2-3 Days 78.4 Km

Highlights

  • Spectacular mountain wilderness
  • Wild West Coast beaches
  • Diverse, varied landscapes and scenery

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Cross Country

Grade 3 - Intermediate

This Great Walk is also a fantastic multi-day mountain biking trail traversing the diverse, often surreal landscapes of Kahurangi National Park

Experience a range of diverse and pristine habitats from mountains to sea on this amazing multi-day mountain biking adventure.
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Riding the Heaphy Track, Nelson Tasman

Riding the trail

The Heaphy Track – New Zealand’s longest and most diverse Great Walk – is opened up to mountain bikers between May and November each year. Stretching for almost 80 km, it retraces the steps of Māori pounamu (greenstone) gatherers and pioneer gold prospectors between Golden Bay and the West Coast of the South Island.

This splendid wilderness adventure is among the most popular New Zealand mountain biking trails. It begins with a climb up to an expansive tussock-covered plateau, ringed by rugged mountains, before descending through lushly forested river valleys to wild West Coast beaches fringed with geometric nikau palms.

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Key Mountain Biking Tours Operators

Enjoy the freedom of riding without the hassle of logistics by taking a guided or self-guided mountain bike tour.

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New Zealand Mountain Biking Tips & FAQs

Few countries in the world serve up such diverse riding – from urban forest trails to rugged, remote mountaintop tracks. Plan to stay safe and savour them.

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New Zealand Travel Guide

Planning a biking holiday to New Zealand? Read our practical travel advice before you depart.

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