Filter by terrain, distance, or daylight window. Each route includes an honest elevation profile and a short list of natural sights along the way.
Routes are grouped by surface and rise so you can match a walk to today's energy and footwear.
Flat sealed paths and boardwalks tracing the waterfront. Open horizons, occasional sea spray, and a good supply of benches.
Soft forest paths and rolling rises through the city's protected greenbelt. Cooler air on hot days and birdsong almost throughout.
Steeper climbs along the city's ridge lines, finishing at lookouts above Cook Strait, the harbour, or the southern coast.
A 5.4 km mixed-surface loop that climbs through Town Belt pine forest, crosses the summit road, and returns by switchback paths to the eastern suburbs.
A short, repeatable list of small things to notice on Wellington walks. We add to it as members spot new ones.
Most loops begin within a short walk of the city centre. The map below points to our regular trailhead in Mount Cook.
1 Wallace Street, Mount Cook, Wellington 6021