2.5 miles
Distance
457 ft
Climb
-190 ft
Descent
00:20:13
Avg time

Korokoro Dam Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Belmont Regional Park
    Lower Hutt
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    White (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #48833 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1485 in Trail Running
    • #4367 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Greater Wellington Regional Council

This trail follows the old water pipe from the Korokoro dam. This is popular with walkers so be prepared to stop. In places it it is very narrow and some of those narrow places are wedged between cliff faces 4 - 5 meters above the streams on one side and cliff walls on the other.

As of May 2016 some of the trail has been widened and slightly re routed due to the May 2015 floods

Cornish Street ends at Cornish Street in Petone, at sea level. It may pay to park a car down here,otherwise you have to climb back up to where you left the car. The climbs are moderate in difficulty along sealed roads. The easiest is probably up Korokoro road.

Access Info

Cornish Street track is accessed from Oakleigh Street or Baked Beans Bend

Disclaimer

Narrow in places with a couple drops to the stream

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Korokoro Dam mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    268 ft
  • Altitude min
    37 ft
  • Altitude max
    305 ft
  • Altitude start
    37 ft
  • Altitude end
    305 ft
  • Grade
    2%
  • Grade max
    -25.3%
  • Grade min
    59.5%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    4,213 ft
  • Distance flat
    974 ft
  • Avg time
    00:20:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:31:32
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on Jul 6, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (5 votes)
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      Korokoro Dam Trail Reports

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      Jul 6, 2024 @ 5:44am
      Jul 6, 2024
      Aug 24, 2022 @ 3:49am
      Aug 24, 2022
      		 Track status still as per previous report but I only rode as far as Baked Beans Bend. There is a tree down at the Cornish St entrance but it has...
      Aug 20, 2022 @ 6:39pm
      Aug 20, 2022
      		 Been a few slips along the track, with one of them being quite sketchy, you have to carry your bike very close to the edge of the track which...
      May 24, 2022 @ 9:30pm
      May 24, 2022
      		 Good surface. Evidence of minor but recent rockfall following rain. The edge of the second stream bypass (heading up the valley from Cornish St)...
      Feb 28, 2022 @ 3:42pm
      Feb 28, 2022
      		 Really good condition. Even on a week day walker and runners are present. So slow down if you're on a bike!!!!
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      • Last: Jun 15, 2025

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