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 above 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.

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 @bikeandhikenorthland in your post.

Paths & trails

Huarahi o te Whai, Hatea Loop

Kaihu Valley Cycle Trail

Kaipara District Trails

Kamo Shared Path

Ngunguru Old Coach Road

Opua to Russell Shared Path

Pou Herenga Tai—Twin Coast Cycle Trail – Northland

Waimahanga Track

Waipu Cove Trail

Whananaki Coastal Walkway

Whangarei Shared Path Network

Whanui Coach Road

Bike parks

Parihaka Mountain Bike Park

Glenbervie Forest MTB Trails

Waitangi Mountain Bike Park

Pohe Island Bike Park

Kauri Coast Mountain Bike Park

Multi-day rides

Pou Herenga Tai—Twin Coast Cycle Trail – Northland

Heart of the Octopus – A circuit around Northland

The Far North Cycleway—a dramatic Northland bike ride

Kauri Coast Cycleway: an amazing Northland bike ride

The Kaipara Missing Link: a shorter cycle route between Northland and Auckland