Suggested Rides

There are lots of bikepacker-friendly rides you can do around Rotorua. Here are some suggestions:

• Baby Steps
• Tokorangi Hill Climb
• Te Ara Ahi Plus
• Moerangi Loop
• Whaka Backroads
• Forest Loopette
• Forest Loop Plus
• Around the Lake
• Western Okataina
• Three Lakes Loop
• Kaikokopu and Pugh
• Waikite Valley Gravel
• Reporoa to Waikite
• Tokoroa and Putaruru
• Whaka Wiggle

You can mix and match these however you want — these are just some ideas to get you started.

There are many other rides you can do through private forests, or following paper roads, but I haven’t included these here as all the routes on this website are 100% on public roads and trails.