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The Tip Track - Happy Valley
- Location
The bottom of the Tip Track starts at the big metal gates immediately to the left of the road to the rubbish dump off Happy Valley road (about 5km south of Brooklyn). There is signage at the gate for Te Kopuhou Reserve, and another on the gate saying "Emergency Vehicle Access".
The top can be reached by continuing on up the sealed road from the Brooklyn wind turbine. The track starts on the left, just up from the orange concrete-block castle). Or if you are coming from the summit of Hawkins Hill it is about 300m down from the "golf ball" (Airways Corporation aircraft monitoring station) on the outside of a right-hand bend. If you pass the castle you have gone too far.
- Description
This walk takes you from the Happy Valley gate to the sealed road near the top of Hawkins Hill. The ascent is steep in places with a good place to rest half way up in the abandoned stockyards. This track is a favourite with mountain bikers and walkers. Look to the north and you can see the Living Earth plant and the Southern Landfill.
Visit Wellington City Council's website below for further information.
- Distance
- 6.0 km
- Duration
- 2.0 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Historical
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Source
- www.feelinggreat.co.nz
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