This is a great ride covering a whole variety of track types from 4WD to single tracks. Although it is mainly down hill, there is a bit of up hill work and fantastic views across the Canterbury Plains, and down into Lyttelton Harbour.

The McLeans Island Track is part of the Waimakariri River Regional Park. It is a well built, fast, smooth track that everybody will enjoy. Turn off Johns Road onto McLeans Island road. The entrance is directly opposite Orana Park. Bikes can be hired on location.

Another ride incorporating the Rapaki Track is to come down from the Summit Road using the Huntsbury Track - a mostly gravel farm track that ends up at Huntsbury Avenue.

Rapaki Track is a popular route up to the Summit Road for mountain bikers. From there you can choose a number of tracks back down, including the Mt Vernon Farm track.

This ride starts just above the sign of the kiwi alone the shared Thomson Track. Carry on around the top along the single Bowenvale Traverse until you meet the Huntsbury Track , From here it's all down hill on the grassy 'Serpent' and more single track on the Bowenvale Trail before emerging at the car park on Bowenvale Avenue.

Victoria Park and the Bowenvale Reserve has some of the most challenging and varied mountain biking in Christchurch, including the Nationals Down Hill Track. Starting at the Summit Road, there is a maze of tracks that will take you for a very fast and sometimes technical ride down through Victoria Park, into Bowenvale Reserve, finishing at the Bowenvale Ave carpark.