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Southern Clifftop Walkway

Local route2.8 km · 1.7 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Streamside Park Pathways 1.9 mi · 3.1 kmExplore Wellington →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F18°15°71
  3. M17°14°92
  4. A15°12°93
  5. M13°11°120
  6. J12°9°144
  7. J11°9°145
  8. A11°9°130
  9. S12°10°109
  10. O13°10°126
  11. N14°12°101
  12. D16°13°100

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.8 km · 1.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.3 km S of Titahi Bay (Porirua City, Wellington Region) · GeoNames
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
SCW
Operator (OSM)
Porirua City
From / to
South Beach Access Road car park → South Beach Access Road car park
Route centre
-41.1089, 174.8285
Route start
-41.1111, 174.8274
OpenStreetMap
relation 17767137
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

Streamside Park Pathways

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Wellington

Te Ara Utiwai

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Wellington

Rangituhi Walk

2.8 mi · 4.4 km · Wellington

Te Araroa - extreme weather alternative from Camp Elsdon, Porirua

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Wellington

Māra Roa Trail

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Wellington

Waihora Loop Trail

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Wellington

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