Sunset Walk - Tinakori (Te Ahumairangi) Hill

 

What we're doing

Walking up Tinakori Hill from the botanic gardens while the sun sets.

Description

We start at the top of the cable car in the botanic gardens at 6:30pm (or we can meet you at the sprig and fern at 6.45pm), head down through botanic gardens then up through Thorndon, (stick on a head torch if needed) and walk up Tinakori Hill while the sunsets for some awesome city views.

The hill provides some lovely views overlooking the city and the hills in the east then finally back down.  A pint and a bite to eat are available at the Sprig and Fern at the bottom of the hill.

If you're keen for a challenging walk through beautiful natural bush, this one is for you!

 

Difficulty: 5/10

 

Time: 2 hours

 

What To Bring: Sturdy footwear. A wind and waterproof jacket and layers of clothing which you can peel off as you get hot and put on again as you cool (it does get pretty chilly) and a head torch.

This event will be cancelled if there are adverse weather conditions forecast-please keep an eye on your emails.

 

Please note no shows will apply if you cancel after 7pm the night before.

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  • Dawn

    Awesome walk Erin, and the card game the Sprig afterwards was fun :)

    November 22

  • Joseph

    Great weather, great views, great company and a great card game to finish off! :-)

    November 22

  • Debbie

    Great walk, thanks!
    Walk stats:
    distance = 5.75km,
    time = 1hr 27min,
    total ascent = 351m,
    max elevation 301km

    November 21

    • Erin Liddle

      Thats awesome! Glad you had a good time and hope to see you soon :-)

      November 21

  • Ranmal

    Awesome walk with a great bunch of people. Great night playing cards.

    November 21

  • robyn g

    Good walk, good company. Thanks Erin for organising :)

    November 21

  • Erin Liddle

    Awesome walk, lovely people until the cards came out! Thanks for coming hope to see you all at another one!

    November 21

  • Debbie

    Awesome! Thanks!

    November 21

  • Ranmal

    Are we coming back to the same place where we started?

    November 21

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