Every ride from Ohakune

10–13km loop · 1.5–3 hrs · 620m trailhead, topping out at 801m — about 195m of climbing

Ride from the shop

Ancient native forest, historic tramway, Mangawhero River crossings — all rideable straight from the shop. Ohakune's best intro trail.

20km loop · 2–3 hrs · ±210m rolling farmland

Ride from the shop

Farm roads, a secret DOC lake, and views of Mt Ruapehu across the Ohakune plains. A classic local loop most visitors never find.

Skills park · 30min – 1hr · Pump track + skills lines

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Ohakune's own bike park and pump track at the Junction — free, fun, and right at the start of the Mountains to Sea.

Kune doesn't shuttle this one yet — here's the official info.

~1.8km loop · 30 min · Flat

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A short native-bush loop around Ngā Roto-o-Rangataua — the southernmost volcanic blowhole of the Pacific Rim.

Kune doesn't shuttle this one yet — here's the official info.

12km loop · 1.5–2.5 hrs · ±300m in the forest

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12km of forest riding on the North and Middle tracks out of Rangataua — proper local knowledge territory.

Kune doesn't shuttle this one yet — here's the official info.

77km one-way · 5–7 hrs · 620m → 442m, with about 690m of climbing on the way

Ride from the shop

Across the volcanic plateau to Taihape on quiet backroads — an official Ngā Haerenga connector ride from Ohakune Junction, a short pedal from the shop.

A road ride, not singletrack: mostly quiet sealed backroads, but 6km of SH49 and 3km of SH1 at 100km/h with narrow shoulders in places, which is why it's grade 4. Ride it north to south only — there's no shoulder on the far side of SH1. It's one way to Taihape, so if you want a lift back, talk to us.

• Official route (Ride with GPS) ↗

15–37km · 2hrs – full day · 750m → 620m — net downhill, but about 165m of climbing in it

12 min drive from the shop

Old Coach Road, Te Hangāruru, Te Ara Mangawhero — one connected trail system, straight out of town. Pick your distance.

27–33km one-way · 2–3 hrs · 522m → 68m, about 680m of descent with 225m of climbing

14 min drive from the shop

The big road descent off the plateau from Raetihi down to the Whanganui River at Pipiriki — 450m lower by the bottom, and the long way back up if you ride it the other way.

An official Ngā Haerenga connector on the Pipiriki–Raetihi Road, best ridden downhill. Coming off the Bridge to Nowhere jet boat at Pipiriki, it's also the climb home — or the bit we can save you with a pickup.

17km · 30min – 1hr · 1,626m → 620m. About 1,000m of descent and no climbing at all

20 min drive from the shop

You start above the treeline with Ruapehu's summit ridge at your back and the entire Whanganui basin spread out below. The next 17km are downhill.

231km · 4–6 days · Volcano to sea over 4–6 days — thousands of metres of climbing, not one long descent

20 min drive from the shop

It starts at the volcano and ends at the sea. Ngā Ara Tūhono — the Mountains to Sea trail — connects Mt Ruapehu to the Tasman coast via the Whanganui River through 4–6 days that barely touch a sealed road.

Trail network · 1hr – all day · Purpose-built climbs and descents

30 min drive from the shop

Purpose-built MTB park in the Waikune Forest at Erua, run by the Ruapehu MTB Club. Club membership is compulsory to ride — $10 day pass or a season pass.

Kune doesn't shuttle this one yet — here's the official info.

• Passes & trail status ↗

27km · 3–4hrs · 802m → 218m. 659m of descent against only 91m of climbing

31 min drive from the shop

You're dropped at the edge of the Erua Forest, pointed downhill, and told to have fun. 27km and about 650m of descent later, you arrive in the Kaitieke Valley.

18km loop · 2–3 hrs · Rolling between 770m and 820m — about 145m of up and down

31 min drive from the shop

An 18km loop on an old timber tramway out of National Park Village — bush, history, and no crowds.

Kune doesn't shuttle this one yet — here's the official info.

• Official route & GPX (Ride with GPS) ↗
• Trail map (PDF) ↗

46km · 4–7hrs · 912m → 440m, but 687m of climbing on the way — not a downhill

40 min drive from the shop

The 42 Traverse was named for the kilometres of telegraph road it follows across the volcanic plateau. Today it's 46km of iconic New Zealand high country — exposed ridgelines, native bush, river crossings, with no easy exits.

23km one-way · 3–4 hrs · 1,673m → 870m, with 430m of climbing on the way

54 min drive to KAA's base — helicopter from there

23km off the Patutu Tops, Ruapehu and the Tongariro peaks across the valley the whole way down. Alpine tussock up high, mountain beech below — and the only way in is a helicopter.

Not ours and not public — it's Kaimanawa Alpine Adventures' own trail over the Desert Road side, and their helicopter is the only way in, so book it direct with them. Worth knowing first: they need four riders to fly, their racks top out at 2.8in tyres, and the top half is open alpine country, so pack layers and expect KAA to pull the pin if the weather turns. It's not all downhill either — 430m of climbing — so an e-bike is the kind call unless you're happy on grade 3 all day. Their base is about an hour's drive from us. We'll sort you a bike that fits their racks, and if you want a hand getting out there, give us a ring.

• Kaimanawa Alpine Adventures — book the ride ↗

5km track · 17km SH1 loop · 1 hr track · 2–4 hrs loop · 349m of climbing round the loop — well graded, with a steep pinch at each gorge

1 hr 6 min drive from the shop

Beech forest, river fords and two gorges on the upper Tongariro — the pick of the Kaimanawa riding, 15 minutes south of Tūrangi.

We don't run a scheduled shuttle up here yet. DOC recommends one for the loop's 7km road leg — if you want that taken off you, get in touch and we'll talk.

• DOC — Urchin Campsite to Pillars of Hercules ↗

13.2km loop · 30 min – 1½ hrs · Mainly flat — about 70m of up and down round the loop

1 hr 8 min drive from the shop

An easy riverside loop through Tūrangi — native bush, farmland and big river views, with trout anglers for company.

Shared with walkers, dog walkers and anglers — bikes give way. In Tūrangi, Taupō District, about 70 minutes from the shop: we don't run trips here, but it's a great family ride if you're passing through.

38km · Full day · About 760m of climbing to the top near the trig (~625m), then 1,030m down to the river

1 hr 26 min drive from the shop

In the 1920s, returned WWI soldiers were given land in the Mangapurua Valley to farm. The bush won. Today, you ride through what they left behind — and the only way out is a jet boat down the Whanganui River.

17km one-way (41km through to Mangapurua Landing) · 3–5 hrs · 131m at the river to 559m at the junction — roughly 600m of climbing with the ups and downs

1 hr 46 min drive from the shop

Whakahoro to the Mangapurua Trig through remote Whanganui backcountry — carry on down the Mangapurua for 41km through to the jet boat at Mangapurua Landing.

Kune doesn't shuttle this one yet — here's the official info.

• Mountains to Sea — Kaiwhakauka map (PDF) ↗

85km · 2 days · 558m → 195m over two days, with 932m of climbing and a 993m high point

2 hr 14 min drive from the shop

The Timber Trail follows a 1930s tramway through the Pureora Forest — one of the North Island's last great tracts of podocarp forest. One of New Zealand's 23 Great Rides, and the title is earned.