Half-Day Self-Guided Mountain Bike Journey through Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest

Overview

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a 4-hour self-guided mountain bike ride through Rotorua’s spectacular Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest, located just 5-minutes from the city centre. With over 160 kilometers of twisting and turning mountain bike trails it's no wonder that this has quickly become one of the top riding trail networks in the world. This world famous mountain bike forest caters for all abilities, all year round due to its vast variety of trails and mild temperate climate. Hire a bike and go for a self-guided ride.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Use of Bike and Helmet

Self-Guided Bike tour

Food and drinks

Guide

What To Expect

Upon arriving at the gateway to the Whakarewarewa Redwoods Forest, you will be greeted by the friendly Mountain Bike staff who will fit you with the appropriate bike and safety gear. You will be riding on the newest, top quality Giant Mountain Bikes to ensure you have the best ride possible. The staff, specialise in mountain biking and the Whakarewarewa Redwoods Forest. They will then help plan your route around the forest before you commence on your awaited adventure. Enjoy our bike rentals, bike mechanical support and delicious café available onsite all year round from 9am to 5pm, except Christmas Day.

Options

Hardtail Mountain Bike Hire

Navigate yourself through the world famous Whakarewarewa Forest on our quality, newest season bikes. We stock a range of Giant kids bikes for the little ones and Giant Talons for the Adults.

Full Suspension MTB Hire

Navigate yourself through the world famous Whakarewarewa Forest on our top quality, newest season bikes. We only stock Giant Trance, Giant Reign.

Reviews

4.76

123 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

100

Excellent service. Great electric bike. Staff were wonderful. We did the loop which was well signposted with a few stops alon
Andre v,
Jul 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a great day out. Excellent service and advice. The track was sufficiently challenging for us seniors. Great stops along the way to break the journey. It was well signposted. We hired electric bikes which was the best for us. We will definitely be back.
Amazing bike rental and location
Jon1979Iowa,
Mar 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I was expecting a trailer with our bikes on it but they have a beautiful store and super helpful people. The bikes were new and they fitted each to our sizes. Trails started 50 meters from the store. Highly recommended.
Great experience with brother
Fred S,
Mar 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The outfit you with bike and helmet. Remember to bring gloves and water bottle. The mountain biking here is the best I’ve ever experienced, and I only did one percent of the trails. I can’t wait to come back someday and try different trails. The 3 to 4 hour experience was a great idea and Viator was great and communicating and for a reasonable price.
Mountain Biking through the Redwood Forest
Ben H,
Feb 26, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
Pickup procedure was super easy and directions were clear. The folks who fitted us for our bike even gave some recommendations on paths to take. Overall the mountain biking was scenic/good, but we did have one issue as the chain of one of our bikes fell off about halfway through the day. The team (I think the name was Michael) was very helpful and helped swap out the bike but a good amount of time was lost so we were not able to cover all the distance we wanted. We understand that these things happen and appreciate the team’s help to get us back and going. I would encourage people to think about renting an e-bike based on desired amount of challenge. With just one day it might have been better to cover more ground and see more sites with an e-bike. I wouldn’t change what I did but it’s worth considering!
Awesome quality bikes for rent
Q7497DNjespers,
Jan 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
So good service with kind and professional staff. We had an awesome day. The bikes we rented were perfect and the outstanding service they provided us was awesome. Thank you so much.
Cool!
66pernilles,
Jan 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Really good and cool experience. We rode for 3.5 hours on e-bikes, which meant that we got a lot of trips :-)
Great biking trails
Darren M,
Jan 16, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
Great experience but the company did a poor job of directions to the place. They dropped the pin in the forest along a private road. They definitely need to fix this problem.
A most awesome experience. Not to be missed if you are an MTBer
Werner V,
Dec 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
You will not be disappointed with this experience. The process from start to finish was a pleasure. Great trails, people and facilities.
A must do!
Veronan186,
Aug 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We hired a bike at the Redwood forest for 2 hours. There are a range of paths to ride on (each graded for difficulty). We can cycle well but aren't well versed in extreme mountain biking, so kept to the green routes. This was a perfect fit, and incredibly fun. There are heaps of families enjoying the routes, so feels incredibly safe and fun. Nice cafe nearby the bike hire area. This was a spare of the moment decision on our trip, but ended up being one of our favourite parts. A must do!.
Fun fun fun!
KiwilineNY,
Jun 30, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Rented bikes here and had a blast riding through the forest primeval. I'm a tentative mountain biker at best, but there were kiddie trails I could handle (barely!) If you're a serious mountain biker, you'll be in your happy place. Nice coffee shop onsite for after-bike sustenance.