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    • Course announced for the Makara Peak Enduro
      • We’re pleased to announce the course for the Mākara Peak South (of the) Park Enduro on the 14th of March. You will have 3 hours to ride all tracks in your class (Intermediate or Advanced) in any order, after which a time penalty applies. You can also repeat any stages to improve your overall time, provided you can do so within the 3 hour limit. If you repeat a stage, your fastest recorded time will be counted. The course includes some of the best descending trails on the southern side of the park. As usual, there will be a Hard course (which will count towards Wellington Enduro Series Points), and an easier course. The hard course will be a mixture of grade 4 and 5 trails, and the easier course grade 3 trails. If you're looking to practice some trails, here’s where to head to. Intermediate Peak Flow SWIGG Lazy Fern Advanced Ridgeline - Ridgeline Extension Livewires Upper Leaping Lizard - Upper Supa Kānuka - Nikau Leaping Lizard (original entrance from end of Upper Leaping Lizard singletrack)

    • Results posted for the Get Lost Mt Vic Break In’Duro
      • Hi everyone. Thanks for coming out to what has been one of the most epic races we've ever held. It was great to see so many of you enjoying the trails of Matairangi / Mount Victoria. A heartfelt thanks to the event team from Matairangi Trail Builders, Get Lost Cycling, all our marshals and volunteers, our sponsors and the Wellington City Council who made this all possible. Results have been posted to the club's events page now. You'll be able to see your results in detail, and compare where you were with those around you. The stages for each course are: Hard Course Hippy's into V&A Hippy's into Grom & Rockdrop Saddle into TTS Bombhole into Park Bench Te Tuarā into Ski Jump Easier Course Hippy's into V&A Bombhole into Park Bench Te Tuarā into Ski Jump Joker Stage Te Tuarā stages 1 and 2 (chainless)

    • Cycling NZ Schools North Island Champs in Wellington
      • The 2026 Cycling NZ Schools North Island Champs are being hosted by the Welly MTB Club (DH and Enduro) and PNP Cycling Club on the 26th - 29th of March. The DH will be held at Rivenrock MTB Park on the 26th and 27th, and the Enduro (28th) and XC and XC Relay (29th) at Rangituhi Colonial Knob in Porirua. Entries are open until the 6th of March (you’ll need to enter through your school), and more information is available at Cycling NZ Schools.

    • Wellington Enduro Series Points Live
      • We’ve loaded the leaderboard for the 2026 Wellington Enduro Series, which is live on the club’s results page now. Points are based upon your best 5 results, so there’s plenty of time to work your way the top of your age group. Points are available to all age groups in the Hard course of any of our Wellington Enduro Series events.

    • Photos from the Wainui Enduro
      • We had three all-time photographers out on course (Don Johnson, Lisa Ng and Caleb Smith) throughout the race. They’ve started posting their work online now - Don has made a gallery available here, and Lisa Ng has posted to a race album on her Facebook page. The photos are free to share - if you’re posting them on your socials, please credit the photographer.

    • Results posted for the 2026 Wainui Enduro
      • It was great to see you all at the Wainui Enduro today. We're super happy that so many of you came out to enjoy the best that Wainui Trail Project has to offer, and that the day was (mostly) injury free. Results are up now We've posted results at the club's results website page. The stages are: Hard Course: Freewheel Gingernuts into Double Happy Not Even Ow Spoonhill into McMillans 491 into Fade to Black Easier Course: Freewheel Superplus Labyrinth Return into Snails Nga Tuna into Wetland Loop Photos will be coming soon Thanks to our photographers Lisa Ng, Caleb Smith and Don Johnson, we’ll have a bunch of images of you racing coming soon. Keep an eye on the Welly MTB Club website news page.

    • Makara Peak South (of the) Park Enduro announced!
      • The south side of Mākara Peak is an often undiscovered gem; views out over the rugged south coast, longer trails, and more adventure. On the 15th of March we’ll be shining a light on the best trails that you should be riding more. There will be a hard course (for Wellington Enduro Series points), an easier course, and a murder mystery… Keep an eye on the event page for more details over the coming week!

