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Papaiti Walkway, WHANGANUI

You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Papaiti, a little semi-rural suburb in Whanganui, but it has been really been put on the map recently (well, at least for those of us who live here). It’s making a little name for itself as a gin tasting pit-stop on the Mountain to Sea bike trail. […]

Bason Botanic Gardens, WHANGANUI

How is it that I’ve lived in Whanganui for 7.5years, been to Bason Reserve a number of times, and YET this is the first time I’ve actually done this walk? We were inspired to do this walk today, Matariki observed (Friday 14 July, 2023), as we have recently decided that we should do a *new […]

Bridge to Nowhere, WHANGANUI

Track Facts: Located in Whanganui National Park This is a whole day trip from Whanganui City We did 4 hours driving + 1.5 hour jet boat riding + 1.5 hour hiking + 2 hours canoeing Easy walk, relatively flat. Older kid friendly You will need: sun protection, water, insect repellent, wet weather gear, a packed […]

Westmere Lake, WHANGANUI

Not to be confused with the Westmere Walkway , which is also a great walk, in a completely different part of town. Turns out Westmere is a very big “rural community” that covers basically all of rural Whanganui on the northern side of the river. So. Now you know. The Maori name for this lake […]

Virginia Lake, WHANGANUI

Rotokawau ❤️ Translation: the lake of the black shag “Roto”=lake, “kawau”=Black shag I’m going to count last weeks walk around the lake as Hike 2 for 2021. We took the high track (there is a low, middle and high track. I usually take the low track), which I hadn’t done before. Which took 30mins and […]

Mt Lee’s Reserve, MANAWATU

Track facts: Location: Halcolme (a small rural community in the Manawatu) 2.3km loop 30mins Easy walk Kid friendly No dogs Open 9am-5pm ✨ Hello 2021✨ we are soo ready for you! This year mikey and I have a whole lot (21, naturally) goals. One of the most exciting is to do 21 day hikes. (Which […]

Westmere Walkway, WHANGANUI

Track Facts: Reid’s Loop = 5.6km (although the picture at the start says 4.6) 1.5 hours 20 mins to “Rest a while” Lookout Moderate level of fitness required: 156m gained elevation No shade: bring water and sun protection It’s Labour Day here in New Zealand, and that means a Monday off work and obligations, and […]

Waitahinga Dam, WHANGANUI

This is one of the best day hikes we’ve done since moving to Whanganui. The great thing about it is that you can do the full hike down to the dam and back, or a shorter walk around the other trails. With a canopy of Native New Zealand forest (some original tawa and rimu trees, […]