Mataihuka Walkway

Kapiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand

Raumati escarpment walkway with excellent coastal views

Easy

Foot

This walkway provides excellent views over Raumati and Paraparaumu, the coastline and across to Kapiti Island. Tree planting and track upgrades are underway, with seats and picnic table at June Rowland lookout. From end-to-end it is about 4 km so allow about 1.5 hours to walk the length one way.

There is a carpark at the southern end on Waterfall Road about 750 metres from SH1, with a sign for Mataihuka Walkway (Raumati Escarpment). The path at this end is gravel and with newly planted trees on both sides. About 10 minutes from the start is the June Rowland lookout with seats and picnic table. The track then climbs higher and becomes a grass 4WD track along the top of the hills leading to the Bill Moxon stone cairn about 30 minutes further on. The track is good until the descent down to Panorama Drive at the southern end of Paraparaumu - this area has wide clay tracks with deep ruts and can be muddy and slippy after wet weather. The track ends at the top end of Panorama Drive.

View south along Mataihuka walkway

Bill Moxon stone cairn memorial

Parking is best at the Waterfall Road carpark, 750 metres off SH1 over the railway lines. Street parking is difficult at the top of Panorama Drive.

The area is exposed and there is no shelter along the length. Great on a summers day but be prepared with raincoat and warm clothing in case you do get caught out.

4.00km

4wd

172m 82m 18m 108m

23 Oct 2011 by Skyzas

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