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Wind turbine to Red Rocks

In the Tararua Range

Regional route12 km · 7 miBest Sep–Jun

Next nearby hike: Fenceline 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Tararua Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–Jun · highs 11–16 °C (52–61 °F)

  1. J16°14°76
  2. F16°14°74
  3. M15°13°95
  4. A14°12°96
  5. M12°10°131
  6. J11°8°152
  7. J10°8°158
  8. A10°8°139
  9. S11°8°109
  10. O12°9°126
  11. N13°11°103
  12. D15°12°94

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

From Wind Turbine car park follow marked trails: Windmill to Carparts Ext. Then right to Barking Emu Then Red Rocks along ridges until you get down to the coast. Return to Owhiro Bay via Red Rocks Coastal Walk. Exposed

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Trail facts

Mapped length
12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Tararua Range (North Island Mountain Spine; GMBA)
Nearest town
1.6 km W of Brooklyn (Wellington City, Wellington Region) · GeoNames
Best months
Sep–Jun
Country
New Zealand
Region
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Ref
WTRR
Operator (OSM)
Wellington City Council
From / to
Wind Turbine, Brooklyn → Owhiro Bay
Route centre
-41.3346, 174.7358
Route start
-41.3114, 174.7445
OpenStreetMap
relation 17601853
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.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Fenceline

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Wellington

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0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Wellington

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1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Wellington

OWB - Blue Route

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Wellington

Sanctuary to Sea

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Wellington

Red Rocks

3.0 mi · 4.9 km

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