Tawatawa

Southern Suburbs, Wellington, New Zealand

Well-formed undulating light intermediate single track through bush and pine trees.

Intermediate

Bike and Foot

This is a well-formed, undulating track around the upper part of Tawatawa Reserve. The track passes through bush and pine trees as it climbs up to a ridge overlooking the reserve.

Either return the same way, or return back to the lower reserve via Frobisher. Alternatively, take a detour around the Manawa Karioi loop.

About 2/3 of the way down (going anti-clockwise) it pays to watch your speed as there is a right hand corner with a tree waiting to shoulder tap you on the inside and not much track on the outside to recover in before doing some tree hugging. However, when not going too fast, this corner is easy to negotiate.

Starts in Tawatawa Reserve, just off Murchison Street. There is a carpark nearby, at the entrance to Tawatawa Reserve.

Ends on the ridge overlooking the reserve, next to a small water tank.

In 2008-09 Wellington City Council redeveloped the former landfill site off Murchison Street and renamed it Tawatawa Reserve. Prior to the restoration project the area was known as Preston's Gully.

Makes a good night ride in conjunction with the Manawa Karioi loop.

1.51km

Single track

1 May 2011 by Ian

Ian