4WD Tracks in Northland

90 Mile Beach

90 Mile Beach is a long, firm-sand drive up the Far North coast in Northland, best at low tide and finishing through the Te Paki Stream crossing.

90 Mile Beach (Little side route)

90 Mile Beach (Little side route) is a short Northland detour that skirts the bluff on a sandy link before rejoining the main beach route.

Beach to Dunes

Beach to Dunes is a short Northland sand connector linking the beach to soft, rolling dune country, suited to capable 4WDs running low tyre pressures.

Cole Road

Cole Road is an easy Northland gravel shortcut to Ripiro Beach, finishing with a good descent onto one of the country's longest driveable beaches.

Dick Urlich Road

Dick Urlich Road is an easy Northland beach access run onto Tokerau Beach, opening onto a long stretch of sand along Doubtless Bay.

Diggers Valley

Diggers Valley is an easy scenic gravel road in Northland's Far North, winding through native forest with views, good for a quiet back-country detour.

Dune climb

Dune climb is a steep Northland sand challenge for lightweight, capable 4WDs, rewarding a confident run-up with big views over the coastal country.

East Beach

East Beach is a white-sand Far North beach run with big coastal views, easy going apart from soft spots, but tide-dependent and across private land.

Fern Flat Road

Fern Flat Road is Northland's shortest formed-road alternative to SH1, a scenic gravel run through native bush and farmland between Kaitaia and Mangamuka.

Hukatere Road

Hukatere Road is a fast gravel access route in the Far North of Northland, dropping you straight onto Ninety Mile Beach about midway along.

Iwitaua Road

Iwitaua Road is a scenic Northland gravel detour climbing through the ranges, an easy backcountry drive suited to most vehicles in good conditions.

Kaikohe Road

Kaikohe Road is an easygoing Far North gravel route through native bush, a scenic low-stress alternative to the sealed highways for any vehicle.

Katui Road

Katui Road is an easy Northland gravel road past Trounson Kauri Park, a quiet, scenic alternative to the highway suited to any 2WD in good conditions.

Kellys Bay Road

Kellys Bay Road is a scenic Northland gravel route through the Pouto Peninsula, a pleasant alternative to the standard Pouto run down to the beach.

Koremoa Road

Koremoa Road is an easy gravel connector in Northland, a maintained route that links other backcountry tracks and suits any vehicle.

Lake access

Lake access is a short, scratchy Northland side track that pushes through tight scrub out to a quiet lakeshore with views over the water.

Lake Mokeno

Lake Mokeno is a short Northland detour behind the dunes, an easy run down to the lakeside for a quick stop and a look at the water.

Lake Rotopokaka aka Coca Cola Lake

Lake Rotopokaka, or Coca Cola Lake, is an easy Northland coastal detour with cola-coloured swimmable water, dunes, and self-contained camping.

Lookout

Lookout is a short climb to the Poutu view point on Northland's Poutu Peninsula, with sweeping views over the lighthouse and coastline.

Mahuta Gap

Mahuta Gap is a fun medium 4WD access onto Northland's Ripiro Beach, with a river over a sand base and classic west coast surf and sky.

Marlborough Road

Marlborough Road is a long graded gravel road through the Northland hills, an easygoing inland drive that links into longer Far North trips.

Otangaroa Road

Otangaroa Road is an easy gravel detour through forested Northland hill country, with ranges views and a relaxed scenic drive for most 4WDs.

Paponga Road

Paponga Road is an easy, remote gravel run in Northland through native bush and farmland, handy after the Rawene ferry for routes heading further north.

Pouto

Pouto is a soft-sand beach and dune run down Northland's Pouto Peninsula to an old 1884 lighthouse, with quicksand and tides to watch for.

Poutu Inland Route

Poutu Inland Route is a Northland dune drive from Pouto to Ripiro Beach with soft sand, steep hill climbs, and tricky navigation best done in convoy.

Puwheke Lookout

Puwheke Lookout is a short, steep Northland climb up from the beach to a high coastal vantage point with sweeping views over the bay.

