Get out and about into our parks this Parks Week

In partnership with Orienteering Hutt Valley, Harcourt Park offers four permanent map courses of varying difficulty and distance. The maps are free to download and perfect for families or individuals wanting a fun challenge.

Download orienteering maps here

Browse our directory of parks and reserves in Upper Hutt here, or drop by any of the below.

Wallaceville Reserve

Wallaceville Reserve features walking loops, bridges, picnic areas, and a nature-based adventure playground with play logs and feature rocks that blend into the landscape.

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Silverstream Park

The newly upgraded playground at Silverstream Park offers more than 30 play activities for tamariki aged 1–10, including new swing sets catering to both younger and older children.

Trentham Memorial Park Playground

From mega-swings to forts and adventure equipment, there’s something for every age group.

Harcourt Park Playground

Enjoy the children' bike track, paddling pool, and playgrounds catering to all ages and, for our older children, have a go at the flying foxes and climbing forts.

Maidstone Max Adventure Playground

The Maidstone Max Adventure Playground at Maidstone Park is now one of Upper Hutt’s standout play destinations. It blends classic fort-style elements with modern playground equipment like specialist swings, interactive features, and ramp access to the castle fort for users with limited mobility or those using wheelchairs or pushchairs.

The park is also the only one in Upper Hutt to include dedicated sand play and musical play in the Bards Compass area.

Upper Hutt connects directly to the iconic Remutaka Cycle Trail, one of 23 Ngā Haerenga Great Rides of New Zealand.

Take a half-day ride down to Petone foreshore or up to Tunnel Gully or plan a bigger adventure by riding all the way up to the Wild Coast in Wairarapa.

The boundaries of Upper Hutt extend from Silverstream Bridge in the south-west to the summits of the Remutaka Range in the east and Akatarawa Range in the north.  One of our popular trails is Trentham Memorial Park, featuring scenic bush walks through Barton and Domain Bushes. Most tracks are flat and suitable for pushchairs, with beautiful tree tunnels and peaceful native forest settings.

Discover the walks in Upper Hutt(PDF, 3MB)

Please remember before you go:

• If you’re going on any walk or tramp which will lead you to isolated areas, take time to plan your trip.
• Not all areas have cellular coverage.
• Go with one or more friends.
• Tell someone where you plan to walk and approximately how long it will take.
• Wear suitable warm clothing and strong footwear.
• Be particularly careful regarding fires, cigarettes, and dogs.
• Many of the tracks are in forestry areas.
• Remove any litter and dog droppings.
• Check for weather updates at metservice.com

The public tennis courts at Maidstone Park are free to use and open to everyone. Whether you're a casual player or just starting out, it's a great way to get active locally.

Book a tennis court here

Head to Trentham Memorial Park on Saturday mornings for a free, non-competitive 5km walk or run. Walk with friends or run against yourself

Register here with parkrun New Zealand

Forest and Bird Upper Hutt works to protect areas of regenerating native forest, our precious Hutt River and other waterways in the region. They also work towards restoring areas to their natural state by planting natives and with pest control programmes. 

Find out how to volunteer with Forest and Bird Upper Hutt