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NZ Walking Routes > Wellington > Lower Hutt > Wainuiomata > Turkirae Head Scientific Reserve
Turkirae Head Scientific Reserve
- Location
- Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve is approximately 10 km south of the Rimutaka Forest Park main entrance, on the Wainuiomata Coast Road. The public road ends 3 km short of Turakirae Head. You must park your vehicle in the public car park that is 300 m before the end of the public road. From the car park, walk along the road and over the Orongorongo River Bridge. Access to Turakirae Head is via a covenant on private property. A fenceline defines the extent of the covenant. Visitors must keep to the seaward side of the fence.
- Description
The name Turakirae tells us that this is the headland (rae) where the Rimutaka Range comes down (turaki) to the sea. Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve provides valuable habitat for a variety of plants and wildlife, most notably seals, and preserves a well-defined sequence of earthquake-raised beaches.
It takes about 45 minutes to walk to Turakirae Head. Fur seals are present in highest numbers during winter. Never approach seals too closely, and do not get between a seal and the sea.
The eastern edge of the reserve is a further 1 hour.Access to Turakirae Head is through Orongorongo Station which is a working farm and private property. Dogs are not permitted on the Station or in the reserve.
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- Duration
- 2.0 hours
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Fishing
- Historical
- Plant Life
- Swimming
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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