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Waitawa Regional Park

Mountain Bike Trails in Waitawa Regional Park

Located 50km from central Auckland on the south-eastern coast, Waitawa Regional Park offers family-friendly mountain bike trails with a good range of skill levels through former pine forests and regenerating native bush. The park features four main loops - Kotare, Kereru, Puweto, and Piwakawaka - with the Puweto Loop being a challenging 9.5km route featuring a steep 212m climb. Trails meander through native forest with breathtaking views of farmland and wetlands, making it an excellent destination for riders of all abilities seeking a mix of intermediate and beginner-friendly terrain.

Trails

Showing 1 - 17 of 17 trails

Chain Link

OPEN

Easy

211 m

8m

-11m

43m

Equine Incline

OPEN

Intermediate

2.1 km

165m

-63m

3h 53m

Switchback climb up through the disc golf course to the equine parking lot.

Eucalyptus

CLOSED

Advanced

877 m

32m

-46m

11h 25m

Exploding Legs

OPEN

Intermediate

1.6 km

232m

7h 10m

This is a challenging uphill mountain bike track though you'll meet the occasional hiker walking up or down the tack. The difficulty of the ride uphill is due to the gradient and the loose gravel.

Exploding Legs 2

OPEN

Intermediate

82 m

1m

9m

Variable trail with downhill and uphill sections. Part in native bush an rest exposed. Great views of Hauraki Gulf.

Fuse

OPEN

Intermediate

451 m

4m

-28m

2h 32m

A fast flowing track with plenty of shallow mounds.

Native

OPEN

Intermediate

861 m

18m

-22m

6h 11m

This track is located directly across the road from the Mountain Bike Car Park Entrance.

Old School Party Groove

OPEN

Intermediate

2.9 km

251m

-249m

6h 26m

Old School Party Groove 2

OPEN

Advanced

3.1 km

13m

-255m

6h 31m

Oyster Shell

OPEN

Easy

1 m

34m

-49m

4h 37m

Pancake

OPEN

Easiest

629 m

21m

-7m

2h 31m

Easy trail between Oyster Shell and Barnyard Boogie.

Racing Mum

CLOSED

Advanced

642 m

11m

-22m

4h 14m

Grade 4 advanced trail that loops off Sheepish to the West and passes through the trees on the other side of the fence to Sheepish.

Sheep Happens

OPEN

Easy

1 m

60m

-33m

4h 34m

Mostly uphill trail through pasture with berms and small dirt jumps.

Sheepish

OPEN

Easy

1 m

28m

-89m

11h 57m

Slippery Digger

OPEN

Intermediate

290 m

4m

-23m

3h 7m

Grade 4 advanced trail through coastal forest linking Old School Party Groove in the North to Sheepish in the South.

Valley Exit

OPEN

Intermediate

171 m

18m

-6m

1h 23m

Short track linking Valley Loop back to Sheepish.

Valley Loop

OPEN

Easy

2 m

29m

-29m

10h 19m