Current trail conditions
Checked against Mountains to Sea trail status and DOC. Conditions change fast out here — when in doubt, call us on the morning: 022 583 1292.
Riding weather
Live from yr.no at trail height — Ohakune, the Mangapurua ridge and the river at Pipiriki.
Ohakune township (570m)
2.6 mm rain next 12 h · wind 31 km/h
Rain now — pack a jacket
Mangapurua Track (ridge ~600m)
4.1 mm rain next 12 h · wind 24 km/h
Rain now — papa gets slippery on the Mangapurua
Pipiriki / Whanganui River (70m)
3.3 mm rain next 12 h · wind 21 km/h
Rain now — pack a jacket
Ohakune — next three days
- Wed, 11 NovLight rain+17° / +12.2°9.2 mm
- Thu, 12 NovLight rain+16.5° / +10.6°4 mm
- Fri, 13 NovClear+17.3° / +9.7°dry
yr.no forecast at 570 m · day 3 is six-hourly, so treat it as a trend.
Trail status
| Trail | Status | Notes | Checked | Live sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Ara Mangawhero | Open | Stage one loop is open; the trail is still being built beyond the 19m bridge. | 21 h ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| Ratamaire Loop | Open | — | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Ohakune Trails (OCR system) | Open | — | 21 h ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| Mountain Road | Open | Can hold ice/snow outside summer — we make the final call on the day. | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Bridge to Nowhere | Open | Heads up: track closed Tue 12 and Wed 13 January 2027 while Whanganui iwi make their annual Tira Hoe Waka journey down the awa. Open for the summer from Saturday 24 October 2026, with new bridges and track work done over winter. Still a grade 3 ride with exposed papa sections that get slick in the wet. Kaiwhakauka side has bridge works November–December; expect short bypasses or delays. | 21 h ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| 42 Traverse | Caution | DOC alert: slip at the Ōwhango end just past the Dominion Rd carpark, and a landslide mid-trail with a bypass track. Rideable — take care on both. | 21 h ago | DOC →DOC alerts → |
| Timber Trail | Open | — | 21 h ago | timbertrail.nz →DOC alerts → |
| Mountains to Sea | Open | — | 21 h ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| Fishers Track | Open | — | 21 h ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| Kaiwhakauka Track | Caution | Swing bridge replacements underway November–December — contractors and machinery on the track; expect short bypasses or delays. | 21 h ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| Marton Sash & Door Tramway | Open | — | 14 days ago | Mountains to Sea →DOC alerts → |
| Te Pepe Bike Park & Pump Track | Open | — | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Lakes Reserve Loop | Open | — | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Rangataua Forest Loop | Open | — | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Uenuku Pines MTB Park | Open | — | 21 h ago | Ruapehu MTB Club →DOC alerts → |
| Tree Trunk Gorge | Open | — | 21 h ago | DOC →DOC alerts → |
| Kaimanawa Descent | Open | — | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Ohakune–Taihape Trail (OTT) | Open | — | 14 days ago | Ngā Haerenga →DOC alerts → |
| Raetihi to Pipiriki | Open | — | 14 days ago | Kune crew →DOC alerts → |
| Tongariro River Trail | Caution | DOC alert: the Major Jones Bridge is being replaced (April–October 2026) — contractors may restrict access at times; follow their instructions. | 21 h ago | DOC →DOC alerts → |
Status board maintained by the Kune crew and cross-checked daily against the official sources. The Mountains to Sea and DOC links are the live horse's-mouth sources. “(auto)” means the status comes from the live Tūroa freezing level, not a person.
Mountain — Tūroa & the Mountain Road
Summit conditions at 2,322 m. They matter for the Mountain Road shuttle, not for a ride round Ohakune.
Up the mountain — Tūroa (live)
yr.no · updates every 30 min
Tūroa top 2,322m
Rain · wind 20 km/h
+3.2°
Mid-mountain 1,600m
Rain · wind 21 km/h
+7.7°
Freezing level: Above 2,322m
When the freezing level drops below the top of the Mountain Road we flag it Caution — we make the final call on the day.
Full trail-status board
Mountains to Sea keeps the master trail-status board for the whole Ruapehu/Whanganui network — worth a scan before any remote ride.
Mountains to Sea trail status →Looking good out there?