ECNZ Pylon Road
Regional Ride
Wellington, North Island
This road is a popular route for a variety of recreational users. It is primarily of interest because it provides access to a variety of tracks that branch off it, including tracks in the Wainuiomata trail project, Wainuiomata, and Hutt Valley areas.
Some parts of the road are quite steep, but the surface is maintained in good condition which makes the climbs a bit easier than they would be on a single track.
Heading north from Mount Fitzherbert (where there is a cluster of communications towers) the road drops down a narrow 4wd track. After about 500m the road forks. The western fork is Mount Ken, which continues along the rolling ridgeline. The eastern fork drops down into Moores Valley, crossing private property along the way. To rejoin the northern part of this track, take the Mount Ken track rather than dropping into the valley.
Similarly, heading south there is a fork in the road about 800m before reaching the summit of Mount Ken. Take the northwestern road, which is the other end of the Mount Ken track, rather than dropping into Moores Valley.
