Motu Trails Official Partners inOpotiki, Ohope, Ohiwa, Pakihi and Toatoa

Shuttle/bike hire1 Motu Trails Limited (+ accommodation)www.motucycletrails.com

2 Motu Trails Hire & Shuttle (+ accommodation)www.hireandshuttle.co.nz

Accommodation/stay3 Ohope Beach TOP 10 Holiday Parkwww.top10.co.nz/parks/ohope-beach

5 Ohiwa Beach Holiday Parkwww.ohiwaholidays.co.nz

6 Island View Holiday Parkwww.islandviewholiday.co.nz

7 Opotiki Holiday Parkwww.opotikiholidaypark.co.nz

8 Eastland Pacific Motor Lodgewww.eastlandpacific.co.nz

11 Tirohanga Beach Motor Campwww.tirohangabeachmotorcamp.co.nz

12 Toatoa Farmstaywww.toatoaaccommodation.co.nz

13 Weka Wildswww.wekawilds.co.nz

2 Bushavenwww.hireandshuttle.co.nz

Food/Other9 Hot Bread Shopwww.motutrails.co.nz/service-providers

4 KG Kayakswww.kgkayaks.co.nz

Visitor info10 Opotiki i-SITEwww.opotikinz.com07 315 303170 Bridge Street, Opotiki

Pacific Coast Highway Guidewww.pacificcoasthighwayguide.co.nz

Facebook/Motu Trails Cyclewaywww.motutrails.co.nz

OPOTIKITRAILSMAP

DUNES TRAIL: a stunning track that winds across the sand dunes east of Opotiki, offering family-friendly riding and easy beach access.

WHAKAUMU TRACK: out-and-back fun for more advanced riders, exploring superb native forest, including nikau, beech and rimu.

OTARA STOPBANK: a flat ride by the Otara river, making a great finish to a Pakihi ride, or an easy addition to the Dunes Trail.

EXPLORER

All trails shared use: cycle or walkwww.motutrails.co.nz

2017 EDITION

BE SET FREEDUNES TRAIL

TAHEKE ROAD/WHAKAUMU TRACK

OTARA STOPBANK TRAIL OTARA EAST RD

ADVANCED/GRADE 4: 10KM EACH WAY FROM WAIAUA SHELTER

A great way to extend a Dunes Trail ride. After 1.5km of the Motu Road, turn onto Gaskill Road (E),

then left after the river. The road turns to gravel. Turn right onto Taheke Road (F), which rises into

forest. After 5km of gravel, there’s a forestry gate, usually locked. Walk round this then after

50m veer right to Whakaumu Track (G). The rideable track is 4km long, fairly technical

riding in superb forest. Be alert for possible forestry traffic.

MOTU ROAD TRAIL

EASY/GRADE 2: 10KM EACH WAYThe spectacular Dunes Trail starts in

Memorial Park (A), where there’s car parking, a shelter, drinking fountain and toilets. You

cross the Pakowhai ki Otutaopuku bridge over the Otara River. The first beach access is at 1km (not for swimming). There are several picnic/rest stops, including Hukuwai Beach with unpatrolled swimming (B). At 5km, a boardwalk crosses the sand with large pou (carved poles) overhead. At Tirohanga, pop to the roadside store for icecreams (C). Turn at 9km, where the trail

goes roadside (D), or carry on another 1km to Waiaua riverside shelter

and the Motu Road.

INTERMEDIATE/GRADE 3: 10KMIf you’ve ridden the Pakihi Track and you’re wanting slightly longer way to get back to

Opotiki, this is it. Just after the Pakihi Road gravel ends, turn onto Otara East Road (H), crossing the

river bridge. It is an undulating, partly unsealed road. Cross back over the Otara River (L) and onto Gault

Road, which connects back to Otara Road and Te Rere Pa Road, to ride back to the start of the Dunes Trail.

EASY/GRADE 2: 4KMThe scenic way to ride back to Opotiki. Or a family-friendly out-and-back ride from Memorial Park. The only ‘climbs’ are onto the river stopbank, from where you get a good view of the water and river birds.The southern end of the stopbank trail starts at the end of Te Rere Pa Road (J), gravel trail all the way to Memorial Park.

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OPOTIKI

TIROHANGA RD

TAHEKE RD (WAS BLO

CK ACCESS RD)

OTARA RD

OTARA EAST RD

GAULT RD

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TE RERE PA RD

MOTU RD

GASKILL RD

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L

J

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11

OTARA RD

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3, 4, 5, 6

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Please note, while care has been taken, the Motu Trails Charitable Trust accepts no responsiblility for the accuracy of information in this brochure.

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