Options for people walking and on bikes
You are not allowed to walk or cycle on any part of Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeata – the Transmission Gully motorway. We ask all on-road cyclists to use Te Ara o Whareroa, the shared path through Queen Elizabeth Park, or the new section of SH59, between Paekākāriki and Mackays Crossing interchanges, to get around.
Previously a short section of the motorway had special allowance for on-road cyclists during construction. This was removed on 1 September 2024.
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Te Ara o Whareroa
Many Wellingtonians have already enjoyed Te Ara o Whareroa, a shared path through Queen Elizabeth Park. Built in 2016 to provide a safe route for cyclists during construction of Transmission Gully at Paekākāriki, Te Ara o Whareroa connects Paekākāriki with Raumati South, and is part of the Kāpiti cycle route. Te Ara o Whareroa continues to be the main and safest route for recreational cyclists.
It is suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs and mobility scooters, and children, as well as cyclists.
The path has been designed to meet a gradient grade 1 – the easiest level – for most of the distance. The cycling time from Tilley Road in Paekākāriki to Poplar Ave in Raumati South is approximately 20 minutes.
State Highway 59
SH59 continues to be the preferred route for recreation and active transport because it is more scenic, less steep and has better connections with existing shared paths.
- Northbound cyclists coming from Paekākāriki can stay on SH59 by taking the left-hand exit prior to the on-ramp at the Paekākāriki Interchange
- Southbound cyclists coming from Kāpiti will need to exit at the Mackays Crossing Interchange and take the fourth exit from the Whareroa Road roundabout to access SH59.
More information
Additional information about the region’s cycling network can be found on the Greater Wellington Regional Council website:
