Mountain Bike the Kāpiti Coast
With a huge number of excellent tracks and trails, there's a mountain biking route on the Kāpiti Coast for every level.
Dirt Farm
321 Mangaone N Rd, Hautere
Dirt Farm is the Wellington region's most exciting MTB park! To access the tracks, stay on-site in the glamping Yurts and really make a weekend of it.
Ride mind-blowingly fun trails and spend your precious time riding down rather than pushing up! Catering for up to 40 people Dirt Farm can provide everything you need for a cracking day out for that corporate day, special birthday, hen/stag do, or just general get-together, taking care of all the details so that all you have to do is have fun.
Whareroa Farm
The Whareroa Farm recreation reserve near Paekākāriki is home to some spectacular mountain biking. Enjoy a grade three circuit from the Whareroa carpark, up the Link Track (aka the Zig Zag) to Five Ways Lookout, head further up to join Campbell’s Mill Rd, then turn right and climb to the start of the Cash Flow downhill track back to the carpark. Most mountain bikers climb up using the Link Track.
Whareroa Farm - Link Track
This trail is the main uphill trail for mountain bikers. It winds its way up the hill of Whareroa Farm and meets Campbell Mill Road. It is a tough but feasible climb to the Five Ways lookout at the top of Whareroa farm.
Here you can choose to ride back to the carpark via the Five Ways track or climb a little higher and head down Red Tape or return down the Link Track. There are awesome views at the top and most of the way up.
Whareroa Farm - Red Tape Track
This is one of just two mountain biking-only trails that run through the Whareroa Farm boundaries. Legend has it that this downhill-only single-track might have been named after the Club’s difficulties in surpassing regulations for its development. It’s a fabulous testament to the perseverance of the Kāpiti Mountain Bike Club.
This trail entrance is just below Campbell’s Mill Road (off the Link Track, just above Five Ways lookout). The single-track twists, bends and bumps and will keep you focused as you wind down the hillside through stunning regenerating native bush with views of the Kāpiti Coast and Kāpiti Island on the way.
There are steep drop-offs in places as it winds up and down like a roller-coaster, eventually finishing among open grasslands, joining Intake Valley track (shared with walkers) then linking back to the carpark via the Farm Race Track.
Queen Elizabeth Park - Inland Track
The Inland Track winds along a flowing ridge in the middle of Queen Elizabeth Park where the sandhills are more stable, enabling mahoe, flax and ferns to thrive. You’ll be treated to views of the Tasman Sea and forested foothills and on a good day the islands of the Marlborough Sounds will be visible. This track has breathtaking views and is loved by locals.
Find the perfect trail!
Whether walking, running, hiking, or riding a horse, a mountain bike or an e-bike, you'll find the perfect place here on the Kāpiti Coast with this map!