Fern Gully Track
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 697 ft
- climb
- 782 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Fern Gully Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand, inside East Harbour Regional Park. It runs between about 380 ft and 780 ft above sea level, with roughly 160 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Lower Hutt, about 4.3 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Lowry, Round Hill and Crowther. For camping, Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park and Brookfield Outdoor Education Center are within about 6 miles. There are 29 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 Fern Gully Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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