Off-lead OKEasy
Kiriwhakapapa Loop
Otaki · Wellington · Loop
↑ 51 m gain↓ 49 m descenthigh 370 msteepest 15 %
DISTANCE2.1 km
ASCENT51 m
DURATION0.5–1 hr
STEEPEST15 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 4.3 · 21
DOG EFFORT2.2 /5 paws
Nearest emergency vetMassey University Pet Emergency Centre (Te Pokapu Ohotata), Palmerston North
0800 738 363
The route
Good to know
Dogs can run off-lead here, one of only 287 tracks in Aotearoa where that’s allowed.
Forest shadeGood with kids
About Kiriwhakapapa Loop
This moderate-length track follows 2.1 km as a loop, near Otaki in Wellington.
It sits at the easy end and gains roughly 51 m, pitching up to 15 % at its steepest, and takes about 0.5–1 hr to walk.
Along the way there is native forest. Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one. Hikers rate it 4.3 / 5 across 21 reviews.