Te Ara Piko
An easy meandering pathway through a nationally-important estuary outlooking Pauatahanui Inlet.
105m highest point
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Spicer Link is one of the most popular trails within Te Ara a Rangituhi. This flat, easy trail is ideal if you’re out for a leisurely family walk or learning the basics of mountain biking.
The trail weaves through the Porirua bush, leading walkers on a 45-minute journey. Allow more time if you have young children — the path offers glimpses of fairies tucked in among the trees.
Spicer Link is a shared, two-way trail and serves as a catchment for some of the downhill mountain biking trails in Te Ara a Rangituhi. Bikers are expected to give way to walkers.
Mark Tantrum
The trail starts approximately 100m north of the Raiha Street entrance to Te Ara a Rangituhi and from Spicer Botanical Park in Porirua.
There are regular bus and train services to Porirua and the surrounding area. Timetables are available from the Metlink website.
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