Kaitawa
Name
Kaitawa
Location
Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
Overview
Short, dead-end excursion around Kaitawa Head.
Grade
Easy
Access
Bike and Foot
Description
A short trip around to a secluded bay below Kaitawa Head. It is possible to walk further around the bays to the southwest, but there is no track beyond the first bay.
Much of the track is on sealed road, except for a short section of single track that climbs over the headland and then down into the adjoining bay.
Getting there
From the main car park, take the sealed road around the coastline heading north. The road becomes a narrow track as it heads over a small bluff and then dropping back down to the beach.
Return the same way.
Other notes
Kaitawa Head was the site of a Maori Pa. The remains of the Pa can be seen high on the headland, reached via the sealed road up the hill from the main Whitireia Park car park.
Not to be confused with the Kaitawa Road track in Eastbourne, or the Kaitawa Reserve track in Kapiti Coast.
Length
0.96km
Conditions
Sealed road
Last modified
27 Jul 2010 by Ian
Created by
Ian
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