Remutaka Cycle Trail: 115 km in Wellington
The Remutaka Cycle Trail is a named Ngā Haerenga Great Ride in Wellington. The governing figure used here is 115 km (nzcycletrail.com · Remutaka Cycle Trail), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 2 to 3 days. Grade: Grade 2–3 · easy–intermediate. Season window: Year-round.
Four sections: Hutt River Trail, Remutaka Incline, Lakes, and Ocean Beach. The Incline is the old Fell railway — tunnels, a summit, and a long Wairarapa descent. Featherston is the usual night.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Petone, Maymorn, Cross Creek, Featherston. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Petone — harbour start. Maymorn — Incline trailhead. Cross Creek — Wairarapa side of the tunnels. Featherston — lakes and the town night.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow nzcycletrail.com · Remutaka Cycle Trail. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
