Alpha Hut to Tutuwai Hut
Upper Hutt · Wellington · Point to Point
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Nobody we read prohibits dogs here, but no rule-setter publishes wording for this track by name, so the district-wide rule is what applies. Keep the lead handy, read the signs at the gate, and give ground-nesting birds and stock their room.
About Alpha Hut to Tutuwai Hut
Near Upper Hutt in Wellington, Alpha Hut to Tutuwai Hut runs 6.6 km as a point-to-point.
It sits at the moderate end and gains roughly 233 m, pitching up to 55 % at its steepest, and takes about 3.5–4 hr to walk.
Along the way there are native forest, river frontage, big views, and waterfalls. Nobody we read prohibits dogs here, but no rule-setter publishes wording for this track by name, so the district-wide rule is what applies. Keep the lead handy and read the signs at the gate.