3,207 ft
Distance
106 ft
Climb
-324 ft
Descent
00:06:57
Avg time

Car Parts Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Waimapihi Reserve
    Wellington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #2138 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    WCC

(Advanced trail, a little harder than Windmill or Transient)
Tight swoopy track that increases difficulty with speed. Lots of weaving. Gets very messy when wet.
http://tracks.org.nz/track/show/24

source: Car Parts [tracks.org.nz]
Access Info

From the wind turbine you drop down a short slope to the start of the single track. Immediately below the car park

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Car Parts mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -218 ft
  • Altitude min
    965 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,199 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,199 ft
  • Altitude end
    981 ft
  • Grade max
    -89.378%
  • Grade min
    32.109%
  • Distance climb
    951 ft
  • Distance down
    1,833 ft
  • Distance flat
    351 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:52
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Status:
on Feb 4, 2023
Variable
Avg: 4.35 (23 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Car Parts Trail Reports

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      Feb 4, 2023 @ 12:51am
      Feb 4, 2023
      		 slightly muddy and the grass is growing over the tack
      Jan 30, 2023 @ 9:02pm
      Jan 30, 2023
      		 Ideal after a few recent showers
      Dec 29, 2022 @ 11:19am
      Dec 29, 2022
      		 In the best condition I have seen it. Great ride today
      Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:24am
      Nov 21, 2022
      		 slightly wet from the rain this weekend
      Nov 8, 2022 @ 12:03pm
      Nov 8, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 33 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 762 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 8,504 rides
      • Last: Mar 23, 2023

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      May 25, 2019 @ 7:43pm
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      Feb 15, 2018 @ 10:33pm
      Feb 15, 2018
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      Feb 15, 2018 @ 10:32pm
      Feb 15, 2018

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      11 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      trailbogan (Nov 10, 2022 at 21:14)
      Does anybody know what happened to the bike sculpture half way down, that was installed when the track had a facelift in May 2022? It seems to have disappeared now :-(
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      gristlybits BTB (Nov 12, 2022 at 23:32)
      Yep, the council got us to remove it as we had not followed the correct process (applying to the sculpture review panel). We ended up sending through an application but it was declined. The sculpture is now back with the sculptor.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      trailbogan (Nov 13, 2022 at 0:03)
      Thank you for the update :-) I'm glad that at least it hasn't been stolen, which was my first thought, and also that I managed to get some pics of it when I first saw it.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      gristlybits BTB (Nov 13, 2022 at 11:19)
      Yeah I think there'd have been a bit of fuss on our end if it had been stolen!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      deester84 (Sep 24, 2021 at 5:28)
      Strange trail - definitely the easier side of intermediate. Not much technicality and some pedally uphill sections.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      OliverRoozen (Aug 16, 2020 at 3:33)
      Carparts is one of the more adrenaline-filled trails in the area. There are only one or two features that I would consider tricky (there's a 270 degree turn that is almost needlessly rocky), with most of it being pretty flowy and not too steep. The difficulty comes with speed -- if you carry too much then you will scuff an upcoming blind corner into a real disaster. So take this track slowly at first and work your way up as you learn it.

      Don't ride it when it's muddy, it's just too sketchy.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      donalduck (Apr 21, 2020 at 16:20)
      Nice flow, a bit narrow in places and sometimes it feels like you're going to hit your head on a low branch or angled tree trunk. Look out for the reason for the name near the bottom...
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      gristlybits BTB (Nov 19, 2015 at 16:03)
      I've changed the rating to intermediate. I'm pretty sure it used to be advanced with the WCC, but they have it as intermediate now. It is less sketchy than it was pre-windmill.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      oweNickel (Nov 15, 2015 at 0:19)
      I'd call it a blue at best. Speed is not a factor when rating a track.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      gristlybits BTB (Oct 7, 2015 at 14:18)
      Yep, if only to match the WCC grading.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      mccmartini MCG (Oct 6, 2015 at 2:01)
      As said by Gristle, This trail is a bit above Intermediate but not expert (Advance) needs to be distinguished
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