Five Mile Loop Track
WalkWellington
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 3.8 km
- Dogs
- On a lead
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 go to the downhill side, across the lawn and across the footbridge to the start of the 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. 41.34354° S, 174.93717° E
About this place
This easy track passes through superb groves of mature hard beech in the lower reaches of Graces Stream.
The route
The track climbs through an old burn, now covered in second growth forest with profuse rimu regeneration, to Clay Forks at the junction with Clay Ridge Track and Middle Ridge Track . As the track descends into the Catchpool Valley there are good views of the distant Remutaka Range and the forest canopy of the valley.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Joins these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Graces Stream Campsite
Wellington • 0.4 km
Graces Stream Campsite is a campsite located in the Wellington region. It is permanently closed.
Toilets
Catchpool Valley Campsite
Standard • Wellington • 1.5 km
Catchpool Valley Campsite is a standard campsite beside Catchpool Stream in the Wellington region. It provides access to walks in the Ōrongorongo Valley and is…
BBQ • Non-powered/tent sites • Phone
Coast Road Cabin
Wellington • 2.3 km
Coast Road Cabin is a fully equipped, three-bedroom hut in the Wellington region that sleeps up to 13 people. It is suitable for a family getaway.
Paua Hut
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Zac's Hut
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Walks nearby
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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).