Mud Cycles - Wellingtons leading bike Tour and Instruction specialists.

We cater for individuals and groups of all sizes and skill levels: from relaxed one on one guided scenic tours to expert level group blasts around world famous rides like the Karapoti or Makara Peak. We can create a fun program/ride for your social or corporate group what ever the size or levels.

Our experienced and talented instructors offer fun learning for all levels and group sizes: We have designed fun obstacle and basic skill/technique courses - which we can transport and set up at your destination to prepare riders for the trails. With extensive experience in school groups and other large programs we have made learning to ride off-road as easy as it can possibly be. Our Instruction classes are a fun way to build your confidence and skill - 100% guaranteed! 

Call us and talk about how we can plan your Wellington mountain biking adventure.

GUIDING AND INSTRUCTION PRICES 

Adult Beginner/Intermediate

- One on One 2.5Hr Tour/Instruction                                      $120 Incl Bike

- Groups 3 - 5 (per person)                                                 $90 Incl Bike

- Instruction Group Clinics                                                       $POA

CHILDREN UNDER 13           

- Group Lesson 3 – 8                                                                $35 per person (incl bike)

- Larger Groups                                                                $POA

 GUIDE

2.5 Hour Tour                                             $100

Day Rate @                                                               $45 per hour

Vans and Trailers              $POA

TOUR OPTION PRICES  

Mud Cycles offers a range of private tour options - or we can work with you and plan a ride to suit your specific needs, be it more than just on the bike - We are familiar with all the regions trails and all the many special features, restaurants and cafes, accommodation from cabins to exclusive retreats – Mud Cycles will ensure your Wellington mountain biking tour package delivers satisfaction. 

There are in fact so many great rides throughout this region – its almost impossible to list them all - so we have chosen just a few local favorites to outline for our base tours – of course we would be only too happy to show you more…

DROP OFF AND COLLECTION AVAILABLE TO/FROM YOUR INNER CITY LOCATION

PRICES QUOTED BELOW ARE FOR ONE PERSON ONLY

GROUPS WILL BE PRICED AT TIME OF BOOKING 

OPTION ONE:

Makara Peak – straight in, around, and out!

Makara Peak – Wellingtons official mountain bike park, approx 25kms of seriously supreme hand built single track through native bush - from basic - to advanced for the full adrenalin seekers…this is the perfect place to say you’ve biked in this city.  It’s a good hill, which means there’s a climb providing for some great options back down – all will be pleased, and with the reward of spectacular views of the our capital harbour city, and all the way across to South island it’s a must for the thrill seeking wanting a pedal.

Mud Cycles is right there at the park – so this can be done in half a day - there’s no need for fuss’n about with loading bikes on racks or stopping at cafés – as it says, straight in around and out!

Basic fitness and bike handling skills are required.

Allow 2.5 - 3hrs 

TOUR COST                                                              $120.00 

OPTION TWO: 

South Coast – the hills to the sea!

Wellingtons south coast is best accessed on bike – through the maze of trails across and up the hills to the absolute top of Wellington! When you’re at the top of these mini mammoth climbs, it’s the top of the world and on a good day you see it all - This is the one for the scenic 360 degrees of views of everything for miles! As if that won’t blow your mind – the descents are brake melting… across the ridge tops and down to the south coast, if it’s the right time of year a swim for the hardy, or a peek at the Red Rocks seal colony life.

This is prime wild Wellington rugged coastline – accessed through the back door!

The tour can encompass a lunch option – either picnic or café.

Reasonable fitness and bike handling skills are required.

Allow 3.5 – 4 Hrs (+ Lunch)

TOUR COST                                                              $140.00

OPTION THREE:

Pencarrow Light House – Bring your bathing suit! 

This is the far side of the Wellington harbour. If you rode all the way around the harbour – which uniquely you can at sea level – you would eventually get to Pencarrow Light House.

From where we start out its a fantastic easy ride along the rocky coast opposite the city with sun drenched bays all the way to the rugged harbour entrance and back to Days Bay – a popular summer swimming beach destination, it’s the sunny side of town and a great place for some easy flat summer riding, cafés, galleries and ice-cream!

This is the easy flat off-road out of town jaunt.

Allow 5 hours including transport and ice-creams. 

TOUR COST                                                             $200.00 

OPTION FOUR:

RIMUTAKA INCLINE – Tunneling by bike! 

Wellington’s bikeway to the Wairarapa – where the fine wine grows. It’s an easy jaunt along an old railway route through the mountains to the sunny Wairarapa – Wellington’s wine growing meca. Numerous award winning vineyards and cafés within a riding distance await you here in this stunning part of the region. 

Or you can stop in the mountain pass and go no further than a picnic lunch in nature. The fun ride takes you through a series of tunnels and disused railway remains from time past.

This is an all day adventure from the city center with picnic lunch provided. 

This ride can also be a vineyard/lunch experience with overnight options in a full range of accommodations available.  

Basic fitness required

Allow 6 hours incl travel 

  TOUR COST                                                       $300.00

VINEYARD AND OVERNIGHT OPTIONS                  $POA 

OPTION FIVE:

KARAPOTI – The “Epic” of legendary race-courses! 

If its true pain you seek then we can show you some of that too. Karapoti is the epic of cross country race courses, 55 km of isolated arduous madness a few each year will call fun – they do it in under 3 hours, while those who take up to 6 hours call it other things.

If you have the endurance fitness for three mammoth climbs, river crossings, knee-deep bogs that swallow shoes, ballistic descents that don’t stop - you need this challenge ticked off. This is an extreme ride that every serious ‘epic’ rider needs to have done at least once.

It is NZ jungle riding at its finest, its not dangerous but you could crash, or get lost, something could break, or you could just get 15 punctures…

Karapoti – should translate from Maori – place of pleasure and pain!

High level of fitness and skill required

Allow 5 – 7 hours incl travel

TOUR COST                                                             $300.00 

OPTION SIX:

HELEBIKING – The Downhillers Dream Day Out 

Wellington has mountains and hills – why not cheat and get to the top of as many in a day as you can. We can line up the best of our descents for a days action you will never forget!

This option is for those who do not compromise for quality!

Lunch included. 

TOUR COST                                                            $POA