    • WellyMTB ❤️ Welly Trail Community
      • Well last Sunday and Monday really lived up to the warnings, with the southerly winds and rain completely smashing trails all over the city (and wider region). From branches and leaves all over the trails (the green pow was strong) to massive trees felled over trails (some of them ripping out the trail surface). But if there’s one thing that we love about the Welly MTB community it’s the passion and never-ending energy of the trail teams all over the city. As soon as the wind stopped, people were out on the trails, surveying damage, clearing treefall and remaking trail surfaces. From Mākara Peak Supporters (and long-time stallwart Don MacLeod, the patron saint of Deliverance) to BTB (who cleared two large treefall on Transient and Highbury Fling on Wednesday, and were back clearing T16 on Thursday), the Wainui Trail Project team out checking and clearing the trails for the Wainui Enduro this weekend to the kids from WORD who rather than doing a race team session on Tuesday spent a couple of hours clearing branches off the trails of Mt Victoria (which is just over a week away from the Get Lost Mt Vic Break In’Duro). And this is just skimming the surface. This is the great strength of Wellington as a place to live and ride. There’s so many people who love the trails, and bring a sense of responsibility and ownership and kaitiakitanga. It’s a great example of Ikigai - a Japanese concept translating to "a reason for being" or "a reason to jump out of bed in the morning". It represents the intersection of four core elements: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. So have a think about joining your local group. Trail work is fun, a good workout, and rewarding. And if you’re not able to find the time, Mākara Peak has a donation kiosk at the carpark, and the club can take donations for your favourite trail area here.

    • Course announced for Wainui Enduro
      • We’re stoked to announce the course for the Wainui Enduro, which will be held on the 22nd of Feb (with the course open for practice on the 21st). As usual, there will be two courses - a hard course (which will count towards Wellington Enduro Series and NZ Enduro Series points), and an intermediate course (shorter and easier tracks). The hard course will be: 491 into Fade to Black Gingernuts into Double Happy Not Even Ow Spoonhill into McMillans Freewheel The easier course will be: Freewheel Superplus (to Chur No Bull intersection) Labyrinth Return into Snails Ngā Tuna (via Second Star climb). More details and a link to entries are available now at the Welly MTB Club Website. And if you’re able to help with volunteering, we’ve got our usual offer of a great lunch, a nice spot in the bush, and all the orange vest action you’ll want on a Sunday. The volunteer sign-up form can be found here. Click here to enter the Wainui Enduro

    • New Upper Super Kanuka trail opens
      • If you haven’t been into the southern reaches of the Mākara Peak MTB in the last couple of months, now’s the time. Under the expert hands of Ricky from Slack Trails, a new Upper Super Kanuka opened on Christmas Eve, and it’s a great one. Starting at the end of Upper Leaping Lizard (where it crossed the 4wd track and dives towards Lower Leaping Lizard and Nikau), the new trail heads around the western flank of the ridge in an amazingly flowy, swoopy, and surprisingly long trail through the Mānuka and Kānuka with views out towards South Mākara. Did I mention it’s got Mākara Peak’s best berms? It finishes at the intersection of Leaping Lizard and Nikau, giving you options of heading out to South Karori and back to the carpark, down in Nikau Valley, or out along the original Super Kānuka to the pylon at the bottom of Aratihi. Give it a try next time you’re out there.

    • 2025 Arapuke Enduro
      • Round 2 of the Wellington Enduro Series is being hosted by the Manawatu MTB Club. As usual, there will be a hard and intermediate course (with the hard course counting towards Wellington Enduro Series points). More information and registration is available at the Manawatu MTB Club website.

    • Peak Flow opens with Shuttles on Saturday
      • After several months of work, Peak Flow in Mākara Peak will be opening on Saturday. And so to celebrate, we’re supporting Mud Cycles with shuttles to make it easier to get to the top of the park. Shuttles will run only if it’s dry (Jono doesn’t want muddy bums all over the inside of his van) between 11am and 1pm from the top of Starfish, dropping off at the summit. We'll have sausages at the summit during that period. WORD and The Capital Kiwi Project are coming to celebrate too. Every day is a great day to show your love for the park by tapping to donate under the digital screen at the bike wash area.

