Best Mountain Bike Trails in Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Westland Tai Poutini National Park offers three scenic mountain bike tracks including Fox Glacier South Side Walkway (highly rated with 1,487 reviews) and Te Ara a Waiau to Franz Josef Glacier, all within a temperate rainforest setting with snow-capped mountains and glaciers. The park extends from the Southern Alps to remote West Coast beaches, featuring lush native forest and unique glacier moraine landscapes. E-bikes are supported, making these iconic tracks accessible to diverse riders.
Trails
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Easy
2.8m
118m
-7m
The walkway/cycleway follows the south bank of the Fox River through ancient podocarp rainforest.The Fox Glacier South Side Walkway/Cycleway follows the south bank of the Fox River through ancient podocarp rainforest. The track heads gently up the valley crossing ancient glacial moraine surfaces, with the forest reflecting the various ages of the glacier moraines which it has colonised. The first viewpoint of the glacier is reached after approximately 40 minutes walk, before the track continues to reach an old car park. This is as far as you can cycle – all bikes must be left here before continuing on foot. The track winds gently downhill through the rainforest for approximately 10 minutes to a view point of Fox Glacier Te Moeka o Tuawe. Do not go past this point due to extreme flood hazard.
Easy
319m
-29m
The walkway/cycleway follows the south bank of the Fox River through ancient podocarp rainforest.The Fox Glacier South Side Walkway/Cycleway follows the south bank of the Fox River through ancient podocarp rainforest. The track heads gently up the valley crossing ancient glacial moraine surfaces, with the forest reflecting the various ages of the glacier moraines which it has colonised. The first viewpoint of the glacier is reached after approximately 40 minutes walk, before the track continues to reach an old car park. This is as far as you can cycle – all bikes must be left here before continuing on foot. The track winds gently downhill through the rainforest for approximately 10 minutes to a view point of Fox Glacier Te Moeka o Tuawe. Do not go past this point due to extreme flood hazard.