More mud and tracks on the Sunday??!!!
Wellington is a great city for off-road fun. Few places in the world offer such good year-round biking and yet you can still get a decent job and a great coffee. In fact most people in Wellington are permanently high on coffee - the local drug of choice. From the city-fringe suburbs or the CBD you can be off-road in just a few minutes. Check out all the options in detail http://tracks.org.nz/region/show/1
Brief intro' to off road fun in the Region
Mt Victoria
The ultimate urban mountain biking venue with loads of cool tracks from intro - advanced.Close to town and loads of cafe's.
As a result of track development fees (levy) a new zig zag track down from Alexandra Rd to Marist St Pats has been constructed,
A basic map and simple instructions - this is not official, but will give you a reasonable idea of where to go if new to Mt Victoria,
WCC map boards are up on Mt Victoria Full WCC map board - 3MB
A neat Kids Skills area (funded by WCC) just off Alexandra Rd, just after you turn off Constable St, Click on map above.
Great for those of us who refuse to grow up well as kids, try it out its fun.
Makara Peaks
Awesome network of trails - suggestion for first timers - from car park go up Koru (play on skills area) Sally Alley, Missing Link, then up to the top and either down main 4WD track to turn off to Ridgeline extension, then down back to car park via SWIG and Star Fish!! Check out the web site.
Other Wellington trails
To find out all the details go to the WCC web site, they now even have a MTB brochure you can download, or get from the library.
Hutt Valley
Map of Wellington Regional Parks
Belmont Regional Park covers a total of 3500 hectares of hills and valleys between Porirua and the Hutt Valley.
Points of interest within the park include: Korokoro Dam, World War II ammunition magazines, and part of the original Old Coach Road. Spectacular views of the park and beyond are on offer from several peaks, including Boulder Hill, Round Knob, Cannons Head, and Belmont Trig.
There are a variety of tracks ranging from gentle bush clad strolls, technical tracks, though to sweet single track connected by a network of 4x4 farm roads.
For map and basic information go to.
For great description of all the tracks available in Hutt Region go to http://tracks.org.nz/area/show/11
Wainuiomata Mountain Bike Trails
Over on the Eastern side of the Hutt is Wainuiomata with the new mountain bike park, www.wtp.org.nz with a mix of sweet single track and 4WD.
For all the low down on the options we suggest you check out the Kennetts Book
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