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Where to Cycle in Northland


Northland Cycling Discovery Map

Northland has a range of places to ride bikes for cyclists of all abilities. The number of bike trails and bike parks is constantly increasing. The Discovery Map below displays the location of our favourite rides. The map includes pump tracks, urban routes, mountain bike parks, and cycle trails.

Each ride is either marked by a symbol (bike parks, forest trails, pump tracks, urban paths) or by a line for longer rides and routes. Click the symbol or line to display associated notes. If you click the top left icon in the map header, the legend will be displayed.

There are more popping up all the time, so if we have missed something, let us know by emailing us here.

We have provided more detail on the more popular rides, summarising them below. If you click on any of these rides, you will be taken to a detailed page providing maps, notes, and GPX files for download into your favourite riding app. Each ride is tagged by district, ride time, and difficulty. If you want to view other similar rides, simply click one of the tags.

If you share your Northland ride on Instagram or Facebook, please tag your biking photos by including @bikenorthland in your post.


Browse popular Northland bike rides.

Paths & Trails
Bike Parks
Multi-Day

Paths & Trails

Glenbervie Forest


District: Whangarei

Time: You Choose

Level: Grade 3-5 Intermediate+

Distance: Trails spread over a wide area.

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Huarahi o te Whai, Hatea Loop


District: Whangarei

Time: 20 – 60 minutes

Level: Easy, Family & Pet friendly

Distance: 5km

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Kaihu Valley Trail


District: Kaipara / Dargaville

Time: 2-3 hours

Level: Moderate – Grade 2

Distance: 28km (one way)

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Kaipara District Trails


District: Kaipara

Time: Depends on trail

Level: Varies depending on trail

Distance: 4-28km (one way)

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Ngunguru Old Coach Road


District: Whangarei

Time: 1-2 hours

Level: Easy

Distance: 15km (one way)

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Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail


District: Bay of Islands to Hokianga

Time: 6-7 hours for full ride

Level: Easy to Moderate (Grade 2)

Distance: 1-86.7km (one way)

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Whanui Coach Road


District: Whangarei

Time: 1-2 hours

Level: Moderate (Grade 3)

Distance: 4.5 km (one way)

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Waimahanga Track


District: Whangarei

Time: less than 1 hour

Level: Easy

Distance: 2.5 km (one way)

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Whananaki Coastal Walkway


District: Whangarei

Time: 1-2 hours

Level: Moderate to Advanced

Distance: 8 km (one way)

Level: Moderate (Grade 3)

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Waipu Cove Trail


District: Whangarei / Bream Bay

Time: 1 hour

Level: Easy

Distance: 8.5 km (one way)

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Whangarei Cycleway Network


District: Whangarei

Time: 20 min – 2 hours

Level: Easy

Distance: 1-20 km (one way)

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Mountain Bike & Bike Parks

Kauri Coast Mountain Bike Park

District: Kaipara / Dargaville

Time: You choose

Level: Easy to Advanced

Distance: Multiple MTB trails

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Parihaka Mountain Bike Park

District: Whangarei

Time: You choose

Level: Easy to Advanced

Distance: Multiple MTB Trails

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Waitangi Mountain Bike Park

District: Far North / Bay of Islands

Time: You choose

Level: Easy to Advanced

Distance: Multiple MTB Trails

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Pohe Island Bike Park

District: Whangarei

Time: You choose

Level: Easy to Advanced

Distance: BMX, Pump & circuit tracks

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Glenbervie Forest


District: Whangarei

Time: You Choose

Level: Grade 3-5 Intermediate+

Distance: Trails spread over a wide area.

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Multi-Day Rides

GREAT RIDE: Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail


District: Bay of Islands – Hokianga

Time: 1-2 days

Level: Easy to Moderate (Grade 2)

Distance: 86.7 km

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Heart of the Octopus – A circuit of the mid-north


District: Mid – North

Time: 4-6 days

Level: Advanced

Distance: 390-436 km

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Far North Cycleway


District: Far North

Time: 2-3 days

Level: Advanced

Distance: 172km

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Kauri Coast Cycleway


District: Far North / Kaipara

Time: 2 days

Level: Advanced

Distance: 106km

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Kaipara Missing Link


District: Kaipara

Time: 1 days

Level: Advanced

Distance: 68 km (Poutu Point)

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