Bridle Trail Mangamahoe Forest

Junction Road, New Plymouth, State Highway 3 (opposite Kent Road) 
7am - 6pm outside of daylight savings. (approx. April to September) 
7am - 8.30pm during daylight savings. (approx. October to March)  
Horses are only allowed on the bridle trail and bridle trail car park. 
5km of riding trail with interlinking trails. Some steep trails and a ‘jumping lane’.
​Beautiful forest riding, great for fitness.​

Audrey Gale Reserve

Mangorei Road, Merrilands, New Plymouth.  
Left hand side only (at bottom of hill) 
Grassy area with lots of trees. Horses can be swum in the river if current not too strong and few swimmers. ​

Lake Rotomanu

Clemow Road, Fitzroy, New Plymouth 
Ride around the lake but it can be busy with jet skis and water skiers.  
Park on the grass in the middle of the carpark on the right as you enter, or on the grass pull through beside the sealed carpark on the northern side of the lake 
Can ride along to the Waiwhakaiho Beach / Fitzroy from the lake during correct hours. See Bylaws tab for hours.
 

Beaches - always check tide times

Back Beach

Spotswood, New Plymouth 
Any time. Busy off lead dog beach.  ​

Weld Road

Lower Weld Road, Oakura 
Park at the end of the road and ride onto the beach. Ride in any direction. Do not pass the Ahu Ahu Road to the east during daylight saving. Horses can be swum in the river. Watch for occasional quicksand.

Oakura Beach

Main Road, Oakura 
Park at Corbett Park. Can ride east all the way to Back Beach at a very low tide. Can ride west across the river (not during daylight saving) to Oakura Beach, Ahu Ahu Road Beach.   
Horses can be swum in the river. 

Bell Block Beach

• Bell Block Beach to North Waiwhakaiho Beach is a fantastic low-tide ride available year-round. Enjoy a short Bell Block Beach ride then look for the dunes track at the western end. From the dunes track above the beach you access the magnificent 2km North Waiwhakaiho Beach. One confident horse needed to lead others over the riverstone slope onto the boat ramp and then the beach. From there it is a place of beauty.  

Two access points. 

1. From Tirimoana Crescent (parking permitted on the cliff-side grass area), down alongside the Coastal Walkway to the end of Mangati Road, down the boat ramp and onto Bell Block Beach 

1. From Bell Block Beach waterfront- park on Mangati Road (parking usually available beside the public toilets). Ride a short way east along Mangati Road to the boat ramp.