Date/Time
Date(s) - Sat 5 July
All Day
Location
carpark on Raiha St, next to Camp Elsdon
Opened in 2018, the walking/cycling track of Te Ara Utiwai winds up the hillside of Porirua Scenic Reserve. It passes through areas of mature tawa-kohekohe forest and regenerating māhoe-māpou, with native plantings on the lower slopes. The track is easy, there is plenty to see in the forest, and it may only be the speedy who complete the 6 km distance and 300 m climb to the lookout near “The Hub”. You’ll return the way you came.
Map: Street map & NZTopo50-BP31 Porirua.
Meet: Meet: 9.30 a.m. at the public carpark off Raiha St., just north-east of Camp Elsdon. The car-park is small but there is plenty of parking in Raiha St. If catching the train, contact the trip leaders if you require a ride from Porirua Station. Train: 8.44 train on Kāpiti Line from Wellington Station to Porirua Station.
Leaders: Leon Perrie, phone 027 419 1378, email email leon.perrie (at) tepapa.govt.nz; and Lara Shepherd, email lara.shepherd (at) tepapa.govt.nz.