Grade 2–3
Timber Trail
The Timber Trail follows a 1930s tramway through the Pureora Forest — one of the North Island's last great tracts of podocarp forest. One of New Zealand's nine Great Rides. The title is earned.
Distance85kmTime2 daysShuttlePackage
85km from Pureora to Ongarue over two days, through giant rimu and tōtara, across some of the longest suspension bridges on any New Zealand trail. Most riders overnight around Piropiro Flat — we move your luggage there while you ride, so you carry a day pack and nothing else.
Grade 2–3 the whole way: it's about the distance and the place, not technical riding. If you can spend two days on a bike, you can do the Timber Trail.
The ride
- NZ Great Ride designation
- Suspended swing bridges — some of NZ's longest
- Giant rimu and tōtara in Pureora Forest
- 1930s bush tramway history
What Kune provides
- Van drop at Pureora trailhead
- Luggage transfer to your Piropiro Flat accommodation
- Return van from Ongarue to Ohakune
- Bike hire (MTB or e-bike) if you need it
Interactive map & trail reports
Timber Trail on Trailforks
Live trail status, recent reports and the full interactive map.