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Kaitoke Regional Park Where the Wild Things Are (Rivendell, Swingbridge and Loop) Kaitoke Regional Park Where the wild things are (Rivendell, Swingbridge and Loop) Facilities Water fountain Parking Dog walking (Treated drinking water only at campground) Toilets Swimming BBQ (Free to use at campground) Wheelchair accessible Kayaking (Down the (But not on the Swingbridge Hutt River Gorge) track or the Ridge track) Camping Pram accessible Fishing (But not on the Swingbridge (For trout only. A licence is Picnic table track or the Ridge track) required from ‘Fish & Game New Zealand’) Look out Walking tracks Horse Riding (Only allowed in the plantation Mountain biking forest at Te Marua - Permit Bird watching (Only allowed on the plantation required from Greater tracks at Te Marua) Wellington Regional Council) Highlight Visit Rivendell and experience magnificent forests straight from middle earth. Kaitoke is an excellent family camping area. Enjoy fantastic swimming holes, scare yourself on the swingbridge or hug a centuries-old ancient rata. Description, values & signif icance Only 45 minutes north of Wellington City, the spectacular Kaitoke Regional Park covers 2860 hectares in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges. There are steep, bush-clad hills, river terraces and gorges bedecked with rata, threatened mistletoe, rimu, kamahi, miro, kahikatea, pukatea, beech and important totara/ matai and tawa/ titoke stands. Designated as a water collection area the forests remain largely unspoiled and the abundant, healthy, rata transform the green forest to crimson from November to January. Accessibility/How to get there/particular time of year to visit The main entrance is off State Highway 2. Turn off at Waterworks Road, 12km north of Upper Hutt. The park entrance is 1km from the highway. Threatened species/species of interest The conifer-broadleaf rainforest in Kaitoke is typical of the original vegetation of the Akatarawa and Hutt Valleys. These forests form part of an ecological corridor running between the Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges, linking the Pakuratahi and Hutt River catchments. Together, the forests and rivers provide food in abundance for a range of native fish and birds like tui, kereru (NZ pigeon), piwakawaka (fantail), whitehead, korimako (bellbirds), rifleman, tomtits, yellow-crowed parakeet, kaka and a significant number of NZ falcons. Key threats The forest within Kaitoke Regional Park is relatively weed-free. The intact canopy allows little intrusion of pest plant species, but invasive exotic species are found at disturbed sites. Possums, red deer, sika deer, goats, mustelids and rats all have major impacts on the ecological values of the park and are actively controlled. Walks (length) Manager Walks range from 15 minutes to 3 hours each way. Greater Wellington Regional Council Walks include the Pakuratahi River Walk (30 minutes return - easy but note there is one steep section); Protection status Loop Walk (15 minutes return - easy); Swing Bridge Fee simple for the purposes of recreation, forestry Track (1 hour return loop - medium grade); Weir Walk and water supply. (15 minutes return - easy/ suitable for wheelchairs); Terrace Walk (30 minutes return - easy/ suitable for wheelchairs); Ridge Track (3 hours each way - moderate/hard). How to get there ´ !i KAITOKE REGIONAL PARK SH 2 WATERWORKS ROAD.
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