Wellington · Hiking

Lindsay's Track

0.6 mi
round trip: 534 ft
climb: 583 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Lindsay's Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand. It runs between about 340 ft and 580 ft above sea level, with roughly 140 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Lower Hutt, about 4.0 miles west of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Omega, Marshall and Goldmine Hill. Korokoro waterfall is within about 3 miles. For camping, Capital Lodge Motor Inn and Matiu / Somes Island Campsite are within about 6 miles. There are 37 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.

Nearby · Pukehuia (Newlands) Park Loop Track · Hutt Road shared path - Wellington to Johnsonville · Glenside Reserve

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Hutt Road shared path - Wellington to Johnsonville

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Glenside Reserve

~2 min drive

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Lawson's Track to Bushland Grove and Colchester Crescent

~1 min drive

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Hutt Road shared path - Wellington to Petone

~3 min drive

A 3.0-mile point-to-point route in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Huntingdon Track

~9 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Howard Road Track

~9 min drive

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Blue Trail

~10 min drive

A 1.3-mile loop in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Hutt River Stop Bank - east side

~9 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.0 miles each way (2.1 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Ferry Road Track

~11 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.9 miles round trip) in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Goldmine Hill

~3 min drive

Photo: Kesara Rathnayake from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Korokoro waterfall

~4 min drive

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Tin Hut

~4 min drive

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Hutt River Trail (west)

~6 min drive

Photo: Shiny Shiny, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Matiu / Somes Island Campsite

~6 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Lindsay's Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.