Clay Ridge Track
WalkWellingtonOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2 hr 30 min
- Dogs
- No dogs
Access: read before you go
If the water is flowing over the ford on the road, park before the ford and use the Nga Taonga Nature Walk to reach the car park.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzCatchpool valley is 12 km south of Wainuiomata. Follow the Coast Road for 10 km to the Remutaka Forest Park entrance, then follow the Catchpool valley road for 2 km to the car park and information area.
If the water is flowing over the ford on the road, park before the ford and use the Nga Taonga Nature Walk to reach the car park.
From the car park follow Five Mile Loop Track or Middle Ridge Track to Clay Ridge Track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.32915° S, 174.95693° E
About this place
Climb up to Mt McKerrow for a great view of Wellington harbour and the surrounding hills near the top.
The route
The track starts at Clay Forks at the intersection of Five Mile Loop Track and Middle Ridge Track . It climbs Clay Ridge to the summit of Mt McKerrow (706 m). Return via the same track or for a round trip, return via the Mt McKerrow Track and Ōrongorongo Track .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Joins these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
Mt Matthews
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Middle Ridge Track
Easy • 1 hr • 3.2 km • 2.32 km away
Cattle Ridge Track
Advanced • 1 hr 30 min one way • 2.6 km away
Big Bend Track
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.