Ruapehu trail map
Every ride around Ohakune & National Park — bookable with Kune or just good local info.
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All 15 trails at a glance
The full Ruapehu district trail list — the same rides as the map above. Trails Kune shuttles or hires bikes for link to booking; the rest link straight to the official trail info, because you should know about them anyway.
Bookable with Kune
Te Ara Mangawhero
Grade 210–13km loop · 1.5–3 hrs · ±270m, gradual climb
Ancient native forest, historic tramway, Mangawhero River crossings — all rideable straight from the shop. Ohakune's best intro trail.
Ratamaire Loop
Grade 220km loop · 2–3 hrs · ±210m rolling farmland
Farm roads, a secret DOC lake, and views of Mt Ruapehu across the Ohakune plains. A classic local loop most visitors never find.
Old Coach Road / Te Hangāruru
Grade 2–315–37km · 2hrs – full day · 731m → 610m, net downhill to Ohakune
Old Coach Road, Te Hangāruru, Te Ara Mangawhero — one connected trail system, straight out of town. Pick your distance.
Mountain Road
Grade 317km · 30min – 1hr · 1,000m descent
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.
Bridge to Nowhere
Grade 3–438km · Full day · Climb to 663m trig, then long descent to the river
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.
42 Traverse
Grade 3–446km · 4–7hrs · 1,040m → 480m, big descents with real climbs
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.
Timber Trail
Grade 2–385km · 2 days · 550m → 200m over two days, one big climb to 940m
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 nine Great Rides. The title is earned.
Mountains to Sea
Grade 2–4217–231km · 4–6 days · Volcano to sea level over 4–6 days
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.
Fishers Track
Grade 227km · 3–4hrs · 520m descent, 95% downhill
You're dropped at the edge of the Erua Forest, pointed downhill, and told to have fun. 27km and 520m of descent later, you arrive in the Kaitieke Valley.
More local rides — info only
Kune doesn't shuttle these ones yet — but they're real rides worth knowing about, so here's the official info.
Kaiwhakauka Track
Grade 317km one-way (41km loop with Mangapurua) · 3–5 hrs · Climbs from the river to the 663m trig
Whakahoro to the Mangapurua Trig through remote Whanganui backcountry — combine with the Mangapurua for a 41km loop.
Marton Sash & Door Tramway
Grade 318km loop · 2–3 hrs · ±250m rolling
An 18km loop on an old timber tramway out of National Park Village — bush, history, and no crowds.
Te Pepe Bike Park & Pump Track
Grade 2Skills park · 30min – 1hr · Pump track + skills lines
Ohakune's own bike park and pump track at the Junction — free, fun, and right at the start of the Mountains to Sea.
Lakes Reserve Loop
Grade 2~1.8km loop · 30 min · Flat
A short native-bush loop around Ngā Roto-o-Rangataua — the southernmost volcanic blowhole of the Pacific Rim.
Rangataua Forest Loop
Grade 312km loop · 1.5–2.5 hrs · ±300m in the forest
12km of forest riding on the North and Middle tracks out of Rangataua — proper local knowledge territory.
Uenuku Pines MTB Park
Grade 2–4Trail network · 1hr – all day · Purpose-built climbs and descents
Purpose-built MTB park in the Waikune Forest at Erua — day pass $10 or season pass via the Ruapehu MTB Club.
Not sure which one?
Tell us your group, your fitness and your day — we'll point you at the right trail and sort the bikes and shuttle. That's the whole job.