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Day Trips & Walks
Visiting the City: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing: Day Trips & Walks

Airstrip Walk
Historic rural walk
Hill Road Lower Hutt 6009
T: +64 4 237 5511 / F: +64 4 237 5510

Akatarawa Forest
Wellington's wilderness
Karapoti Road Upper hutt 6007
T: +64 4 526 5343 / +64 27 248 1658 (mobile) / F: +64 4 385 6960

Akatarawa Valley
Hidden valley
Akatarawa Road Wellington 6007
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Ataturk Memorial
In memory of many
Access from Breaker Bay Road Wellington 6003
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Tourist Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Tourist Information Centre)

Battle Hill Summit Loop Walk
Historic loop walk
Paekakariki Hill Road, Pauatahanui Wellington 6006
T: +64 4 237 5511 / F: +64 4 237 5510

Belmont Dress Circle
Farmland trek
Stratton Street Wellington 6009
T: +64 4 586 6614 / F: +64 4 586 1117

Belmont Regional Park
Urban playland
State Highway 2 Lower Hutt 6009
T: +64 4 586 6614 (ranger) / F: +64 4 586 1117 (ranger)

Belmont Trig
Panoramic views from the top
Stratton Street Wellington 6009
T: +64 4 586 6614 / F: +64 4 586 1117

Black Forest Horse Treks
Forest to surf
568 Waitarere Beach Road Wellington 5500
T: +64 6 368 0425

Boulder Hill
Peneplain boulders
Hill Road Wellington 6009
T: +64 4 586 6614 / F: +64 4 586 1117

Butcher Track
Take a look at this
Catchpool Valley Wellington 6008
T: +64 4 472 7356 / F: +64 4 471 2075

Butterfly Creek
Secluded spot
Eastbourne Domain Recreation Reserve Wellington 6008
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Cannon Point Walkway
Point of view
Bridge Road Wellington 6007
T: +64 4 526 5343 / +64 27 248 1658 (mobile)

Cape Palliser
Wind-swept South Eastern bay
Eastern end of Palliser Bay Wairarapa 13437
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Cook Strait Crossing
Cruise the strait
Aotea Quay Wellington 6001
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Days Bay
Catch the last of the day's sun here
Eastern Bays Marine Drive Wellington 6008
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Dry Creek Loop Track
Hutt Valley views
Buchanans Road Wellington 6009
T: +64 4 570 6666

Eastbourne Coastal Village
Charming coastal village
Rimu Street Lower Hutt 6008
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Eastern Walkway
Harbour views
Breaker Bay Road Wellington 6003

Inland Track (The)
Popular park
Paekakariki, Raumati South Wellington 6010
T: +64 4 292 8625 / +64 27 244 5319 (mobile) / F: +64 4 292 8432

Johnsonville Park Walk
Explorers' delight
Truscott Avenue Wellington 6004

Kaitoke Regional Park
Bushclad hills
Waterworks Road Upper Hutt 6007
T: +64 4 526 7322 / +64 27 443 0361 (mobile) / F: +64 4 385 6960

Kapiti Island
Bush-clad island sanctuary
Off Paraparaumu Beach Wellington
T: +64 6 364 7620 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 6 364 7630 (Visitor Information Centre)

Khandallah Park Walk
Spectacular city views
Khandallah Park Wellington 6004

Korokoro Dam
Dam good walk
Oakleigh Street Lower Hutt 6009
T: +64 4 586 6614 / F: +64 4 586 1117

Korokoro Valley
Large native reserve
282 Stratton Street Lower Hutt 6008
T: +64 4 586 6614 / F: +64 4 586 1117

Makara Beach
Isolated beach community
Makara Road Wellington 6005
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Makara Walkway
Coastal walk
Makara Road Wellington 6005

Maritime Heritage Trail
Historic water walk
Queens Wharf Wellington 6001

Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre
Wildlife centre
South of Eketahuna on State Highway 2 Wellington 5901
T: +64 6 375 8004

Northern Walkway
Urban wanderland
From Johnsonville to the Botanic Garden Wellington
T: +64 4 499 4444 (Wellington City Council) / F: +64 4 801 3124 (Wellington City Council)

Old Shoreline Walk
The way it used to be
Oriental Bay to Lambton Quay Wellington 6001
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Tourist Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Tourist Information Centre)

Orongorongo Track
Valley trek
Coast Road Wellington 6008
T: +64 4 472 7356 / F: +64 4 471 2075

Otari-Wilton’s Bush
Native gardens
160 Wilton Road Wellington 6005
T: +64 4 499 1400 / F: +64 4 499 1903

Owlcatraz
Escape to...
Main Road South Shannon 5555
T: +64 6 362 7872 / F: +64 6 362 7872

Palliser Estate
One of the best wineries around
Kitchener Street Wellington 5954
T: +64 6 306 9019 / F: +64 6 306 9946

Pauatahanui Inlet
Inland harbour drive
Porirua Harbour Porirua 14053
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Pencarrow Coastal Trail
Rugged windswept coastline
Eastbourne Wellington 6008
T: +64 4 384 5708 / F: +64 4 385 6960

Queen Elizabeth Park
Coastal reserve
State Highway 1, Paekakariki Wellington 6010
T: +64 4 292 8625 / +64 27 244 5319 (mobile) / F: +64 4 292 8432

Ridge Track (The)
Established beech forests
Waterworks Road, SH2 Upper Hutt 6007
T: +64 4 526 7322 / +64 27 443 0361 / F: +64 4 385 6960

Rimutaka Forest Park
Forest park
Wainuiomata Coast Road Wellington 6008
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Rimutaka Incline
Railway track for trampers
Cross Creek Road Wellington 5952

Round Knob
Prominent point
State Highway 2, Hutt Valley Lower Hutt 6009
T: +64 4 586 6614 / F: +64 4 586 1117

Seatoun to Scorching Bay
Coastal village walk
Marine Parade Wellington 6003

Somes Island
Historic island reserve in Wellington harbour
Wellington Harbour Wellington
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Southern Walkway
Windswept coastline
Oriental Parade Wellington 6001

Tararua Ranges
Wellington's adventure playground
Off Otaki George Road Wellington 6471
T: +64 4 802 4860 (Visitor Information Centre) / F: +64 4 802 4863 (Visitor Information Centre)

Tawa Grove
Easy bush access
Coast Road Lower Hutt 6008

Te Aro Heritage Trail
Historic urban walk
Central City Wellington 6001
T: +64 4 801 4040 / F: +64 4 801 4047

Transmission Gully
Gully walk
Paekakariki Hill Road Wellington 6006
T: +64 4 384 5708 / F: +64 4 385 6960

Trelissick Park
Regenerating native bush
Trelissick Cres Wellington 6004
T: +64 4 916 6522 / +64 4 938 9602 / F: +64 4 938 9603

Wainuiomata Waterworks Recreation Area
Riverside walk
Moores Valley Road Lower Hutt 6008
T: +64 4 564 8599 / +64 21 249 6473 (mobile) / F: +64 4 564 8943

Wairarapa Wine Trail
Capital country wine tasting
Martinborough Village Wellington 5954
T: +64 6 306 9043 (Wairappa Visitor Centre) / F: +64 6 306 8033 (Wairappa Visitor Centre)

Waterfront Walkway
Waterside walk
Queens Wharf Wellington 6001

Wind Turbine
Modern icon
Off Ashton Fitchett Drive Wellington 6002
T: +64 4 381 1200 / F: +64 4 381 1201

Wright's Hill
Hill-top fortress with a view to kill
Wrights Hill Road Wellington 6005
T: +64 4 476 8593 / +64 4 476 9259

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