Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park () is a mountain biking and walking park in Wellington, New Zealand.
History
Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park opened in 1998. In 1998 the Wellington City Council set aside 200 hectares of retired farmland in Karori southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, for a mountain bike park. Development of it began almost immediately with volunteer work parties planting trees, removing pest animals and digging new tracks.
By 2014 the park had grown to 250 hectares with over 40 kilometres of hand-built single track and over 35,000 native seedlings planted. Pests such as goats, sheep, and possums had been dramatically reduced with volunteers maintaining possum traps and bait stations and mustelid traps, allowing new vegetation to flourish. Wellington City Council used the poison brodifacoum for possum control; 1080 was not used.
A 72-metre swing bridge was added to the mountain bike park in 2017 after a successful donation campaign raised over $35,000.
Tracks continue to be created and upgraded; a 2–3 year work plan began in 2020 to add more tracks in the north of the park.
Operations
Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park covers 250 hectares and has 40 kilometres of mountain biking trails.
center|600px|Swing Bridge on Upswing track of the Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
References
External links
- Wellington City Council
- Makara Peak at Trailforks