Forest Loop Walk

Forest Loop Walk: 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 Forest Loop Walk

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 Forest Loop Walk — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.97465, 174.98747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Loop Walk

• Raumati Marine Gardens · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~8 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Waikanae Park · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nga Manu Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Kāpiti Coast · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kapiti Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Wellington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pharazyn Reserve · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Alban's Anglican Church - Pauatahanui · church · Porirua City · ~20 km · Must-see
• Totara Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Moonshine Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour · beach · Porirua City · ~22 km · Must-see
• St John's Anglican Church · church · Upper Hutt City · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Blockhouse · church · Upper Hutt City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whitireia Park · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mangaroa · fort · Upper Hutt City · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Lower Hutt City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Belmont Regional Park · sanctuary · Lower Hutt City · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Loop Walk

Other treks near Forest Loop Walk

• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~35 km · Must-see
• Putangirua Pinnacles · trek · South Wairarapa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Otari-Wilton's Bush circular circuit · trek · Wellington City · ~47 km
• Burn Hut Loop · trek · Horowhenua · ~74 km
• Queen Charlotte Track · trek · Marlborough · ~99 km
• Coastal Lookout Walk · trek · Kāpiti Coast · ~0 km
• Carex Valley Track · trek · Kāpiti Coast · ~1 km
• Catchment View Track · trek · Kāpiti Coast · ~1 km
• Wetland Loop · trek · Kāpiti Coast · ~1 km
• Dune Swamp Loop · trek · Kāpiti Coast · ~2 km

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