Right on schedule, we were ready to start walking, just after 10.30am, from Te Kopahou, where the visitor centre is well worth dropping into. The area was busier than usual, with an aid station set up for the WUU2K Wellington Urban Ultra Marathon, along with supporters waiting for their friends to come through.The first part … Read more
Makara Beach to Red Rocks A video taken on a day tramp around the seldom visited coast west of Wellington. PS. Permission required from Terawhiti Station to cross private coastal land. PPS. Read Harry’s trip story which gives a lot of good tips about the route.
A hike from Makara Beach to Red Rocks at Owhiro Bay A walk around the seldom visited Terawhiti coastline from Makara Beach to Red Rocks – a long 12 hour day but with varied terrain and wonderful seascapes. What better on a fine and calm Wellington day than to walk around the coast from Makara Beach … Read more
This day trip in the southern coast area has some interesting variation and views, despite the lack of natural setting: you pass above the southern landfill and it is almost all on 4wd tracks. As we set out it was looking like it might rain, but luckily there was no wind; travelling the ridge line … Read more