Mountain Bike Trails in Ruahine Forest Park

No.1 Line Track

Reasonable climb (2km x 850m) to a lookout bench. Muddy upper sections. No water sources beyond the tough descent / ascent to the creek at the very beginning of the track system. From the lookout you can follow an advanced unmaintained track for four more hours to Kiritaki Hut and the Kumeti Road tracks. Toilet at carpark.

Rangiwahia Hut Track

This well-graded track to the tussock tops on Whanahuia Range is a great overnight tramp for families with children and new trampers. A benched track enters the bush beside the top carpark and begins at a steady grade. The Deadmans Track junction on the right is a few metres in from the carpark. The track zig-zags above an active slip before crossing a deep ravine of the Mangahuia Stream via a picturesque arched wooden bridge. A slightly steeper grade from here, the track heads up through smaller shrub species past a pretty waterfall to reach Rangiwahia Hut.