Riverhead Forest
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Contact Riverhead Forest
| Address : | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Phone : | π +9988 |
| Website : | https://www.matarikiforests.co.nz/ |
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| City : | Auckland |
| Description : | Pine forest with trails popular for mountain biking, 4x4 drives, horseback riding & walking. |
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Debbie SC on Google
β β β β β A pure air fix for the nature lovers. Love it!
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Malay N on Google
β β β β β Beautiful place to take a stroll if you nearby. Nice walk in the woods.
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David Morrison on Google
β β β β β Riverhead Forest is fantastic, lots of different trails for mountain biking, hiking, horse riding and dog walking. Most trails are in good condition though some can be slippery after it has rained. It is a shared forest so keep an eye out for others as well as logging trucks.
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Letitia Hanekom on Google
β β β β β I did the Barlow road loop as per alltrails app, great walk and peaceful forest vibes. Extremely muddy after rain, stay on gravel road if walking after a rainy day or week.
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Adrienne Kohler on Google
β β β β β Great place for walks,lots to explore, dogs love it!
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Vivien Dostine on Google
β β β β β Fantastic public access by the forest managers, but please remember this is an operational forest!!! Respect the place, and the people and you'll have a great time. Plenty of hills to train on for fitness, clay and metal roads, streams and bogs. Always be aware of the potential for logging trucks on the main roads. Clay tracks will be slippery in winter. Phone coverage is dodgy at best, so have a plan if you get in trouble.
Managed by Rayonier Matariki Forests. Horse riding is by permit only, so that you get both a key to the gates and most importantly information on any forestry operations and other events.
Public access for walking, mountain biking etc is before 6am after 6pm on weekdays, or anytime weekends. Share with care, as there will be all sorts on the trails. If you register, you will be emailed event information as there are often running, mountain biking, trail biking and 4wd events on in the weekend.
There is also a firing range in the inner valley between Strip Rd, and Barlow rd - Stay Clear and heed all the warning signs!!! And the NZDF and police also run exercises in the forest sometimes (including helicopter drops), as well as all the forestry operations that include spraying and pest control (poisons).
Also be aware that pig hunters enjoy the forest, if you see free roaming dogs with large radio collars you can usually ignore them, as they are being tracked by their owners, and they know their job.
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Steve Lee on Google
β β β β β Great place for biking - parking has to be on the road, entrance is quite subtle
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Laura James on Google
β β β β β Beautiful forest with lots of trails and marked trees. There is not much parking so plan ahead as it can get busy. Lots of options to bike or take horses. There is one main gravel road that leads you back to parking.
Additional notes... no bathrooms, very limited parking, unclear marked hikes.
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