Summit Loop

Summit Loop: 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 Summit Loop

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 Summit Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.05395, 174.93597. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Loop

• Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Alban's Anglican Church - Pauatahanui · church · Porirua City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour · beach · Porirua City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Whitireia Park · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Moonshine Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~14 km · Must-see
• St John's Anglican Church · church · Upper Hutt City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~16 km · Must-see
• The Blockhouse · church · Upper Hutt City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Belmont Regional Park · sanctuary · Lower Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Totara Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Lower Hutt City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Raumati Marine Gardens · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mangaroa · fort · Upper Hutt City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Waikanae Park · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kapiti Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Wellington · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Loop

Other treks near Summit Loop

• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Putangirua Pinnacles · trek · South Wairarapa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Otari-Wilton's Bush circular circuit · trek · Wellington City · ~35 km
• Burn Hut Loop · trek · Horowhenua · ~85 km
• Queen Charlotte Track · trek · Marlborough · ~91 km
• Farm Loop · trek · Porirua City · ~0 km
• Wetlands Walk · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km
• Restoration Trail · trek · Porirua City · ~1 km
• Puketiro Loop - Up · trek · Porirua City · ~2 km
• Puketiro Loop - Down · trek · Porirua City · ~2 km

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