Hotoritori Mountain Bike Trails

The Hotoritori Trails are located in the Kauaeranga Valley and are a great range of mountain biking tracks for riders of all ages and experience.

Explore this network of trails through native and pine forest. Experienced riders can opt to extend their rides by combining multiple trail loops.

There is a good map board of the trails at the trailhead in the Hotoritori campsite and there’s another one in a clearing about halfway through the trails. It is a very visitor-friendly little network of trails with lots of signs so you won’t get lost. You’ll be able to ride all the trails in a couple of hours and it will be a good workout.

Kim’s Track
The trail starts from Hotoritori Campsite and is the main trail from which all other trails branch. It follows a metal forestry road, and then branches left to continue up a gentle hill section. This steepens for about 150 metres before coming to an old skid site plateau. From here the trail undulates in a large arc back on itself and finishes with a small creek crossing which is ride-able.

This track splits into a hard and easy option about ¾ of the way along, which gives more skilled riders a small downhill technical section before re-joining the main track.

Notes
Time: 25 min loop
Track category: Easy
Grade 2

Short Hauler
The trail starts at the top of the Kim’s Track and is a small 5min loop. After a small uphill section there is a super-fun downhill section through the woods for a couple of hundred metres before coming out where you started.

The kids wanted to do this one over and over!

Notes
Time: 5 min loop
Track category: Easy
Grade 2

Pypers Peak
This is the first trail to branch off Kim’s Track, at the second old logging skid site, shortly after the small bridge crossing.

The trail starts with a steep but ride-able 200 metre metalled hill section, then veers sharply left to follow an undulating but mostly downhill trail on a Manuka covered ridge to re-join Kim’s Track at the third old skid site. From this skid site riders can continue on Kim’s Track to the right or go straight in to Split Ens.

Notes
Time: 20 min
Track category: Intermediate
Grade: 3

Split Ens
This trail winds its way down the hill to a point where it splits. Here riders have the option of going left back to the small bridge on Kim’s Track, or going right to the exit trail which is the last part of Kim’s Track.

Notes
Time: 20 min
Track category: Intermediate
Grade: 3

Graeme’s Grind
Graeme’s Grind is on the left, off Kim’s Track, just before the exit trail. It’s a slightly technical climb back up the hill. From here take Skid link on the left to the start of Split Ens and Kim’s Track at the third old skid site. It has many twists and turns but is ride-able with only a couple of short very steep corners.

Return the same way to meet Kim’s Track at the exit trail. About 60 metres past the Skid link intersection, Graeme’s Grind splits to a hard or easy option to the exit trail.

Notes

Time: 15 min
Track category: Intermediate
Grade: 3

You might want to consider stopping at Hoffman’s Pool for a dip after your ride.

Getting there
From SH25 at the southern entrance to Thames, turn right into Banks Street beside the service station. Banks Street veers right into Parawai Road, which then becomes Kauaeranga Valley Road. Follow this for 13 kms to the Kauaeranga Visitors Centre. Hotoritori Campsite is the first camp on the left, 3 km past the Kauaeranga Visitors Centre.

For more information please see the Department of Conservation website. General queries are managed via the Kauaeranga Valley Information Centre.

 

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Hotoritori Mountain Bike Trails

The Hotoritori Trails are located in the Kauaeranga Valley and are a great range of mountain biking tracks for riders of all ages and experience.

Explore this network of trails through native and pine forest. Experienced riders can opt to extend their rides by combining multiple trail loops.

There is a good map board of the trails at the trailhead in the Hotoritori campsite and there’s another one in a clearing about halfway through the trails. It is a very visitor-friendly little network of trails with lots of signs so you won’t get lost. You’ll be able to ride all the trails in a couple of hours and it will be a good workout.

Kim’s Track
The trail starts from Hotoritori Campsite and is the main trail from which all other trails branch. It follows a metal forestry road, and then branches left to continue up a gentle hill section. This steepens for about 150 metres before coming to an old skid site plateau. From here the trail undulates in a large arc back on itself and finishes with a small creek crossing which is ride-able.

This track splits into a hard and easy option about ¾ of the way along, which gives more skilled riders a small downhill technical section before re-joining the main track.

Notes
Time: 25 min loop
Track category: Easy
Grade 2

Short Hauler
The trail starts at the top of the Kim’s Track and is a small 5min loop. After a small uphill section there is a super-fun downhill section through the woods for a couple of hundred metres before coming out where you started.

The kids wanted to do this one over and over!

Notes
Time: 5 min loop
Track category: Easy
Grade 2

Pypers Peak
This is the first trail to branch off Kim’s Track, at the second old logging skid site, shortly after the small bridge crossing.

The trail starts with a steep but ride-able 200 metre metalled hill section, then veers sharply left to follow an undulating but mostly downhill trail on a Manuka covered ridge to re-join Kim’s Track at the third old skid site. From this skid site riders can continue on Kim’s Track to the right or go straight in to Split Ens.

Notes
Time: 20 min
Track category: Intermediate
Grade: 3

Split Ens
This trail winds its way down the hill to a point where it splits. Here riders have the option of going left back to the small bridge on Kim’s Track, or going right to the exit trail which is the last part of Kim’s Track.

Notes
Time: 20 min
Track category: Intermediate
Grade: 3

Graeme’s Grind
Graeme’s Grind is on the left, off Kim’s Track, just before the exit trail. It’s a slightly technical climb back up the hill. From here take Skid link on the left to the start of Split Ens and Kim’s Track at the third old skid site. It has many twists and turns but is ride-able with only a couple of short very steep corners.

Return the same way to meet Kim’s Track at the exit trail. About 60 metres past the Skid link intersection, Graeme’s Grind splits to a hard or easy option to the exit trail.

Notes

Time: 15 min
Track category: Intermediate
Grade: 3

You might want to consider stopping at Hoffman’s Pool for a dip after your ride.

Getting there
From SH25 at the southern entrance to Thames, turn right into Banks Street beside the service station. Banks Street veers right into Parawai Road, which then becomes Kauaeranga Valley Road. Follow this for 13 kms to the Kauaeranga Visitors Centre. Hotoritori Campsite is the first camp on the left, 3 km past the Kauaeranga Visitors Centre.

For more information please see the Department of Conservation website. General queries are managed via the Kauaeranga Valley Information Centre.

 

Phone Number:

Email:

Website: