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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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SaveAn area of the greater Wellington stretching from Paekakariki to Peka Peka. While this areas is technically part of the greater Wellington region it's only major city is Paraparaumu and therefore deserves it'sown area for tagging trails.

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
61 trails
- E-Bike
30 trails
- Hike
39 trails
- Trail Running
37 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 2
- 13
- 16
- 7
- 9
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of Jan 7, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 65
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 61
- Trails E-Bike
- 30
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 39
- Trails Trail Running
- 37
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 7
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Total Distance
- 120 miles
- Total Descent
- 39,351 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,411 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,412 ft
- Reports
- 333
- Photos
- 237
- Ridden Counter
- 5,684
Popular Kapiti Coast Mountain Biking Trails
Kapiti Coast Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Karapoti from Kapiti | 28 miles | |
FJ40 | 5 miles | |
Giant Wellington PNP Spring Series rd 4 Long Loop option race | 15 miles | |
Giant Wellington PNP Series Rd 2 (Whareroa) Long Loop 2018 race | 13 miles | |
Giant Wellington PNP Series rd2 Whareroa Short Loop 2018 race | 4 miles | |
Kapiti Xterra race | 18 miles | |
race | 12 miles | |
25 mile Dirt Farm Ride | popular ridelog | 25 miles |
5 mile Whareroa Farm Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
3 mile Whareroa Farm Ride | popular ridelog | 3 miles |
Photos of Kapiti Coast Mountain Bike
trail: Campbell Mills Rd
7 |
Dec 7, 2024 @ 2:02pm
Dec 7, 2024
trail: Cash Flow
2 |
Nov 15, 2024 @ 10:10am
Nov 15, 2024
trail: Bright Ridge Skyline Track
0 |
Sep 28, 2024 @ 9:12pm
Sep 28, 2024
trail: Campbell Mills Rd
68 |
Jan 3, 2024 @ 7:47pm
Jan 3, 2024
trail: Campbell Mills Rd
105 |
Aug 4, 2018 @ 3:18am
Aug 4, 2018
trail: Mt Thompson Hill Climb
142 |
Feb 25, 2017 @ 11:01pm
Feb 25, 2017
trail: Campbell Mills Rd
223 |
Oct 31, 2016 @ 4:44pm
Oct 31, 2016
trail: Mt Thompson Hill Climb
188 |
Jun 2, 2016 @ 1:44pm
Jun 2, 2016Videos of Kapiti Coast Mountain Bike

trail: Cash Flow
98 |
Jan 12, 2022

trail: Skid Ridge
81 |
May 27, 2021

trail: Farm Race
2:22 |
2554 |
Mar 20, 2017

trail: Farm Race
2:03 |
158 |
Mar 29, 2016

trail: Farm Race
2:30 |
36290 |
Feb 24, 2013

trail: Farm Race
6:10 |
26978 |
Apr 19, 2012

trail: Cash Flow
6:03 |
425 |
Aug 15, 2022 , Paraparaumu
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Red Tape | Jan 7, 2025 @ 12:37pm Jan 7, 2025 | Variable | ShaneRossNZ | ||
Cash Flow | Jan 7, 2025 @ 12:37pm Jan 7, 2025 | Wet | ShaneRossNZ | ||
Link Track | Jan 7, 2025 @ 12:37pm Jan 7, 2025 | Variable | ShaneRossNZ | ||
Farm Race | Jan 7, 2025 @ 12:37pm Jan 7, 2025 | Ideal | ShaneRossNZ | ||
Campbell Mills Rd | Dec 7, 2024 @ 2:03pm Dec 7, 2024 | Dry | JamesThompsonMtb | ||
Top Track - Bog Roll | Sep 8, 2024 @ 10:37am Sep 8, 2024 | Prevalent Mud | ChristopherZrNbWZ | ||
Mt Thompson Hill Climb | Sep 8, 2024 @ 10:37am Sep 8, 2024 | Wet | ChristopherZrNbWZ | ||
Bright Ridge Skyline Track | Jul 25, 2024 @ 12:51am Jul 25, 2024 | Unknown | KestonR | ||
QEII South loop | Jun 27, 2024 @ 6:56pm Jun 27, 2024 | Ideal | tomlrmVoQ | ||
Airport southside | Apr 27, 2024 @ 8:02am Apr 27, 2024 | Ideal | MetalArt |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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FrankTheTanks | ridden | trail | activity #65675292 | Feb 4, 2025 @ 12:46am Feb 4, 2025 |
FrankTheTanks | ridden | trail | activity #65675273 and 5 more | Feb 4, 2025 @ 12:46am Feb 4, 2025 |
Magnawat | ridden | trail | activity #65195842 | Jan 26, 2025 @ 12:07am Jan 26, 2025 |
speedydan | vote | trail | activity #64985124 | Jan 21, 2025 @ 6:46pm Jan 21, 2025 |
speedydan | vote | trail | activity #64985121 | Jan 21, 2025 @ 6:46pm Jan 21, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Dry as, good challenging ride | Jan 19, 2025 @ 6:58pm Jan 19, 2025 | ||
trail | This is not really a mountain bike ride. It... | Sep 28, 2024 @ 9:14pm Sep 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Great flowing trail! | Mar 28, 2024 @ 8:40pm Mar 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Last time I rode this back in March 2022 it... | Jan 2, 2024 @ 5:03pm Jan 2, 2024 | ||
trail | Nice easy trail , good for all ages | Nov 8, 2023 @ 12:12am Nov 8, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Queen Elizabeth Park | 2 | 1 km | |||
Whareroa Farm | 1.9 km | ||||
Akatarawa Forest Park (Kapiti Coast) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.4 km | |
Waikanae Area | 6 km | ||||
Battle Hill | 8 km |
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Kapiti BMX Track | skill park | Paraparaumu | |
Dirt Farm Jump Bag | skill park | Manakau |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 61 | 107 miles | 33,878 ft | 51 miles | 2,664 ft | #1,556 | #59 | 208 | 333 | 7 | 14,093 | |
E-Bike | 30 | 29 miles | 10,571 ft | 16 miles | 2,651 ft | #959 | #42 | 5 | 252 | 1,416 | ||
Horse | 1 | 3,406 ft | 7 ft | 240 ft | 118 ft | 69 | ||||||
Hike | 39 | 105 miles | 30,974 ft | 47 miles | 3,412 ft | #2,256 | #57 | 10 | 313 | 471 | ||
Trail Running | 37 | 103 miles | 30,518 ft | 46 miles | 3,412 ft | #2,222 | #56 | 313 | 2 | 628 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 7 | 10 miles | 2,559 ft | 5 miles | 1,161 ft | 9 | 72 | 6 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 10 miles | 2,559 ft | 5 miles | 1,161 ft | 71 | 1 |
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