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

District: Whangarei
Time: You Choose
Level: Grade 3-5 Intermediate+
Distance: Trails spread over a wide area.

District: Whangarei
Time: 20 – 60 minutes
Level: Easy, Family & Pet friendly
Distance: 5km

District: Kaipara / Dargaville
Time: 2-3 hours
Level: Moderate – Grade 2
Distance: 28km (one way)

District: Kaipara
Time: Depends on trail
Level: Varies depending on trail
Distance: 4-28km (one way)


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)

District: Whangarei
Time: 1-2 hours
Level: Moderate (Grade 3)
Distance: 4.5 km (one way)


District: Whangarei
Time: 1-2 hours
Level: Moderate to Advanced
Distance: 8 km (one way)
Level: Moderate (Grade 3)

District: Whangarei / Bream Bay
Time: 1 hour
Level: Easy
Distance: 8.5 km (one way)

District: Whangarei
Time: 20 min – 2 hours
Level: Easy
Distance: 1-20 km (one way)
Mountain Bike & Bike Parks

Kauri Coast Mountain Bike Park
District: Kaipara / Dargaville
Time: You choose
Level: Easy to Advanced
Distance: Multiple MTB trails

District: Whangarei
Time: You choose
Level: Easy to Advanced
Distance: Multiple MTB Trails

District: Far North / Bay of Islands
Time: You choose
Level: Easy to Advanced
Distance: Multiple MTB Trails

District: Whangarei
Time: You choose
Level: Easy to Advanced
Distance: BMX, Pump & circuit tracks

District: Whangarei
Time: You Choose
Level: Grade 3-5 Intermediate+
Distance: Trails spread over a wide area.
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

Heart of the Octopus – A circuit of the mid-north
District: Mid – North
Time: 4-6 days
Level: Advanced
Distance: 390-436 km



