Ōtari Skyline loop

A 4.5 kilometre walk, taking about 2.5 hours to complete. Walk through Ōtari-Wilton's Bush to the Troup Picnic Area and follow the Blue Trail, head up the steep Kohekohe Track and decend carefully on the Yellow Track back to picnic area. The walk features native birds and an 800-year-old rimu tree..

Otari Skyline Loop map.

Directions

Enter Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush from the main carpark on Wilton Road. Head to the Information Centre and then down to the Troup Picnic Area. Cross the bridge and head up hill on the Blue Trail. On the upper Blue Trail you will pass the 800-year-old rimu tree. Carry on up the hill.

After a 10-15 minute walk uphill you will come to a wire fence with a stile. Cross the stile into the pine plantation. Walk uphill until you come to a track marker for the Kohekohe Track. Follow this track into the native bush.

After 5-10 minutes this takes you out onto the Skyline Walkway. Head down the 4WD track towards Chartwell and look for a sign on your right that will take you down into the Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush forest and lead you to the flax clearing. Take the Yellow Trail back to the Troup Picnic Area and head back up the path towards the Information Centre.

Getting there

For public transport options, check the Metlink website. 

 

Ōtari Skyline Walk Map

(1.9MB PDF)

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Dogs

Dogs must be on leads outside dog exercise areas. Please remember to clean up after your dog and dispose of the waste appropriately.

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