​​​​​​​The forest is OPEN again from Saturday 6th April 2024. Yay!

Set within  privately owned Pan Pac Tangoio Forest is the Hawke's Bay Mountain Bike Club's purpose built facility, Pan Pac Mountain Bike Park. As of April 2024, 43km of single-track awaits you, spread across the Waipunga, Replanted and Tait Blocks. there is something for everyone, from flat easy Grade 2 to steep, demanding Grade 5 trails.

Access is  via the Esk valley - from SH5 turn into Waipunga road, cross the bridge and take the first forest road to the right. Follow this 1.5km to the carpark. 

There is NO access to the forest from our old carpark off SH2,next to the Panpac mill. All the old trails in the Mill Block are permanantly closed.

You must be a club member or obtain a visitor permit to access the forest.

• Join here  https://www.hawkesbaymtb.co.nz/membership
• Or get your visitor permit here https://www.hawkesbaymtb.co.nz/visitor-permits

Landowner: Pan Pac Forests Ltd

Club Park Manager – Ross Mepham 022 544 0069

A small family friendly beginner-intermediate level dirt jump park, a full size pump track and an extreme dirt jump park – all FREE access for general public use, located over the stopbank beside the Pettigrew.Green Arena in Taradale.

The facility is located on Hawkes Bay Regional Council owned land, built & maintained by the HBMTBC, that was mostly funded by Pub Charity.

• Landowner: HB Regional Council
• Club Park Manager – Scott Richardson 021 460 247

Napier City Council built this large pump track in early 2015. An all-weather concrete surface with multiple lines suitable for all ages and abilities, for MTB’s, BMX’s, scooters and scateboards. Located on Marine Parade next to the Rotary Pathway, (next to the start of the 100km speed zone). The aim is to continuously ride multiple laps without any pedalling & to just use momentum created from ‘pumping’ with your arms and body through the bumps & corners.

This track is suitable for all ages and abilities and is FREE for the general public to use at anytime.

The Hawkes Bay cycle Trails map includes all the Rotary Pathways & NZ Cycle Trails around the district of approx 187km, plus locations of the MTB Parks.

A walking track along an old logging route at the base of the Ruahine Forest Park is open for mountain bikers as well. This track starts from the end of Wakarara Road (you need to cross the river to start the ride), which is approx 86km from Hastings.

Yeomans Track goes along to Ellis Hut (also known as Murderer’s Hut) on the edge of the Pan Pac Gwavas Forest, where you either return back the same way, or can follow a couple forestry roads back to the river – you will need either a topomap, or the Kennetts MTB book for these road directions. (Average riders – allow at least 1 hour each way) (For ‘hot shots’ – allow at least 45 minutes in & 30 minutes return).

Iconic Te Mata Peak behind Havelock North is loaded with walking tracks. There are a couple ‘shared’ use trails that allow mountain bikes and a designated MTB track heading down the main valley from the lone pine tree at the top and heading down onto the shared trails of ‘Chambers Walk’ which leads onto either the main gates carpark, or down to Tauroa Road carpark.

Please note that no-one must alter, widen or expand existing tracks or to make new ones on Te Mata Peak. ALL MOUNTAIN BIKERS MUST ADHERE TO THE DESIGNATED TRAILS

If you see other cyclists abusing the park, please explain the consequences to them of their actions (includes potential injury to other users & banning of all cyclists from the park).

NB: “Webbs Bush” is OUT-OF-BOUNDS to all cyclists.

Please respect other users/walkers at all times, riders must keep control of their speed & avoid hitting walkers, runners & dogs on leashes!

Currently 2 venues in Central Hawkes Bay:

• Ranui Farm Park – private farm with mountain bike trails
• The Gums MTB Park – HBRC owned MTB Park in Waipukurau