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Old Farm Track

Regional route3.6 km · 2.2 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Yankee Trail 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore Wellington →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F19°15°83
  3. M17°14°100
  4. A16°12°103
  5. M14°11°126
  6. J12°9°156
  7. J11°9°152
  8. A11°9°136
  9. S12°10°125
  10. O13°10°148
  11. N15°12°118
  12. D16°14°125

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Easy walk through previously farmed areas of the park. Regeneration from the Recloaking Papatūānuku project started in 2022. Walk to/from Poplar Avenue in Raumati South from/to Mackays Crossing entrance.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
3.6 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.8 km NE of Paekakariki (Kapiti Coast District, Wellington Region) · GeoNames
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Ref
OFT
Operator (OSM)
Greater Wellington Regional Council
From / to
MacKays entrance → Poplar Avenue
Route centre
-40.9525, 174.9808
Route start
-40.9670, 174.9765
OpenStreetMap
relation 16070226
Official info
gw.govt.nz/assets/Documents/2022/11/Queen-Elizab
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Yankee Trail

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Wellington

Te Ara o Whareroa Shared Trail

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Wellington

Paekakariki Escarpment

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Wellington

Wetlands Walk

6 mi · 10 km · Wellington

Farm Loop

6 mi · 10 km · Wellington

Summit Loop

6 mi · 10 km · Wellington

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