Extend your experience of the Great Harbour Way
These sections do not yet provide the fantastic, safe walking & cycling infrastructure that the main Great Harbour Way route has, but are worth doing for the fantastic wild scenery you will experience.
Owhiro Bay to Sinclair Head: 7½km return
Owhiro Bay to Seatoun: 14km
Seatoun to Miramar Wharf: 10km
Pencarrow to Baring Head: 5km (10km return)
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Routes
A popular return trip along the south coast, following the Red Rocks trail from Owhiro Bay to Sinclair Head. Great rock formations, a seal colony (in the winter), and wonderful views over the Cook Strait to the South Island.
This route continues along the south coast, from Owhiro Bay to Island Bay, Houghton Bay, and on to Lyall Bay. Do a quick side trip to the Raukawa Moana Lookout above Princess Bay. A bit of a steep walk but you are rewarded by great views over the Cook Strait and to the Harbour.
From Lyall Bay, continue along the south end of the airport and on to Tarakena Bay, where you can take a walk up to the Ataturk Memorial. Carry on to Breaker Bay, where you will take a track across to the Seatoun foreshore via the Fort Dorset ruins and the beautiful Oruaiti Reserve.
Starting at Seatoun Wharf, this route takes you along a few lovely bays and around the wonderful Miramar Peninsula, with views of the west side of the harbour and out over the harbour itself.
A shorter 7-kilometre trip that takes you from the Pencarrow Lighthouse to the Baring Head Lighthouse with its fantastic views of the entrance of the harbour and over to the South Island. Permission is required from the Greater Wellington Regional Council park ranger to cross the private land.