Station Connection

Pakuratahi Forest, Wellington, New Zealand

Short gravel road connection from Kaitoke Loop Road through to the intersection of Station Drive and Goat Rock.

Easy

Bike and Foot

This track provides a connection from the Kaitoke Regional Park through to either the Tunnel Gully Recreational Area (via Station Drive) or the Rimutaka Rail Trail (via Goat Rock).

Note that the area looks quite different to that shown in the Google map. State Highway 2 was being reconstructed when that aerial photo was taken, but is now long since completed. In particular, State Highway 2 has an underpass from the Kaitoke Regional Park through to the Kaitoke Loop Road. Also, much of the pine forest on the southern side of State Highway 2 has been cleared and replanted.

The northern end is on Kaitoke Loop Road about 0.1km northeast of the State Highway 2 underpass (which starts at the southern intersection of Kaitoke Hill and Pylon Loop).

The southern end is at the intersection of Station Drive and Goat Rock.

As of 3 January 2008 the entrance has a notice that says: "Authorised access only. Logging trucks operating weekdays from 5 January 2009".

0.56km

Gravel road

8 Jan 2009 by Ian

Ian