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    Rangituhi Colonial Knob Walk

    Rangituhi Colonial Knob Walk

    Walking & HikingWellington, Wellington New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Rangituhi Colonial Knob Walk

    Walking & HikingWellington, Wellington New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Anonymous
    Nov 12, 2016
    Positive

    Several walks up to top of hill. Very popular with hill runners and walkers of all ability. We took the 712 wooden steps uphill which took 2 hours plus the winding pathway, same route back only took 1and half hours. But it was a killer! Lol

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    Anonymous
    Aug 31, 2016
    Positive

    very friendly hike that is worth to be done. There are quite a few steps and remember to really go to the top for a beautiful view also on wind turbines. Take a windbreaker. Enjoy it! The start is at the campsite Elsdon. Take the path on the left before the wooden bridge and not right by the bridge.

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    Anonymous
    Aug 13, 2016
    Positive

    Beautiful view! Make sure you will continue walking after the first look out point, it looks like a farmer road but you should take it to go to the real top of the mountain and then you definitely can't finish the trip in 1 hour ;) but the view is a lot better at the real top.

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    Anonymous
    Jan 7, 2016
    Positive

    Nice walkway! Did it in 25 min up / 18 min down. On the top there is an amazing viewpoint! Have fun over there ;) - Felix Tischn

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    Anonymous
    Dec 15, 2015
    Positive

    Good walk and good view for a exercise :-) in walking-running pace its 35 min from carpark to summit. But normally consider more time, if your not fit.

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    Anonymous
    Sep 7, 2015
    Neutral

    Beautiful walk despite many steps and a lot of wind! ;)

    Anonymous
    Jan 18, 2015
    Positive

    It is possible to walk from Colonial Knob to Kelburn by joining onto the Northern Walkway, then the City to Sea walkways.

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    Anonymous
    Jan 4, 2015
    Positive

    Good walk for athletes!

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