Mountain biking and Makara
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Join us for a night out to celebrate 25 years of Mākara Peak goodness
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- On Saturday 11 May, we are celebrating the park’s 25th anniversary with a wee party. Fancy a great night out with like minded souls who have a passion for Mākara Peak? Click here to find out more.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mākara Peak's 25th birthday party
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- The official opening of Mākara Peak as a mountain bike park was celebrated 25 years to the day on the 11th of March 2024 at a wee gathering of past and present visionaries and sloggers who have been involved in the creation and evolution of the Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park over the last two and a half decades.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mākara Peak is 25!
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- Back when downhill bikes looked like this, the Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park was born.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mākara Peak has merchandise!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Mākara Peak now has a merchandise store (hosted by Digitees). We are kicking things off with t-shirts featuring the five most popular trails in the park. Over time we will add more designs and other merch. Thanks for supporting. All sale proceeds go back into trails and conservation at Mākara Peak. Shop Mākara Peak
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Building offcuts repurposed for Mākara Peak MTB Park
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- Reproduced article: Building offcuts repurposed for mountain bike park The Living Pā is an innovative build project at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington that is aiming to meet the Living Building Challenge® certification.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Koru refurbishment complete
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Most people’s first experience of the Mākara Peak MTB park is the Koru trail - a meandering grade 2 trail that take riders and those on foot from the main park entrance through lush regenerating forest deep into the park.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2023 Annual Report has been published
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- Click here for our 2023 Annual Report
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2022 Annual Report has been published
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- Check out our annual report for 2021-22 here. Permalink
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Planting season almost complete
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Welcome to spring! Already it feels decidedly warmer and there's the smell of new growth in the air.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2022 agm
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- The 2022 AGM is on at 6pm, Tuesday 13 September at the Karori Rec Centre.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2022 Top 10 most popular tracks
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- Thanks to the 400+ people who completed our Park Survey! We’ll share insights over the coming weeks, but first we’re going to announce the 2022 Top 10 most popular tracks at Mākara Peak.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Come help us plant some natives!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Planting season is in full swing! We had the final Kohanga planting and we also finished off the lower exclosure and area between the exclosures! The weather played ball and the WORD turnout in the afternoon was impressive (and also productive).
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Robins spotted again
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- Robins were seen in the park again recently.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Makara Peak in the 80s!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Check out this high-res aerial photo from 1980, back in the day when the government, in their infinite wisdom, still subsidised farmers to clear the land of native vegetation.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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We’re heading into planting season
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- Every now and then some kind soul pops over to our website and makes a donation.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mākara Peak trail crew dig days
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- The Sunday volunteer trail crew have been flat out this year creating handmade, bespoke berms at the bottom of Starfish and at the end of Lazy Fern.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Smokin gets some long overdue love
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- <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > Smokin has been getting some long overdue attention thanks to Ranger Mark Kent and the team from TGL Contracting Limited. If you’re starting out mountain biking, Smokin is a great option for helping progress onto intermediate trails. It’s a gentle gradient with no scary drop offs on the side of the trail to distract you! This work is particularly focussed on improving the switchbacks and the flow by rebuilding berms to allow riders to safely carry more speed as they improve their skills. Thanks to Wellington City Council for funding this work as part of their commitment to Mākara Peak. Check out Smokin on Trailforks at https://www.trailforks.com/trails/smokin-20917 Help us do more great things at Mākara Peak by signing up to the Trails Wellington app or donate at https://givealittle.co.nz/org/makarapeak The track is still raw in places, so take care. Maybe even stay off it, if too wet, especially if the forecast is a bit dodgy.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The “middle bit” of Pōhatu is open!
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- “The middle bit” of Pōhatu is now open for riding! The official opening is on Sunday, but it’s too good not to share with you all now.
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Our 2020-21 annual report has been published
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- Our 2020-21 Annual Report has been published.
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AGM Notice
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- Come along to our 2021 AGM at the Karori Rec Centre on 2 November
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Whā Out is open!
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- Our new grade 4 descending trail, Whā Out is open!
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The refurbished North Face is a master piece of flow!
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- The North Face refurbishment is complete and it is epic!
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North Face, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Whā Out build-blog
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- The TGL team are cracking into building Whā Out, our new grade 4 trail that runs from the top of Trickle Falls down to the top of Vertigo.
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A peek into the history of the Peak
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- Not much remains from Mākara Peak's 125 year farming era.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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North Face refurbishment
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- We’ve received a lot of interest and questions about the work being done on North Face, so I thought it would be good to provide an update on progress and some more background to the project.
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North Face, Makara, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Volunteer dig days over winter
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- Our volunteer dig days are back on each Sunday from 2:30-4:30pm throughout Autumn and Winter.
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North Island Robins spotted in the park
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- There have been several sightings of Robins around Mākara Peak recently which is exciting! These birds are very susceptible to predation and are usually only found on islands and in predator free areas.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Skills park gets a tidy up
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- The skills park has been given some long overdue TLC, with the Mākara marbles swept off the ramps and landings.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Visiting the Karapoti Rata in the Akatarawa Conservation Forest
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- Looking after the seedlings planted in the park (with releasing and watering) isn't the most glamorous of work on the Peak, but it is vital to their success.
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Changes to Mākara Peak Supporters Membership
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- At the March meeting of the Mākara Peak Supporters Management Committee, a motion was put forward and agreed to transition away from a paid membership model for the Mākara Peak Supporters.
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