Mountain biking from your doorstep
Marama Point · Lake Rotorua · Private sale
Rotorua is where New Zealand mountain biking lives. This furnished lakefront home is about 20 minutes from the trailhead, with your own berth out front and a garage the bikes live in between trips.
Most riders spend eleven months a year planning one week here.
Whakarewarewa Forest — "the Redwoods" to riders — has more than 200 km of purpose-built singletrack, from Grade 1 family loops to Grade 6 lines, under century-old Californian redwoods on free-draining volcanic soil that rides year-round. It is a Crankworx World Tour stop and, with Skyline's gondola-assisted park across town, one of the most complete riding destinations in the Southern Hemisphere.
Every March Crankworx fills the town with riders for five days. Then they fly home and start counting down. Marama Point is the other option: a three-bedroom furnished home on the northern shore of Lake Rotorua, your boat at the berth in front, your bikes in a high-stud garage on its own title.
For riders who race
BMX Track, Waipa - Oceania Championships 2023, UCI BMX Racing World Cup 2024
• Skyline Rotorua Mountain Bike Park, Mt Ngongotahā — New Zealand's first year-round gondola-assisted park: 12 km of trails over 200 m of vertical, four bikes per cabin, intermediate to advanced. Festival village for Crankworx. skyline.co.nz
• Crankworx Rotorua — 10–14 March 2027: elite Downhill, Slopestyle, Dual Slalom and Pump Track, plus the NZ National Downhill Championships. crankworx.com
• Giant Legends Enduro Series — 11 Oct 2026, 6 Dec 2026, 14 Feb 2027. enduronz.com
• Grade 4–6 trails across the forest, built by the Rotorua Trails Trust; weekly rides and a trail guide from the Rotorua Mountain Bike Club. mtbclub.org.nz
• Legend of the Peaks — 6–7 Nov 2026, trail running in the same forest. legendofthepeaks.com
Rotorua's riding season peaks December to March — exactly when Sydney and Brisbane are at their hottest.
Links to attach:
skyline.co.nz → https://www.skyline.co.nz
crankworx.com → https://www.crankworx.com
enduronz.com → https://www.enduronz.com
mtbclub.org.nz → https://www.mtbclub.org.nz
legendofthepeaks.com → https://www.legendofthepeaks.com
Skyline Bike Park trail map
The plaques on the Waipa start gate
For riders who come for the forest
Te Pūtake O Tawa trailhead
• Whakarewarewa Forest Loop — 35 km, Grade 2–3, on the New Zealand Cycle Trail. Three to five hours at an easy pace, nothing technical, e-bikes (to 300 W) welcome.
• Te Pūtake o Tawa — the family hub on the Tarawera Road side: café, bike hire, showers, the gentlest trails in the network, near Tikitapu (Blue Lake).
• The Redwoods, Long Mile Road — walking tracks from 30 minutes to 3 hours, and the Redwoods Treewalk, suspension bridges high in the canopy, lantern-lit at night.
• E-bikes are permitted on the Forest Loop and on signposted dual-use trails, which opens most of the forest to leisure riders.
Links:
Forest Loop → https://www.rotoruanz.com/visit/landing-pages/whakarewarewa-forest-loop
redwoods.co.nz → https://www.redwoods.co.nz
treewalk.co.nz → https://www.treewalk.co.nz
Redwoods Treewalk
Café and hire at the hub
The 35 km Forest Loop
The trailheads
Hire, shuttles, workshop at Waipa
Pump track at the trailhead
Bike wash
riderotorua.com → www.riderotorua.com
secretspot.nz → www.secretspot.nz
Waipa Forest Camp → www.rotoruanz.com/visit/accommodation/waipa-forest-camp
After the ride
• Secret Spot Hot Tubs at the Waipa trailhead — cedar tubs, cold plunge, a bar, open till late.
• Polynesian Spa on the lakefront — alkaline and acidic mineral pools.
• Te Puia — the Pōhutu geyser and the national Māori arts and crafts institute.
• And home: the resort pool, the tennis court, the boat at your berth, and the Ohau Channel trout fishery on the boundary.
Garage 27 — high-stud, own freehold title, + two car parks
Getting here with a bike
• Singapore–Auckland: non-stop, about 10 hours. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane–Auckland: about 3–4 hours.
• Auckland–Rotorua: a 3-hour drive, or a short domestic flight. Rotorua Airport is about 15 minutes from Marama Point.
• Most airlines carry a boxed or bagged bike as checked baggage; check your fare's size and weight allowance.
• Or don't bring one: hire a good bike at Waipa or Te Pūtake o Tawa — or keep your own in the garage here and fly in with a helmet and shoes.
Why a base at Marama Point
• Garage 27 — high-stud, on its own freehold title, with two car parks. Boat and trailer inside, bikes on the wall, hose at the door.
• Berth 22 — your boat in front of the unit, with direct access to Lake Rotorua and the Ohau Channel.
• Resort living — pool, tennis court, café/bar, grounds and 7-day management, so the property looks after itself between visits.
• Furnished and ready — three bedrooms (the third is a study), everything included.
Unit 49, Berth 22 and Garage 27 — three titles, furnished, everything included.
NZ$1,450,000
about USD 860,000 · about AUD 1.2M · SGD on request
Private sale, direct from the owner.
Come for the riding. Have a look while you’re here.
If a week in Rotorua is already on your calendar, the house is twenty minutes from the trails and we’re happy to show you through — no agent, no pressure, and everything your lawyer would want to see is already on the site.
Everything your lawyer needs - titles, bodycorp, accounts, outgoings - is already on the site.
Private owner-direct sale by the I J Crawley Family Trust. Not listed with a licensed NZ real estate agency. Not legal, tax or financial advice — take your own.