Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Wellington > Lower Hutt > Wainuiomata > Matiu/Somes Island Loop Track
Matiu/Somes Island Loop Track
- Location
- You can get to Matiu/Somes on the scheduled ferry service which runs between Queens Wharf and Days Bay. You can also charter a ferry there.
- Description
This track takes you around Matiu/Somes Island, offering spectacular views across Wellington Harbour to Wellington and Hutt cities. You can hear the sounds of city traffic yet feel as though you’re the only person in the world.
Pause along the way to check out the island’s historic and ecological attractions, including introduced wildlife which are thriving in native vegetation planted by Lower Hutt Forest and Bird since 1981.
- Duration
- 0.4 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Camping
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
- Discussion
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