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Categories on this page: Best Walks, Bicycle Sites, Duck Ponds, Great Views, Landfills, Native Flora, Parkland, Public Forest, Recycling, and Water Features.
Best Walks- Belmont Regional Park
Tranquil walking tracks through native bush. A medium walk takes you from Maungaraki to the old Korokoro Dam with adjacent picnic area.
See also Public Forest entry.
- Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve
See Public Forest entry.
- Hutt Hills
- Northern Walkway
Extends 16 km from Kelburn through the Town Belt and several parks to Johnsonville. Some steep sections but overall an easy grade. Features spectacular views, picnic areas, Khandallah Pool, and regenerated native bush.
- Belmont Regional Park
Bicycle Sites- Belmont Regional Park
Tracks range from easy to challenging.
See also Public Forest entry.
- Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve
See Public Forest entry.
- Hutt River Trail
An easy trail following the river bank from Petone to Upper Hutt.
- Belmont Regional Park
Duck Ponds- Belmont Regional Park
See Public Forest entry.
- Percy Scenic Reserve
A popular picnic area just past Petone. Features a ‘spooky’ cave, aviaries, ferneries, gardens, greenhouses, picnic area, and short walks.
Great Views- Belmont Regional Park
Amazing views of South Island, Wellington Harbour, Porirua Harbour, and Pāuatahanui. Wrap up well, it’s always windy on the tops.
See also Public Forest entry.
- Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve
Views from the summit extend from Mt. Taranaki in the North to the Kaikōura Range in the South.
See also Public Forest entry.
- Northern Walkway
See Best Walks entry.
Landfills
Native Flora- Belmont Regional Park
Stands of native forest form a critical part of the ‘Hutt Valley bird corridor’. One is in Korokoro Valley which contains mature kahikatea, mataī, rata, and rimu trees. On the western side in Cannons Creek, a remnant stand of tawa/kohekohe forest includes kahikatea, mataī, rimu, and tōtara.
Several freshwater fish, including giant kōkopu (native trout), survive in Korokoro Stream and green forest geckos have been recorded.
See also Public Forest entry.
- Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve
The walking track climbs through kohekohe/tawa forest which once contained large rata and rimu. On the higher slopes the forest is dominated by māhoe with broadleaf, māpou, and stinkwood.
See also Public Forest entry.
Parkland- Avalon Park
Large, flat park with lake and miniature railway.
By the Kennedy-Good Bridge off the Western Hutt Road.
- Percy Scenic Reserve
A popular picnic area just past Petone. Features a ‘spooky’ cave, aviaries, ferneries, gardens, greenhouses, picnic area, and short walks.
- Avalon Park
Public Forest- Belmont Regional Park
Huge area of rolling hills and bush clad valleys between Lower Hutt and Porirua.
Contact: Ranger
Phone: 586 6614
- Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve
Access is via Broken Hill Road, off Raiha Street between Kenepuru Drive and Main Road, Tawa.
Recycling- Duncan Street
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Address: Duncan Street, Tawa
- Northern Landfill
Water Features- Avalon Park
Large, flat park with lake and miniature railway.
By the Kennedy-Good Bridge off the Western Hutt Road.
- Avalon Park
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