Car Parts

Polhill, Wellington, New Zealand

A flowing twisty single track through a tunnel of regenerating scrub below the Brooklyn wind turbine.

Intermediate

Bike and Foot

From the wind turbine you drop down a short rutty slope to the start of the single track. This is the steepest part, and probably the most difficult. You then traverse along for about 50m before you pass a major ridge heading south on your right. Along this ridge is the Maori Gully track.

Car Parts then enters the bush and is narrow and nearly all downhill with one short uphill section that cannot be coasted up. At the top of this there is a blue refrigerator, but no time for refreshments as it's all downhill from here to the end.

The track suddenly emerges from the bush at a grassy area next to the sealed road. Cross here to join the Fenceline track. Or there is a short zig zag across the grass to the next corner on the sealed road if you want to carry on to Brooklyn.

The track has a base of gravel and rock with a rich dark dirt cover can get very messy when wet. Due to the close bush cover and south-east aspect this track takes a long time to dry out and can stay wet for most of the winter. It can be ridden in either direction but is most popular as a descent. There are good views over Wellington and harbour from the top, and even some glimpses of the Kaikoura mountains.

The top entrance/exit to Car Parts is directly across the carpark at the Brooklyn wind turbine.

The bottom entrance/exit pops out of the bush where the sealed road meets the Fenceline track for the first time when coming up. There is a bike-friendly style between the Fenceline and the sealed road, and Car Parts is directly across from this.

Be wary of vehicles when exiting the lower end, it can be particularly busy on weekends.

This track is popular with the shuttle crowd as you can drive to the top.

1.03km

Single track

7m 84m 376m 299m (when going down)

21 Jun 2009 by Ian

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