Mountain Biking

We rented mountain bikes and hit the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop trail: a 21 mile loop on TREK electric full suspension mountain bikes with drop seat posts. THIS WAS A BLAST!

I'm not sure j9 knew what I had signed us up for. Luckily, we got there early enough to bike the loop.

It was an excellent trail, and the electric option made the ride fantastic! I had j9 go in front so she could set the pace, only to find out I had a hard time keeping up :)

The trail was mostly wooded single track but didn't have any extreme areas. Possibly, they made the loop for us tourists, and the other trails with varied difficulty.

Were told there are over 200km of trails in the forest currently, with expansion happening as we speak!Read more