    • 2025 WORD Bike-a-palooza
      • Bike-a-palooza, the coolest event for kids 2-12 years old, run by kids, is being hosted by WORD this Sunday at the Wainui Trail Project. Get ready for a morning of racing (the friendly type), games, BBQ, candy floss and stoke! This event is open to all riders aged 2 to 12 years-old. We have 4 different courses, listed below, on offer to cater to all abilities. Please ensure you discuss with your young rider about which course they would like to race. This event is brought to you by the WORD Youth Leadership and Events Team! We're really excited to make this year's event the best yet! Entries are $20 ($25 on the day), and open to everyone. More information is available at WORD, and you can enter online at the button below.

    • Manafunduro Results and Photos
      • The team from the Mana Cycle Group put on a fantastic day at the FS Cycles Manafunduro at Rangitui on Sunday. The weather played ball, with the rain holding off until we were all well home, and the trails were in top form. Results have been posted to the club results page now. In the hard course, the stages are: 1 - Trail 10 - Chimney 2 - Rough Justice - Schwanz 3 - Crash Palace Exension 4 - Upper and Lower Crash Palace In the intermediate course 1 - Tumeke (left) 2 - Tumeke (right) 3 - Blasta 4 - rotcoD There were photographers out on the course during the day, and their shots have started filtering through. Check out the great work of Don Johnson at his gallery

    • Club AGM and Enduro Series Prize Giving
      • On the 13th of August, the club will be holding our Annual General Meeting and Wellington Enduro Series prize giving at the Victoria Bowling Club on Pirie Street. We’ll be holding the prize giving for the 2025 Wellington Enduro Series, have updates from trail areas all over the city about progress over the last 12 months, and plans for the future, and an update from Trails Wellington. To meet the obligations of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022, the club will be moving acceptance of a new constitution (which can be found here), and then we’ll have the regular items - President’s report, update on the finances, election of officers (President, Treasurer and Secretary) and general committee members. The bar will be open, and we’ll be providing snacks. We hope to see you there!

    • Congratulations to Iley Nunns- winner of the 2025 Alex Chronis memorial prize
      • Congratulations to Iley Nunns for being the most outstanding junior competitor in the enduro this year, and winning the Alex Chronis Memorial prize. This prize, supported by Alex’s employer Worralls Distributors and Giro, remembers the amazing role that Alex played in the bike industry in Wellington. The prize - a Giro Coalition Spherical helmet - was presented by Alex’s mum Linda. It was amazing to have her and the family along to the event again this year.

    • Revolve Super-V
      • The Super V is back!! Our one-of-a-kind women-only downhill event - with shuttles! This year we're back at Polhill on April 5th racing from the Windmill to Waimapihi Domain via Carparts, Ikigai, and Serendipity (or Transient). Plus it’s the final round of the Wellington Enduro Series. Registrations are open! The course is mostly downhill Grade 3 that's fun for all levels. Your entry fee includes unlimited practice runs (with shuttle rides up!) from 10am - 1pm, and one timed race run at 2pm. There will be heaps of prizes to be won, a great base camp to hang out at and dozens of like-minded women to meet and ride with. The race is open to girls (Revolvette category) and women of all abilities. We will also be running the Juliana Jump Jam again and can't wait to see some steezy jumping from you rad ladies! Enjoy our shuttles all morning to the Brooklyn wind turbine car park then ride down Car Parts, Ikigai and Serendipity (Grade 4) OR bottom Transient (Grade 3). These are mainly intermediate trails that will take about 20-45 minutes to ride down. Click to enter the Revolve Super-V

    • Course announced for Rivenrock enduro
      • We’re happy to announce the course for the penultimate round of the Wellington Enduro Series - the Rivenrock Enduro on the 29th of March. There will be two courses - a hard course (with a mixture of grade 4 and easy grade 5 trails), which counts towards Wellington Enduro Series rankings, and an intermediate course (with grade 4 trails). Rivenrock has an amazing set of trails, and this will be a great day to (almost) close out the Enduro Series season. Hard Course Corona Coaster / Pinball Blackberry Lane U/K / Going Postal Fred / Barney Rubble / Splice Lark / Ebb This or That / That Intermediate Course Corona Coaster / Pinball Blackberry Lane Lark / Ebb This or That / That Click to enter the Rivenrock Enduro

