Explore our regional parks and forests
List of parks and forests
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Kaitoke Regional Park in Upper Hutt
The Loop Walk is a 15-minute easy and accessible track. Stroll over the swingbridge and through the rainforest. Read about this unique forest with the information panels along the way.
Belmont Regional Park from Porirua
Waihora Loop Track is a 1 hour 15 min walk from Waihora Crescent, Porirua, through previously farmed areas in the park. There are stunning views over Transmission Gully and towards the Porirua inlet at the high points. Dogs are welcome on this trail.
Queen Elizabeth Park in Kāpiti
Te Ara o Tipapa wetland loop is a 45 minute walk. You’ll cross the Mackays Crossing wetlands, low dunes, and the only piece of original kahikatea forest remaining on the Kāpiti Coast. Further on you walk through the “Marines” wetland, first planted in 2003, then past the memorial commemorating the camps that were here during World War II.
Wainuiomata Regional Park in Lower Hutt
Gums Loop Track is a 1 hour walk through the gum trees and past the old dam construction houses. Cross the Triangle Paddock from the carpark, then the footbridge and follow the river upstream through the gum trees and past regenerating bush. Cross back over the river via the swingbridge and return to the carpark along the sealed road.
East Harbour Regional Park in Lower Hutt
The Oxbow Loop is a 35 minute short flat walk in the river valley.
Belmont Regional Park from Lower Hutt
Korokoro Stream Track is a 3 hour return walk. A graded track follows the old water pipeline up to the historic Korokoro Dam.