Wellington has plenty of tramping right in the city and its surroundings. The club's trips here are mostly short: day walks along the Skyline Walkway and over Kaukau, trips out to Makara and the south coast near Red Rocks, and wanders around the harbour from Eastbourne to Belmont and Butterfly Creek.
Many of these are easy-medium. They include family outings, city-to-sea walks, navigation training days, and visits to Matiu / Somes Island. They suit anyone wanting a short outing without a long drive.
Highlight trips
Makara Beach to Owhiro Bay (Red Rocks)2019 · Easy-Medium
Annual WTMC Christmas Beer Tramp2014
Remutaka Cycle Trail In a Day2019 · Easy-Medium
Makara Walkway – an after dark delight2023 · Easy
Keeping calm under pressure: first aid for the outdoors2022
Red Rocks – Wellington: runners and trampers – but the seals steal the show.2024 · Easy
Baring Head Conservation Trip2019 · Easy-Medium
Puke Ariki Traverse: Belmont Regional Park2021 · Medium
⭐Kaukau walk – by Torch Light2023 · Easy
Dolphins, Datsuns and Other Delights2016 · Easy-Medium- Trip reportCity to Sea WalkwaySlip, slap slop was certainly the order of the day; “are you drinking heaps?” the constant mantra. Not only was it hot, but perhaps unusually for Wellington, it was also humid as 7 of us gathered outside the railway station and gradually zigzagged our way…
- From the newsletterMakara – Black Gully – Red RocksSaturday morning saw torrential rain with high winds. Not the most popular conditions for tramping. But they're a hardy bunch and some had even been tramping with Murray before. Everyone turned up, even the truck (much to some people's disappointment) so they…