    • Rollercoast refresh!
      • With a big thumbs up to Trails Wellington for funding, Jimmy and Dan from Total Trail Solutions are completing a bit of a refresh underway on the rollercoaster jumps. There’s some great great work on the lower half of Rollercoaster, sorting out drainage big time and bringing back some pizazz (technical term) to some of the features. The rain over this past week will help settle the dirt. PLEASE respect the current trail closure (very obvious signs and fencing) and stay off the fresh work. We will advise when it’s open for business! The top jumps are still open and down a bit further until you see the cones and orange fencing. We’ll let you know when the jumps are open. Brooklyn Trail Builders’ Rob Lee got to test out the enhanced features last week and was overheard saying: “they’re Bewdy as!”

    • Waimapihi Enduro Recap
      • On the 15th, the sold-out MyRide Waimapihi Enduro took place. After a shuttle to the wind turbine, competitors climbed up to the top of Hawkin’s Hill to race down Barking Emu (cheers to the Wellington City Council trails team for the epic trimming job!), Carparts, T16,m We were stoked to be able to race on T16 for the first time, and were pleased to be able to bring back the WORD Kiduro. A little bit of rest and I'll start thinking about next year's event... Results have been posted for the Hard, Intermediate and Kiduro courses at the Wellington MTB Club results page. The stages for each course were: Hard Course Barking Emu / Carparts Extension Carparts T16 Ikigai / Serendipity. Intermediate Course Barking Emu / Carparts Extension Carparts Ikigai / Serendipity. This year our king and queen of the mountain were Jesse Cseh and Iley Nunns. Thanks to Anjali Pande for the photos! Alex Chronis Memorial Prize Congratulations to Iley Nunns for being the most outstanding junior competitor in the enduro this year, and winning the Alex Chronis Memorial prize. This prize, supported by Alex’s employer Worralls Distributors and Giro, remembers the amazing role that Alex played in the bike industry in Wellington. The prize - a Giro Coalition Spherical helmet - was presented by Alex’s mum Linda. It was amazing to have her and the family along to the event again this year. Thanks to our supporters We literally couldn't do this without the support of our amazing sponsors, volunteers and organising crew. A massive thanks to MyRide Wellington and Giro, SRAM and Charge for their huge selection of spot prizes (and MyRide's bag 'o gold). As always, much love to Brooklyn Trail Builders, a big thumbs up to the Wellington City Council for getting the trail crew out to give Barking Emu the best trim it's had in years, and a very heart-felt chur to our amazing volunteer team for their work today, and huge amount of effort getting the trails in good form. And to Anjali Pande for her photography (with a broken collarbone). You can find more photos at the Welly MTB Club Facebook page. All the best for the recovery Anjali! And lastly, thanks to everyone for entering. Your entry fees will support Brooklyn Trail Builders keep at their amazing mahi.

    • BAMBA Bike Day 8th March
      • On the 8th of March our friends out at the Belmont Area Mountain Bike Association and land owner Wellington Regional Council are running a shuttle day. For just a $20 you’ll get unlimited uplifts on the shuttle with the proceeds going towards the Belmont Area Mountain Bike Association (BAMBA) to help fund track maintenance, future track rebuilds and development to create a world class public mountain bike area. There’s more detail on the Mountain Bike Day Facebook page.

    • Volunteers needed for the Waimapihi Enduro
      • We need a bit of help to run the Waimapihi Enduro, with a mixture of shuttle drivers and marshals needed. You’ll get a yummy lunch, some post-race liquid refreshments, a vibrant vest, certified karma points and all the track-side chat you can handle. If you’re available, we’ve got a sign-up form (see button below) - we’ll be stoked to have you on the team! Click here to volunteer

    • That Place Spoke Jam - 1st March
      • That Place, the most excellent wee MTB Park on the Whanganui River is hosting their Spoke Jam this Saturday and Sunday. There will be a super-fun enduro on Saturday, and free access on Sunday for Spoke Jammers. They’ve got on-site camping, so why not make a weekend of it? More details at the That Place website.

