Aratihi Details

Riding area

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
Wellington
Difficulty rating

Blue
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Uphill Only
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical rating

Moderate
TTFs on trail

Bridge
Ride in rain

Yes
Global Ranking

#11682
Land Manager

Wellington City Council

Moderate gradient climbing track from the end of Missing Link to the Summit and part of the Grand Loop network of tracks. The first 1/3 of the track is the steepest before becoming gentler over the last 2/3.

Built by Makara Peak volunteers from 2003-2006.

Local Trail Association

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More Stats for Aratihi mountain bike trail

Altitude change

480 ft
Altitude min

777 ft
Altitude max

1,270 ft
Altitude start

777 ft
Altitude end

1,257 ft
Grade

6.605%
Grade max

-45.21%
Grade min

64.502%
Distance climb

4,084 ft
Distance down

2,517 ft
Distance flat

662 ft
Avg time

00:15:21
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Status:

on Sep 4, 2017

Dry

Layers winter

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Makara Peak Grand Loop (intermediate & advanced)		8 miles
Makara Peak Out The Back		6 miles
Makara Peak Full Intermediate Loop (feat. Upswing and Peak Flow)		9 miles

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Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park

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	date	description
	Sep 4, 2017 @ 2:32am Sep 4, 2017	Ruts at start of track have been travelled. But not further on However these are not as severe & are mostly rideable.
	Jul 19, 2017 @ 2:50am Jul 19, 2017	Considerable ruts near the start
	Jul 19, 2017 @ 2:49am Jul 19, 2017	Few sections of large puddles no draining away. Near the start it is extremely rutted in 3 separate places
	Jul 8, 2017 @ 6:55pm Jul 8, 2017	1st 3rd becoming rutted. Slippery and muddy in places. In keeping with allowing the 1st 2/3rds of track to degrade for advanced intermediate...
	Oct 2, 2016 @ 5:54pm Oct 2, 2016	Damp in sections but is well drained. Has had recent maintenance to the last section so rides well

Aratihi