Old Farm Te Ara o Whareroa Loop
Paraparaumu · Wellington · Loop
This walk comes from licensed public walk data and is being progressively confirmed against the authorities. Signs on the day always win. The rule-setter’s own wording: “Greater Wellington Regional Council, Queen Elizabeth Park: "Dogs are welcome in all parts of the park, except for the Te Ara o Tipapa Loop and Dune Swamp Loop. While dogs are not required to be on a lead, please keep them under control and pick up after them at all times." Greater Wellington runs Queen Elizabeth Park and Kāpiti Coast District Council has written the park out of its own dog bylaw, so GWRC is the only authority here. The Old Farm Track is one of the park tracks Greater Wellington lists by name, a 3.5 km flat easy walk through the previously farmed parts of the park, and it is not one of the two excluded loops. A lead is not required, but this line crosses working paddocks and a cattle grid, so under control means in sight and coming back”. Evidence: a hand-checked correction against the authority. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Old Farm Te Ara o Whareroa Loop
Old Farm Te Ara o Whareroa Loop is a loop of 8.2 km, near Paraparaumu in Wellington.
The signs on the ground are behind the website here. Greater Wellington updated the park dog rule online and some of the park signage still reads the old way, so if a sign and this page disagree, the park page is the current rule. Whareroa Farm across State Highway 1 is a separate DOC property where dogs are not allowed at all, so stay on the western side of the highway.
Graded moderate, it climbs about 24 m overall, pitching up to 6 % at its steepest, and takes about 1.5–2 hr to walk.
Along the way there are beach walking and big views. Dogs are welcome here. Walkers rate it 4.4 / 5 across 34 reviews.
