Best Mountain Bike Trails in Redwoods/Wakari Creek
Redwoods/Wakari Creek offers a diverse trail network in Dunedin with 18 trails ranging from beginner to intermediate grades set through redwood and native forest. The area features the popular Redwood Loop, an easy well-graded ride with big banked turns, alongside more technical options developed by Mountain Biking Otago volunteers and the Corrections Department. Trails follow a one-way system for safety and have dedicated parking on Wakari Road with plans for additional facilities like a jump park.
Trails
Showing 1 - 10 of 14 trails
Advanced
564.2m
11m
-88m
3h 32m
New trail. Another fun decending trail, pretty raw with roots and off camber sections. It follows a similar line to Holler Coaster and eventually conects with the end of that trail.
Advanced
671.8m
10m
-86m
3h 56m
Holler Coaster (Grade 3+ – Intermediate - Grade - Expert)This track starts at the top hub on the left hand side of the fallen tree and to some degree runs parallel to the Redwood Loop section down from the top Hub. It branches hard left instead of heading right before the track drops to Wakari Creek. It then travels along above Slytherin. This track is tight, has sharp corners and has sudden steep climbs and drops and you must maintain momentum throughout the ride to stay on your bike. It connects with the bottom of the Rooty Ridge track, to then drops down to the bottom Hub.
Intermediate
419m
19m
-33m
56 min
Bottom section of Rooty Ridge after the intersection with Holler Coaster
Intermediate
325.4m
2m
-24m
2h 14m
Starting at the Top Hub, take the first track on your left of the Log. Flows down hill to connect you with McGouns Extension Track. Watch for lost souls riding up.
Easy
430.4m
9m
-50m
3h 4m
The Redwood Loop (Grade 2 - Beginner)This starts from the carpark on Wakari Road and zig-zags up to the top of the Redwood trees. It then loops down the hill back to Wakari Creek. From here you can continue down the creek on the Grade 3 Slytherin Trail, or cross the bridge and take the McGouns Extn track back to the carpark. McGouns Extn is shared use, so watch out for walkers. The loop has two see saws to try your skills on.
Easy
1.1m
75m
-25m
5h 30m
The Redwood Loop (Grade 2 - Beginner)This starts from the carpark on Wakari Road and zig-zags up to the top of the Redwood trees. It then loops down the hill back to Wakari Creek. From here you can continue down the creek on the Grade 3 Slytherin Trail, or cross the bridge and take the McGouns Extn track back to the carpark. McGouns Extn is shared use, so watch out for walkers. The loop has two see saws to try your skills on.
Intermediate
1.3 km
19m
-184m
1h 19m
This is an extension of the access track that links off of McGouns Rd. The track veers right as the wider track branches as it gets steeper. As the name suggests it is a straight decent down a root strewn ridge, that near the end returns to single track (abruptly) and drops to the bottom hub.
Intermediate
391m
10m
-12m
1h 31m
Rooty Ridge (Grade 3- Intermediate)This is an extension of the access track that links off of McGouns Rd. The track veers right as the wider track branches as it gets steeper. As the name suggests it is a straight decent down a root strewn ridge, that near the end returns to single track (abruptly) and drops to the bottom hub.
