Ōtautahi Christchurch and Canterbury have epic mountain biking trails to suit all levels, from impassioned novice to seasoned pro.
The St James Cycle Trail(opens in new window) is a mixed-riding track through some of New Zealand's most spectacular high country. Highlights include lakes, mountains, alpine meadows, and beech forest.
Skirting the foothills of the Southern Alps, this challenging trail cuts across a steep scree slope before diving into a beech forest for a fantastic descent.
This epic park has 50 trail combinations, catering for absolute beginners through to experts, with world-class jump tracks and technical trails. Park orientation tours are available for first timers and lessons are available for beginners.
Ride this impressive network of tracks in Christchurch with more than 40km of track traversing the rim of a massive extinct volcano.