Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
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In 1998 the Wellington City Council set aside 2 km² of retired farmland in Karori southwest of Wellington, New Zealand for a mountain bike park. Development of the Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park began almost immediately with volunteer work parties planting trees and digging new tracks.
By 2004 over 22 kilometres of hand-built single track had been built and nearly 30,000 native seedlings planted. Pests such as goats, sheep, and possums had been dramatically reduced allowing new vegetation to florish.
The park is free to use and open to both cyclists and pedestrians. Approximately 30% of its users are pedestrians.
The Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park was visited by 8% of the Wellington population in 2003 according to research carried out by the Wellington City Council. It has received a recreation award from the New Zealand Recreation Association and two conservation awards from the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
The park is jointly managed by the Wellington City Council and Maraka Peak Mountain Bike Park Supporters Inc.