    • 2025 Wellington Enduro Series points standings updated
      • We've updated the points standings for the Wellington Enduro Series, which can be found here. Your four best results count towards the overall series standing, and there's three more rounds to collect points in - the Waimapihi Enduro, the Revolve Super-V (for women), and the Rivenrock Enduro, so plenty of chances still to go...

    • Results posted for the Kevin Blair Memorial Enduro
      • Thanks to everyone for coming out today to the 2025 Kevin Blair Memorial. It was so good to finally have perfect conditions on the trails, and we hope that you all had a great day. Results have been posted to the Welly MTB Club results page. You can also see individual classes as follows: The hard course (which counts towards the Wellington Enduro Series) can be seen here. The stage order is: 250 East Bees to Bridge Lower Pig Flow K2 Middle Pig Taniwha / Middle Pig The short course results can be seen here. The stage order is: 250 East Flow K2 Middle Pig

    • Entries opening soon for the Waimapihi Enduro
      • On the 15th of March, the Wellington Enduro Series will return to the flowy trails of the Waimapihi and Te Kopahou Reserves. As with previous years, we'll have a hard and an intermediate course, with a mixture of the classics and a brand new trails in the in the mix. The race will have multiple timed stages, and a "king and queen of the hill" award for the fastest male and female riders. And this time, to make it easier to get up to the top of the hill, there will be a single shuttle uplift up to the wind turbine to save your legs for the race stages. Alex Chronis Memorial Prize For the third year, we're honoured to be offering the Alex Chronis Memorial Prize for the most outstanding junior racer. Alex was a long-standing member of the Wellington mountain bike community, and once again we're grateful for the support of W H Worralls and Co for their support of the prize. Entries opening soon Keep an eye on the events page of the Welly MTB Club events website for entries, which will be going live on Monday 24th

    • Pump track proposed for Ian Galloway Park
      • The team behind the BMX track at Ian Galloway park (next to the Karori Cemetary in Wilton) is proposing a wheels hub with a regional-scale sealed pump track, progressive dirt jump lines, and eventually a skate park and playground. The proposal is part of a larger plan that includes the redevelopment of Ian Galloway park, extended dog-walking areas, enhanced park facilities buildings and parking. The team are seeking your feedback and support, and more details can be found at the IGP Wheels Hub website.

    • Course announced for Tunnel Gully enduro
      • We’re 5 days out from the Kevin Blair Memorial Enduro at Tunnel Gully, and the course has been announced. As with past years, it’s a great little set of stages that shares the best of Tunnel Gully - climbs that aren’t too bad, fun descents, and a decent BBQ at the end. The long course stages are: Flow K2 Middle Pig Bees to Bridge and Lower Pig Taniwha to G-Drop 250 East The short course will do stages 1, 2 and 5. Entries are available now at the Welly MTB Club events website. The team from NtrailZ is looking for a few volunteers to help the day run smoothly. If you’re available, you can sign up at their volunteer Facebook group.

    • WellingtonNZ loves trail builders too
      • Another week, another site talking about how great the trails are. This week it’s the WellingtonNZ website with a focus on the trail building communities all over the wider Wellington region. The article talks with Rob Lee of Brooklyn Trail Builders. “Being neighbours with Zealandia has brought Waimapihi a lot of attention. Saddleback/tieke are nesting in their trees and giant wētā, extinct from mainland New Zealand for 100 years, are back wandering the undergrowth. “Our mantra is trails, trees, and traps,” says Rob. Since they started, BTB has planted over 30,000 native trees. Dig days and planting efforts always end with a feed in the bush. They’ll fire up a barbecue and crack open a beer from a local brewery. Being so close to the city centre means Waimapihi has become a local favourite. Rob says they get around 150,000 riders, trail runners, and walkers every year. With connecting tracks all the way to the south coast, the links between the city and the wild are seamless.

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