Wairarapa Rides
Wairarapa
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Henley Lake
This beginners trail circumnavigates Henley Lake along the Ruamahanga River and around the wetland area right in Masterton. There is a bird observation tower for spotting...
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Kiriwhakapapa
This ride starts from the Kiriwhakapapa Road car park and rides through an intermediate grade bush single trail to Mikimiki Road from which you ride back...
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Featherston Domain
Featherston Domain is a few km south of Featherston, on the shore of Lake Wairarapa. It is suitable for walkers, dogs, bicycles, boats, and some 4WD vehicles.
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Rimutaka Rail Trail
A rail route established in 1878 between the Hutt Valley and Featherston carried passengers up the steep incline from the Rimutaka summit to Featherston until the...
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Rimutaka Incline
This track follows the famous Rimutaka Incline railway line. From part way through the Summit Tunnel down to the rail yards the slope is typically 1...
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Honeycomb Rock
The start of the walk goes across a few fields to bypass the start of Glenburn station, but joins up again with a flat 4WD track...
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Oporua Floodway
This is a gravel farm-track along the top of a stopbank to the eastern shores of Lake Wairarapa.
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Deliverance Cove
There is a gentle loop ride from the carpark south round the hill above the bay, with an optional loop (which is unsuitable for bicycles) on...
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Toratora
Toratora features over 13km of wide single-track XC trails, designed and built by one of New Zealand's most respected mountain bike trail builders.
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Hutt River Trail
The Hutt River Trail is a popular recreational area that runs alongside the Hutt River from Hikoikoi Reserve in Petone to Birchville in Upper Hutt.
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Waitarere Forest
There are many tracks in the forest, but just a few signposts. The routes shown here are the main, wide, gravel 4WD forestry roads.
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Transmission Gully
A short and gentle connection from the carpark to Transmission Valley. The track surface is a mix of gravel farm road and open paddock.
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Restoration Trail
The climb up Gas Line Ridge is fairly steep, but it isn't high and a bit of zig-zagging across the paddock will make it easier.
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Farm Loop
After sharing the first 0.1km of track with the Wetlands Walk, head up the steep hill to the left.