Tracks included in this track assessment are defined
on maps attached at the end of the assessment table. Maps are
draft only and may be subject to some inaccuracy which will be
rectified for the final Policy. Several trails which Council
does not recognise as formal tracks have been included, particularly
on Mount Victoria and Tinakori Hill. Reference to these trails
will be removed when the final Policy is completed.
SUBURB, AREA, TRACK | TRACK DESCRIPTION | CAPABILITY FOR MULTI-USE | PHYSICAL CAPABILITY OF TRACK | LAND STATUS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL | POLICY-OPEN, CLOSED, SEASONAL | SIGNAGE AND MAINTENANCE |
NORTHERN SUBURBS | |||||||
1. BROKEN HILL RESERVE |
| 4WD track for most of its length except for a wide walking track from Chastudon Place to first intersection | Excellent | Excellent | Joint WCC and PCC
Subject to 1983 Deed vesting joint management and control. | All | Unknown at this stage. Agreement between WCC, PWC and WRC required | Not applicable |
| Indistinct track over open valley floor with short steep climbs in upper valley | Excellent | Fair | Joint WCC and PCC
Subject to 1983 Deed vesting joint management and control. | All | Unknown at this stage. Agreement between WCC, PWC and WRC required | Not applicable |
| Benched road following hill contour | Good | Good | Joint WCC and PCC
Subject to 1983 Deed vesting joint management and control. | All | Unknown at this stage. Agreement between WCC, PWC and WRC required | Not applicable | |
2. SETON NOSSITER PARK |
| Wide track following valley floor for most of its length with numerous stream crossings. | Excellent | Fair | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | All | Open
Open to events | Directional signage Moderate maintenance |
| Narrow, steep track running down ridgeline | Poor | Poor | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | Not applicable | Closed
Open to events | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes |
SUBURB, AREA, TRACK | TRACK DESCRIPTION | CAPABILITY FOR MULTI-USE | PHYSICAL CAPABILITY OF TRACK | LAND STATUS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL | POLICY-OPEN, CLOSED, SEASONAL | SIGNAGE AND MAINTENANCE |
3. KHANDALLAH PARK |
| Track following ridgeline between Simla Crescent and Truscott Avenue. | Fair | Fair | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | Not applicable | Closed.
No events May to September (except national or international events) | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes |
| Narrow track through forest canopy between Northern Walkway and Truscott Avenue | Poor | Poor | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | Not applicable | Closed
No events May to September (except national or international events) | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes |
| Single track onto 4WD track then wide open grassy route | Excellent | Excellent | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | All | Open except August to October because of lambing
No events August to October because of lambing | Signage indicating seasonal closure Moderate maintenance |
| Steep, single bush tracks | Poor | Poor | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | Not applicable | Closed
No events May to September (except national or international events) | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes |
| Private sealed road | Dangerous | Excellent | NZ Broadcasting easement over private land | Intermediate | Private land. Landowner will not allow general access. Permission must be sought. | Not applicable |
| 4WD track past Wilton substation along ridgeline to Mount Kau Kau | Excellent | Excellent | Private land.