Puwheke Road

Puwheke Road in Northland runs out to a quiet white-sand beach on the Karikari Peninsula, with park-up-and-walk access and big ocean views.

Ramp Road

Ramp Road is an easy Far North beach access onto Tokerau Beach near Doubtless Bay, suited to most capable vehicles with no technical driving.

Rarawa Beach

Rarawa Beach is a quiet white-sand beach drive in Northland's far north, with gravel road access and easy going along the shore to a clear estuary.

Rarawa Beach Road

Rarawa Beach Road is a short gravel run to a white silica-sand beach in Northland's Far North, with a DOC campsite right by the coast.

Ripiro across dunes to inland

Ripiro across dunes to inland is a Northland west-coast route climbing off the beach through soft, shifting sand into the backing dunes.

Ripiro Beach

Ripiro Beach in Northland is New Zealand's longest driveable beach, a 107 km hard-sand run with dunes, shipwreck history and hidden camp spots.

Scarrott Road

Scarrott Road is an easy Northland gravel connector, handy for linking up nearby 4WD tracks rather than a destination in its own right.

Shipwreck Bay

Shipwreck Bay is a short tidal coastal run at the western end of Ninety Mile Beach in Northland, with ocean views and rocky ground to pick over at low tide.

Spirits Bay Road

Spirits Bay Road in Northland runs through the forest and out to a DOC campsite at Kapowairua.

Takahue Saddle Road

Takahue Saddle Road is a rough, heavily overgrown Northland paper road through Raetea Forest, with a tricky stream crossing and views, for capable 4WDs.

Tapotupotu Road

Tapotupotu Road is a short, easy gravel run in the Far North of Northland, dropping to a sheltered beach and campsite near Cape Reinga.

Taratara Road

Taratara Road is a short, easy gravel connector through Northland farmland, handy for linking up a day on the wider backcountry road network.

Te Hapua Road

Te Hapua Road is a well-formed Northland 4WD run out to one of the country's most northerly settlements, near the top of Ninety Mile Beach.

Te Maire to the beach

Te Maire to the beach is a short, sandy Northland track dropping through dunes to the coast, with links to a wider network of dune driving.

Te Marie Loop

Te Marie Loop is a Northland connector linking the routes onto Ripiro Beach, giving capable 4WDs a few ways down onto one of NZ's longest driveable beaches.

Te Marie Track

Te Marie Track is a short but demanding Northland gravel run through bush, with a deep water crossing that's best tackled with a snorkel.

Te Paki Stream

Te Paki Stream is Northland's northernmost route on and off Ninety Mile Beach, an easy shallow stream crossing past giant dunes near Cape Reinga.

Tokerau Beach

Tokerau Beach is an easy beach drive on Northland's Karikari Peninsula, popular for fishing, with the river mouth at the southern end closed to 4WDs.

Tokerau Beach (Northern access)

Tokerau Beach northern access in Northland's Far North, dropping onto a long open stretch of sand for a classic Northland beach drive at low tide.

Uretiti Beach

Uretiti Beach is a relaxed Northland beach drive on wide hard-packed sand and dunes, with ocean views and no-vehicle zones at each end.

Waiare Road

Waiare Road is a quiet Northland gravel link between SH1 and SH10, an easygoing cruise through native bush and rolling farmland.

Waimamaku Beach Road

Waimamaku Beach Road is a short Northland west coast access route ending near the dunes, with quiet Tasman beach walks and fishing at the river mouth.

Waimatenui Road

Waimatenui Road is an easygoing Northland gravel connector through farmland and bush-clad hills, finishing at the quirky Twin Bridges junction.

Waiotemarama Gorge

Waiotemarama Gorge is an easy, twisty Northland 4WD drive through mature bush between Waipoua Forest and Opononi, near Tane Mahuta.

Waipu Caves Road

Waipu Caves Road is an easygoing Northland gravel drive through bush and farmland to a limestone cave system with glowworms inside.