Cross Creek

Pakuratahi Forest, Wellington, New Zealand

Easy track from the end of Cross Creek Road to the start of the Rimutaka Incline.

Easy

Bike and Foot

This track provides access to the famous Rimutaka Incline.

From the car park, the track climbs up a mostly gentle (apart from a couple of short, sharp bits) hill through the bush, alongside Cross Creek. At the upper end there is a bridge over Cross Creek immediately before emerging from the scrub into the old rail yards.

Once you reach the rail yards, the Rimutaka Incline heads up the hill to your left (west). The old rail yards end 0.3km to your right (east), which might be worth exploring before heading up the hill.

If travelling over the Rimutaka Hill from Wellington, take a right turn at the first intersection off State Highway 2 just after entering Featherston. If you reach the railway line crossing State Highway 2 in the middle of Featherston, then you missed the turnoff.

Follow the mostly straight road for about 9km until Cross Creek Road branches off to the right. The gravel Cross Creek Road continues for another 1km before ending at a car park, which is the start of the track.

2.17km

Single track

11 Jan 2009 by Ian

Ian