Ridgeline W.C.C unsurveyed | Intermediate | Private land. Access difficult. Permission must be sought. | Not applicable |
CENTRAL WELLINGTON | |||||||
4. TINAKORI HILL | |||||||
| Unsealed Road | Excellent | Excellent | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | All | Open
Open to events | Directional signage Moderate maintenance |
SUBURB, AREA, TRACK | TRACK DESCRIPTION | CAPABILITY FOR MULTI-USE | PHYSICAL CAPABILITY OF TRACK | LAND STATUS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL | POLICY-OPEN, CLOSED, SEASONAL | SIGNAGE AND MAINTENANCE |
| Single bush track | Good to fair | Variable between good and poor | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | Not applicable | Closed
No events May to September (except national or international events) | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes Walkway maintenance |
| Narrow, winding bush tracks | Poor | Poor | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | Not applicable | Closed
No events May to September (except national or international events) | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes Minimum maintenance | |
5. PRINCE OF WALES PARK | Complex track network of varying width | Good to poor | Fair | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | Beginner to intermediate | Open
Open to events | Directional signage | |
6. CENTRAL PARK | Complex track network of varying width | Excellent | Excellent to poor | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | Intermediate | Open
Open to events | Directional signage | |
WESTERN SUBURBS | ||||||||
7. SOUTH KARORI RESERVE AREAS (EX IVANOFF AND FLETCHER LAND) | 4WD tracks servicing Transpower transmission towers | Excellent | Excellent | WCC land | All | Open
Open to events | New acquisition. Significant signage required Moderate maintenance | |
8. KARORI RESERVOIR |
| Wide perimeter firebreak | Excellent | Excellent | Combination WCC and WRC land | All | Open
Open to events | Safety and directional signage Moderate maintenance |
| Wide, steep perimeter firebreak. | Good to fair | Excellent | Combination WCC and WRC land | All | Open
Open to events | Safety and directional signage Moderate maintenance |
| Narrow, steep, with poor drainage | Poor | Poor | Combination WCC and WRC land | Not applicable | Closed
Closed to events | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes |
SUBURB, AREA, TRACK | TRACK DESCRIPTION | CAPABILITY FOR MULTI-USE | PHYSICAL CAPABILITY OF TRACK | LAND STATUS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL | POLICY-OPEN, CLOSED, SEASONAL | SIGNAGE AND MAINTENANCE |
9. WAIMAPIHI TRACKS |
| Steep, narrow and winding track through bush | Poor | Poor | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977 | Not applicable | Closed
No events May to September (except national or International events) | Directional signage Minimum maintenance |
| Track of variable width and slope, partly through bush and partly over open ground | Poor | Fair | Reserve subject to the Reserves Act 1977
Crosses private land in several places | Not applicable | Closed
No events May to September (except national or international events) Events will not be allowed without written permission of private landowners | Directional signage Minimum maintenance |
SOUTHERN SUBURBS AND MOUNT VICTORIA | |||||||
10. SOUTHERN WALKWAY |
| Single track through pines | Fair to poor | Good in places, fair overall | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | Not applicable | Closed
no events May to September (except for national or international events) | Signage indicating closed to mountain bikes Walkway maintenance |
| Complex track network through pines. Tracks of varying width and slope. | Good | Good | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | All | Open
no events May to September (except for national or international events) | Directional signage Walkway maintenance on parts |
| Several tracks of variable width | Good | Good | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | All | Open
Open to events | Directional signage Walkway maintenance on parts |
| Several tracks and roads of variable width through pines | Excellent | Excellent | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | All | Open
Open to events | Directional signage Walkway maintenance on parts |
SUBURB, AREA, TRACK | TRACK DESCRIPTION | CAPABILITY FOR MULTI-USE | PHYSICAL CAPABILITY OF TRACK | LAND STATUS | DIFFICULTY LEVEL | POLICY-OPEN, CLOSED, SEASONAL | SIGNAGE AND MAINTENANCE |
| Generally wide open areas and 4WD tracks. Stepped by the zoo. | Excellent | Excellent | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | All | Open
Open to events | Directional signage Walkway maintenance on parts |
| Wide 4WD track | Excellent | Excellent | Town Belt subject to the Town Belt Deed 1873 | All | Open
Open to events | Directional signage Walkway maintenance | |
11. HAWKINS HILL / TE KOPAHOU |
| Sealed road | Excellent | Excellent | Airways Corporation road in the form of an easement over WCC land | All | Open
Open to events | OSH signage |
| Undulating 4WD track with very steep finish | Excellent | Excellent | WCC owned | Intermediate -Expert | Open
Open to events | Not applicable Minimum maintenance |
| Steep 4WD drive track emerging on Happy Valley Road beside tip. | Excellent | Excellent | Part WCC PUN Commissioning (Solid Waste) and part Lands Commissioning | Intermediate - Expert | Open
Open to events | Not applicable Minimum maintenance |
| 4WD track then narrower track with steep finish to Sinclair Head | Excellent | Excellent | Part WCC Lands Commissioning and part private land. | Intermediate - Expert | Open
Open to events | Not applicable Minimum maintenance |