Moerangi Meander

Beautiful, easy single track through stunning native bush. It is a mountain bike trail, and this is described in the recommended direction for mountain biking, so you won't have to watch out for any bikers coming at you from the front. It's a remote and quiet track so bikers should be few and far between, especially outside summer.

If you've been unable to cross the ford (the 34.1km distance includes the 1.5km from the ford to the track start), start by running across it, then following the gravel road for a bit over a kilometre, up a small hill. At the track entrance, follow the trail for 6km or so to Skips Hut. Water is available here.

Continue up a small hill for 6km or so to Rogers Hut. This is a beautiful spot and again water is available here.

After a further 9km of gently undulating trails, you'll come across the turnoff to Moerangi Hut. It's worth the 500m detour (the distance of this trail includes this detour), especially if you need water. Back on the main trail, the main climb of the day begins (over 4km or so), following a fairly gently gradient up to Moerangi.

From here, there's a beautiful 6km descent through stunning native bush. You'll join another track near the bottom, and this is very wide and easy. Cross the bridge over the stunning canyon (be sure to look down at it), and then you're back in the carpark!