Wakely

Northern Suburbs, Wellington, New Zealand

Commuter connection between Wakely Road in Newlands and the bottom of Ngauranga Gorge.

Easy

Bike and Foot

By connecting Ngauranga Gorge with Newlands, this track is mostly used by bike commuters heading into or from the city or the Hutt.

It is a decent climb, gaining 160m in altitude at a constant grade of just over 10%.

The surface is firm and fairly even, with a hard-packed gravel and clay base. However, watch out for the four deep concrete drains that cut across the track. Sometimes they are filled with gravel, making them shallow and easy to cross. But at other times they are clear and can be awkward if descending at speed.

Head down an accessway off Wakely Road, which turns into a gravel track.

Or climb up from the bottom of Ngauranga Gorge. It is not possible the cross Centennial Highway in that vicinty, so you're stuck with being on the northern side of the road whichever way you're going.

1.52km

Double track

4 Dec 2008 by Ian

Ian