98 Downhill

Karori Park, Wellington, New Zealand

Course used for the Wellington round of the 1998 national mountain biking championships.

Intermediate

Bike and Foot

This track was used as the downhill course of the 1998 national mountain biking championships. It is a steep track through mature pine forest, consisting of short, fast sections and technical challenges such as rock obstacles, tree roots, and a 1m drop.

Half of the way down there is a set of steps which have a bypass to the left. At the bottom of the steps, turn sharply to the left, rather than following the more obvious track straight down the hill (ie. 98 DH shortcut).

With construction of The Snake in 2008/09, the bottom end of 98 Downhill was realigned and extended further south, so that it now exits near the bottom of Wahine.

The track had fallen into a state of disrepair. There were several large trees across the track, making it unridable without dismounting. With work from volunteers and the Wellington City Council, the track was cleared in late 2008.

From the top of Wahine, proceed about 75m to an intersection – Wahine is marked by signs pointing to the right, while the 98 downhill track goes straight ahead then turns right another 75m further along.

The Google map shows a track that approximates the actual 1998 downhill course.

0.66km

Single track

26 Jul 2009 by Ian

Ian