Southstar have finished the upgrade to the skills park, which is now open for your riding (and jumping!) pleasure. Judging by the crowds on the weekend it’s already proving to be a hit.

This work has been completed thanks to grants from Karori Brooklyn Community Charitable Trust, New Zealand Community Trust and Teriwhiti Charitable Trust, plus a sizeable contribution from our cash reserves.

There’s still some work to be done with seating, signage and generally tidying up the area which will be done in the new year.

20 October update

Southstar have made some great progress on the new skills park - the bottom half is pretty much complete! But the project is on hold while we truck in more dirt and raise some more money.

Thanks to the 160 people who have generously donated almost $9000. But we’re still some way off our target of $25,000 needed to completely finish off the park.

Remember it’s going to have something for riders of all ages and abilities. So if you’re new to mountain biking, or you’re already throwing down sick hucks, hit the link and donate. Every little bit helps.

12 September update

The Southstar team are well into their prep work moving dirt around and planning the new jumps and lines. This is going to be a great resource for the whole riding community and your donation will help make it happen. Donate now at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/makara-peak-skills-park.

We're building a new skills park at Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park! But we need your help to make it happen.

We’ve raised $25,000 through generous grants from NZ Community Trust and Karori Brooklyn Community Charitable Trust (via Lion Foundation) to get the project off the ground and the work underway. But we need your help to raise $40,000 to fully complete the project. The more money we raise, the more work Southstar can do to bring this plan to life.

Donate now at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/makara-peak-skills-park.

The current skills area is going to be completely overhauled and rebuilt. With input from our tracks team, WCC, WORD and local elite downhiller Bryn Dickerson, Southstar Trails have put together an amazing plan to build a completely new skills park at Makara Peak.

It's going to be ideal for for kids and beginners right through to seasoned experts. There will be jumps and features of all shapes and sizes, professionally built in a way to help riders safely progress their skills.

If you're keen to get your kids into mountain biking, this will be the first to visit after buying them a bike. Parents and instructors will be able to better supervise kids and beginners, with loops created to enable riders to session lines to improve their skills and build their confidence.

If you're an advanced or expert level rider there's going to be lines with the sort of features you've always wanted at Makara Peak.