Waihora Loop Trail

Waihora Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Waihora Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Waihora Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.14174, 174.88137. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waihora Loop Trail

• Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour · beach · Porirua City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Belmont Regional Park · sanctuary · Lower Hutt City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Alban's Anglican Church - Pauatahanui · church · Porirua City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whitireia Park · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Lower Hutt City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Former Site of Fort Kelburne · fort · Wellington City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Moonshine Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kaukau · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~17 km · Must-see
• St John's Anglican Church · church · Upper Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Blockhouse · church · Upper Hutt City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kaiwharawhara · fort · Wellington City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Buckley Ruins · fort · Wellington City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Goldie's Brae · fort · Wellington City · ~20 km · Must-see
• Massey Memorial · fort · Wellington City · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Waihora Loop Trail

Other treks near Waihora Loop Trail

• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Putangirua Pinnacles · trek · South Wairarapa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Otari-Wilton's Bush circular circuit · trek · Wellington City · ~22 km
• Queen Charlotte Track · trek · Marlborough · ~84 km
• Burn Hut Loop · trek · Horowhenua · ~98 km
• Māra Roa Trail · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km
• Gentle Annie · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km
• Steepface · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km
• Takapu Road Trail · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km
• Bothamley Pathway - access from Warspite Ave · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km

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