TO UPPER HUTT / WAIRARAPA 39 45 42 45 36 1 5 43 TAITA 38 36 KELSON 2 4 45 4 44 54 STOKES VALLEY Fraser Park 55 53 7 Avalon BELMONT Park 6 AVALON 3 40 6 51 52 40 41 BOULCOTT 8 36 50 NAENAE 8 45 MAUNGARAKI 9 49 7 48 10 41 ALICETOWN Hutt Rec 47 7 46 TO WELLINGTON Petone Rec Sladden 11 Jackson Street Park MOERA 12 HUTT CITY 11 7 36 PETONE Hutt Park TRACKS & 37 7 13 TRAILS 14 LEGEND 23 1 Walking track 24 25 22 Wainuiomata trail park Indoor swimming pool (year-round) 28 WAINUIOMATA Summer swimming pool (Nov-Mar) 15 Artesian water fountains 18 16 26 Parks and sports grounds 17 17 27 19 20 28 21 29 30 EASTBOURNE 31 28 32 28 33 35 34 TO RIMUTAKA FOREST PARK / CATCHPOOL VALLEY huttcity.govt.nz 9 WILKIE CRESCENT FIREBREAK > 40 mins one-way 35 PENCARROW COAST ROAD 44 OLD COACH ROAD > three hours HUTT CITY TRACKS AND TRAILS HARD EASTERN BAYS EASY MODERATE East Harbour Regional Park is a contrast of native forest Wheelchair access A steep climb from Wilkie Crescent to the ECNZ Track, with views of and rocky coastline. East Harbour’s sheltered valleys and Follow the flat coastal gravel road to the lighthouses at Pencarrow The original route between Normandale and Pauatahanui, the Old Naenae and the surrounding hills. Return the same way. A gut buster! sweeping bays offer beautiful bush and exhilarating views Point (two hours) for good views of the Wellington Heads and the Coach Road starts at the top of Normandale Road and crosses over Wellington Harbour and headlands. South Island. The Coast Road is great for cycling. Belmont Regional Park via a road sized track. It finishes at Belmont Horse riding Road, off SH58. No dogs. 10 SUMMIT ROAD FIREBREAK > 40 mins one-way Walks in the Regional Park are maintained by Greater Further around, Lakes Kohangapiripiri and Kohangatera (2 ½ hours Wellington Regional Council gw.govt.nz/eastharbour or longer, if you wish to explore the tracks in this area) are of national HARD conservation significance. 45 PUKE ARIKI TRAVERSE > seven hours Mountain biking/cycling Steep in places as you climb to the ECNZ Track. Well used by runners, 23 HOWARD ROAD TRACK > one hour return HARD walkers and cyclists, track enjoys great views of the Hutt Valley. Dogs allowed with lead MODERATE A rewarding full day walk traverses the length of Belmont Regional 666. 570 6 570 information on on information 11 HAYWARD SCENIC RESERVE / TE WHITI CENTRAL HUTT AND PETONE Park. Starting at the Dry Creek ‘Haywards’ entrance the track rises The track begins with a climb from the reservoir, then follows the for more more for Call the Hutt City Council Council City Hutt the Call to Boulder Hill, along farmland to the Airstrip, Round Knob, Cannons FIREBREAK > one hour to ECNZ Track Toilets nearby ridge for a half hour up to Wainuiomata Hill lookout. Hutt River Trail is an easy scenic walk and cycle path which is great Head and Belmont Trig. The track then descends into the Korokoro beautiful? for the family. It allows access to the river for swimming, fishing and Valley and exits at Cornish St in Petone. No dogs. MODERATE/HARD kayaking, and links with the Rimutaka Rail Trail. nd trails around Hutt City City Hutt around trails nd a parks 24 CHEVIOT ROAD TRACK > 45 mins to Main Ridge Track Playground nearby to make the the make to Want to volunteer volunteer to Want One-hour to main ridge, 40 minute side loops. Climb up through mature native bush as you make your way up to the ECNZ Track. MODERATE 36 HUTT RIVER TRAIL Great views of the Hutt Valley and Wellington harbour. Winds through a mix of native forest before joining Howard Road EASY WESTERN HILLS Track after 30 mins. Cheviot Road to Ngamatau Road: cross a small 12 UPPER FITZHERBERT TRACK > 15 mins one-way creek before turning left, then head uphill. Exit near tennis courts in The 29km trail starts at Hikoikoi Reserve on Petone’s Marine Parade, AND PERCY SCENIC RESERVE riding. Ngamatau Road. but you can enter at many points, including the five bridges across Below Belmont Regional Park there are a series of tracks and trails MODERATE the river in Hutt City. Playgrounds, parks and toilets are dotted along dotted throughout the Western Hills. Percy Scenic Reserve is a Control speed when cycling or horse horse or cycling when speed Control 15 mins the trail. highlight; this compact reserve enjoys a mix of garden areas, tracks, STOKES VALLEY Accessed from Wainuiomata, this walking and mountain biking track 25 DILLON STREET TRACK > The Hutt River Trail is a joint project between Greater Wellington lawns and historic plant collections, just off SH2. after them. after Home to a compact network of tracks that can be linked together passes through gorse and regenerating native forest before joining MODERATE Regional Council, Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council and to create one big loop, you can spend as little as 30 minutess or the ECNZ Track. Keep dogs under control and clean up up clean and control under dogs Keep the Hutt Valley Rotary Clubs. 