Makara Peak MTB Park

Wellington, New Zealand

A great area to ride in the heart of Wellington City. Makara Peak offers close to 40 km of singletrack trails, along with a skills park and some great downhill trails.

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Trail Stats

Distance: Up to 40 km
Time: 1 - 6 hrs
Elevation Gain: N/A
Elevation Loss: N/A
Min Elevation: N/A
Max Elevation: N/A
Technical Rating: Beginner - Advanced
Physical Rating: Easy - Hard
Season: Year round
Permit Required: No

Trail Location

Trailhead: The main carpark is located 800 meters down South Karori Road, Wellington City. It is well marked and easy to find. Please refer to the GPS coordinates if you’re having any difficulty finding the trailhead.

GPS: S41 17.838 E174 43.318

Downloads

Map: click here
Makara Peak MTB Park website: click here
Trail Report: click here

Trail information: A must do loop at Makara is the Grand Loop (1-2 hours): Koru to Sally Alley to Missing Link to Aratihi (Up) descending down Ridgline to Ridge Extension to SWIGG to Starfish (all the way back down to carpark). This loop provides some really awesome views with super sweet singletrack all the way up to Makara Peak, from there you have loads of options to descend back down to the bottom. Follow the suggested trails to complete the Grand Loop.

For a list of all the trails and trail updates, please visit the Makara Peak website: www.makarapeak.org

 
  • Mal

    Agree it’s a great park and the grand loop is excellent but if you’re taking 2 – 3 hours to do it you would suggest that you will prefer to take the Northface/JFK/Smoke/ then Ridgeline extension and Swigg Starfish down. A very good rider would do the standard grand loop in sub 1 hour.

    • http://www.bikepirate.com Peter Oprsal

      Thanks for the feedback Mal. I’ve made the correction on the time it takes to do the loop, from 2-3 hrs to 1-2 hrs. Thanks for catching this, as I agree, 3 hrs is a little excessive for this route.

      Cheers!



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