3,162 ft
Distance
403 ft
Climb
-113 ft
Descent
00:09:19
Avg time

Varley's Details

  • Riding area
    Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
    Wellington
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ride in rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #22942
  • Land Manager
    Wellington City Council

Varley's zig-zags up from the top of Makara Road towards the Makara Peak highpoint. A strong rider will be able to ride up it - the corners are the hardest bits, but the Supporters started building berms on them in 2001. The track is a good test of your switchback riding skills. Named after Gareth Varley.

Built by J'Ville Cycles in 1998/1999.

Access Info

Makara Road or from Zac's Track or T3.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Varley's mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    290 ft
  • Altitude min
    799 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,089 ft
  • Altitude start
    799 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,089 ft
  • Grade
    9.167%
  • Grade max
    -27.171%
  • Grade min
    37.658%
  • Distance climb
    2,033 ft
  • Distance down
    987 ft
  • Distance flat
    142 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:06
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Status:
on Apr 22, 2017
Dry
Avg: 3 (2 votes)

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Varley's Trail Reports

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Apr 22, 2017 @ 2:44pm
Apr 22, 2017
Dec 28, 2016 @ 11:26am
Dec 28, 2016
Mar 12, 2016 @ 8:50pm
Mar 12, 2016
Dec 3, 2015 @ 11:19am
Dec 3, 2015
 Receiving a trim at the moment.
Nov 26, 2015 @ 5:54pm
Nov 26, 2015
 Getting dusty after a day of no rain.
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