle Group to fell wilding pines and replace the damaged walking trail with a suitable multi use trail that is now The Doctor. In winter 2016 the Mana Cycle Group (MCG) held a planting bee in effort to regenerate the native forest to the area that used to host exotic pesty pine trees. So if you see someone from DoC or MCG on your travels, don't forget to show your support for the outstanding work.

Trail 10

Filled with twists, turns, jumps and rollers. A sweet run from the top of Utiwai all the way to Raiha Street now basically exists. Eventually it'll just get better too once the missing section from Chimney Sweep to Blaster is given the green light.

Tumeke

Tumeke is a great trail with lots of choice & features. Hand built by volunteers who really put in all the fine detail. Tumeke meaning too much or awesome, it really is awesome to ride. Tumeke starts directly opposite the top of The Doctor. It starts off with some tables that can be rolled or jumped by anyone, some pedaling is required to really make the most of the top section before it merges with Upper Tumeke. From here it changes into a hand built section which flows well with the natural terrain, At the next junction the left line takes you closer to the gate with lots of great hand built berms, while the right gives you the option to loop back into Spicer Link to head out for another lap and offers something similar to the section before it.

Tumeke Mid Acess

Middle section entry if you don't want to go to the top.

Upper Crash Palace

Upper Crash Palace is a great little section of trail. The drop in is a great filter feature, best rolled into slowly to make the flat left hander. Follow it down and you will come across a few rutted corners and narrow turns in the forest before crossing The Doctor and dropping onto Boundary Road Lower Crash Palace is found by following Boundary Road.

Upper Tumeke

Tumeke meaning too much or awesome It really is awesome but you will never have too much of it. Upper Tumeke was restricted to a hillside that has a constant steep slope, we called upon the digger to shape it. This section is an Advanced grade. The bottom half is a hand built sculpture of art using the terrain was a lot easier here as we could run it around a spur and also back and forward across the gullies adding rollers here and corners there There are two lower options, one that will send you off to do another lap of Spicer Link and the other will get you a lot closer to your vehicle.