Anya Fielding of RNZ

A long-awaited coastal Wellington cycleway in the Hutt Valley has come up short for some cyclists, after leaving "strings of kids on bikes heading into traffic" near Eastbourne.

The $80 million Tupua Horo Nuku - a 4km seawall, and shared cycle and walking path along Marine Drive - opened in April.

The cycleway joins Point Howard to Eastbourne - or almost - as it abruptly stops for almost a kilometre across Days Bay, forcing cyclists to cross oncoming traffic and ride alongside cars without a path.

Some locals, like Kava Crosson-Elturan, have raised concerns about this gap.

He said seeing families and kids show up to the opening weekend was wonderful, but he described some of them ending up in a tricky situation.

He pointed to where the cycleway ended around the corner from Sunshine Bay into Days Bay.

"Right through here was especially dangerous, where we had strings of kids on bikes heading into traffic."

Crosson-Elturan said it was "unfortunate to see" a "lack of planning", when…