Kaitoke
Greater Wellington Council Park
Upper Hutt office Phone 04 526 4133
Waterworks Road, SH2, Upper Hutt
Te Marua entrance - Turn left off SH2 at Twin Lakes Road, Te Marua. This is where most horse riding trails are.
There is additional float parking and turning area available off Kaitoke Loop behind locked gates - see Pakuratahi
Just 45 minutes drive north of Wellington city. Kaitoke Regional Park covers 2860 hectares in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges. Steep, bush-clad hills, the Hutt River gorge and centuries-old rata, rimu and beech forest feature in this magnificent natural setting.
With the 2007 opening of the Kaitoke Hill underpass connecting Kaitoke Regional Park to the Pakuratahi Forest, there are now tracks available for public horseriding at Te Marua.
Opening hours: 6am till dusk
PERMIT & Keys REQUIRED Apply to Upper Hutt Office or online via MyGW
Ranger: Steve Edwards
Phone: 0800 496 734
kaitoke.ranger@gw.govt.nz
Upper Hutt office
Opening hours 8am-4.30pm.
1056 Fergusson Drive
Phone 04 526 4133
Trails and Access - Keys
Most horse trails are near the Twin Lakes Rd, Te Marua entrance. There are many parking areas along Twin Lakes Road, including a huge all weather parking area at the end of the road. There are also plenty of places to turn around safely, and wide rideable grass berms to extend your ride from where ever you park to a formal trail.
There are good views and hill riding opportunities available on tracks through the pine plantation. The Kaitoke Hill Plantation area of the park includes Kaitoke Hill and Pylon Loop Tracks. These tracks are multiuse so be aware of walkers and mountain bikers.
Riders need to collect a Horse Riding Permit and keys from GW'sUpper Hutt office to ride in the pine plantation and through to the Pakuratahi Forest as there are several locked gates along the way.
Link to Pakuratahi / Rimutaka Rail Trail
