The park this is located in was actually built on an extinct volcano.

Queen Charlotte Walkway is the longest single track ride in New Zealand. It consists of hard uphills rewarded by long downhills, wonderful coastal scenery, and a comprehensive water taxi service, which can transport you and/or your gear at several bays along the ride.

HOW TO GET THERE
Catch the Queen Charlotte Walkway is the longest single track ride in New Zealand. It consists of hard uphills rewarded by long downhills, wonderful coastal scenery, and a comprehensive water taxi service, which can transport you and/or your gear at several bays along the ride.

HOW TO GET THERE
Catch the Beachcomber, phone (03) 573 6175, or Arrow Water Taxi, phone (03) 573 8229, from Picton to Ship Cove. It costs around $35 per person and bike.
You can shorten this ride considerably by catching the Beachcomber to one of the bays south of Ship Cove.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION
The northern section of track, from Ship Cove to Punga Cove (much of it on private land), is closed to mountain bikes during the peak walking season—December, January and February (a helluva lot better than permanent closure).

Apart from the steep climb out of Ship Cove, the track to Punga Cove is quite rideable and fills the first day nicely. From Punga Cove things get much hillier, and many riders choose to avoid the middle section by riding along the road from Kenepuru Saddle to Te Mahia. If you stick to the track, be aware that it’s very exposed in places (i.e., has awesome views) and water is scarce. Those who take the road generally make it back to Picton on the second day; those who go over the top often stop at Te Mahia for the night and finish the ride the next day.

The last section from Te Mahia to Anakiwa (the Anakiwa Track) is biking at its best—exhilarating single track through beautiful native forest.

Picton is 23 km from Anakiwa via Queen Charlotte Drive, a meandering and scenic sealed road.

Track conditions 3% gravel road, 96% single track, 1% unrideable

OTHER USERS
This track is very popular with walkers—be ready for them to appear around any corner.

ACCOMMODATION
Punga Cove Resort, phone (03) 579 8561; Portage Hotel Resort, phone (03) 573 4309; Portage Bay Shop, phone (03) 573 4445; Te Mahia Resort, phone (03) 573 4089.

There are also many good camping areas. There is a shop and camping ground at Momorangi Bay, 9 km on from Anakiwa.

NOTES
A DOC survey found that while most people are happy to share the track with bikes, they don’t like large groups of mountain bikers. Refer to Parkmap Marlborough Sounds.

6. Queen Charlotte Walkway

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Grades 2–5, 1–4 hours, 6 km+

Described as the ‘Disneyland of mountain biking’, Whakarewarewa contains some of the best purpose-built mountain bike trails in New Zealand, and it just keeps getting better. The addition of several new tracks ‘out the back’ of the forest has improved this area for fitter, more experienced riders.

Landowners
Kaiangaroa Timberlands. As Whakarewarewa is an operational production forest, first-time visitors should check into the Forest Visitor Information Centre on Long Mile Road to view the 3D model of the forest and buy a two trail maps ($2.80 each). ‘The Network’ map covers the older, shorter tracks, while the ‘Out The Back’ one shows the newer tracks further afield. The maps are also available from local bike shops.

How to get there
Head out of Rotorua towards Taupo for 3 km. One km past the ’100 km’ sign, turn left at the ’Cycle Trails’ sign and ride 200 metres down Waipa Mill Road to the carpark.

Route description
There are over a dozen trails marked with different coloured arrows and graded from 1 to 6. Existing trails are constantly being modified, so be prepared for a few surprises.

Close to the carpark, the best track to start on is the Repco Trail (blue arrows, grade 2-), a well thought out combination of gravel road, 4WD and single track, which you can cruise around in about half an hour. Further out, try linking Gunna Gotta to ‘A’ Trail and then B Rude Not 2 (grades 3-4). The locals don’t call it ‘grintastic’ for nothing!
After that, keep exploring until you run out of legs.

Track conditions
70-80% single track, 20-30% roads

Notes
Walkers are not allowed on the mountain bike tracks and vice versa, so it’s best not to wander off the marked routes. Most difficult sections of track are marked with ’XXX’ signs.

There is a map board and wash-down stand at the carpark. Thanks to the Rotorua Mountain Bike Club, there’s also a toilet a couple of hundred metres into the forest from the carpark.

For more information go to http://www.riderotorua.com

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