29. Porirua to Tawa, and back

  February 1
February 1

We parked at the Porirua train station and headed along a dirt service road that goes between Porirua Stream and the railway track. When you get to Kenepuru station the track is a developed one (it is called Ara Tawa at this point) which is good enough to cycle or even scooter along.

This first part of the track goes behind quite an industrial area so it isn't pretty but it is kind of interesting. Once you reach the cricket field in Linden you veer away from the train track for a while and wander through the streets. We took a slightly different route at this point and headed through the little park near the plunket rooms.

We connected back with Ara Tawa at Grasslees Reserve. This is quite a long stretch that runs along Duncan Street and then back down to a path beside the railway track. This carries on until Willowbank Reserve. I think this would have been our favourite park in Tawa for the kids when they were little - it has an okay playground, great stream for damming/pebble throwing and a lovely picnic area. If you go over the little wooden bridge and turn right there is a really nice secluded picnic area at the end of the park.

The walk home was very wet as the proper rain finally set in.

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