46 PERCY SCENIC RESERVE a whole day exploring a range of native and exotic environments. Challenging short walk offers great harbour views, a plaque marks Whilst many of the tracks are challenging, there is something for 13 KONINI FIREBREAK > one hour one-way the site of the old Jackson Cottage. Track exits at tennis courts and the track. the 37 PETONE FORESHORE / HIKOIKOI EASY all fitness levels, and many lead onto the Electricity Corporation end of Dillon Street. of New Zealand (ECNZ) Track. Toilets are centrally located at the you find it, take litter home and keep to to keep and home litter take it, find you HARD Percy Scenic Reserve contains numerous short loop tracks to suit all Stokes Valley shops. EASY Respect the environment, leaving it as as it leaving environment, the Respect 60 mins one-way ages and abilities. 4WD track leads to the reservoir before winding up to the ECNZ 26 KAITAWA TRACK > Follow Petone beach along this family-friendly trail from any point 1 KINGSLEY STREET > 45 mins to ECNZ Track Track. This challenging track is popular for horse riding, walking and Track exits from Percy Scenic Reserve include Barberry Grove, HARD along the Foreshore. The trail leads on to the footbridges over the playgrounds for the kids. the for playgrounds mountain biking with good views of Wainuiomata and the Hutt Valley. Acacia Avenue and Maungaraki Road. You can also complete a Western Hutt Road and SH2 to Galbraiths Gully and Frank Cameron loop circuit to return to Percy Reserve via George Gee Drive, Frank hills, beaches, walkways and tracks and and tracks and walkways beaches, hills, EASY Narrow, challenging tramping track, entrance is at end of Kaitawa Park and to the Hutt River Trail through Hikoikoi Reserve. Cameron Park, or Stanhope Grove. Good parking at Stanhope Grove 14 SPOONHILL > one hour one-way Street. Good panoramas of York Bay and Petone. Occasionally the hectares of parks, reserves, bush-clad bush-clad reserves, parks, of hectares and on Dowse Drive. The Kingsley Street Reservoir is close to the track entrance, follow native orchids put on a fine display. Car parking is limited. Hutt City Council manages around 3,000 3,000 around manages Council City Hutt the Kingsley Street Firebreak either to the ECNZ Track or the MODERATE Hororeka-Kingsley Loop. Easy walking or mountain biking. 47 GALBRAITHS GULLY > 25 mins 45 mins to Main Ridge Track Tramping track from Parkway Playground through Manuka, Beech and 27 FERRY ROAD TRACK > Reserve being among the highlights. the among being Reserve BELMONT REGIONAL PARK 2 TAWHAI STREET > one hour to ECNZ Track Kamahi forest to ECNZ Track. This track is part of the Wainuiomata Trail HARD Parks, the Hutt River Trail and Percy Scenic Scenic Percy and Trail River Hutt the Parks, Project, so watch out for fast flying mountain bikes. MODERATE Breath-taking views and bush-clad valleys make Belmont Regional Park a favourite open space. Located between Porirua and the Hutt The Wet Track entrance is at the bottom of Korokoro Road and Belmont and East Harbour Regional Regional Harbour East and Belmont HARD Challenging walk offers views of Wellington Harbour and Eastbourne. Valley the park features the historic Korokoro Dam, World War II follows the creek bed up to London Road. Alternatively the Dry Loop and walks for all abilities. With the the With abilities. all for walks and The entrance passes through regenerating native bush before Passes through mature Beech/Kamahi forest and native ferns. ammunition stores and the original old coach road from Lower Hutt Track is 15 mins and follows the ridge, bypassing most of the stream climbing into Beech forest. to Porirua. Lower Hutt offers a wide range of tracks tracks of range wide a offers Hutt Lower A walking track before progressing into a route. As it climbs very track. Galbraiths Gully links into Percy Scenic Reserve. steeply to the ECNZ Track enjoy a break half way up and admire WAINUIOMATA Access via Cornish Street in Petone, Oakleigh Street in Normandale, 28 MAIN RIDGE TRACK > 2 ½ hours HUTT CITY TRACKS AND TRAILS AND TRACKS CITY HUTT the view. A gut buster! Wainuiomata is bordered by native bush and is a haven for walking Stratton Street in Normandale, Hill Road in Belmont, Kaitangata 48 FRANK CAMERON PARK > 30 mins Crescent in Kelson, and Dry Creek near the SH2 and SH58 intersection.