City to Sea Walkway
An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand.
Photo: Simeon W, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 360 ft
- climb
- 363 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
City to Sea Walkway is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand. It runs between about 220 ft and 360 ft above sea level, with roughly 260 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. Most of the way is boardwalk. The nearest town is Wellington, about 1.1 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Alfred, Mount Victoria and Wright Hill. Fish Ladder Waterfall and Trickle Falls are within about 3 miles. For camping, Capital Lodge Motor Inn and The Pipes are within about 6 miles. There are 70 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at City to Sea Walkway for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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