#khandallah

On a slightly overcast day, I took the train up the Ngaio Gorge to Khandallah and walked up Mount Kaukau. From the summit you get expansive views over the Wellington Harbour, and also out over to the wind turbines in Makara.

I took the very scenic Johnsonville Line train up to Simla Crescent in Khandallah then began my walk south towards Ngaio, where I was going to follow the Northern Walkway (southbound).

As you pass Ngaio and head towards Crofton Downs, you'll reach the entry to Trelissick Park, where the Northern Walkway becomes slightly more exciting than just the Khandallah Road footpath.

Through the lush Ngaio Gorge, there's a plethora of pathways to choose while you hear the distant trains chugging along the ridgeline above you.

Eventually though, you have to leave the trees and streams behind and head uphill, quite steeply, to reach Wadestown.

Here, at the foot of Hanover Street, where the Northern Walkway emerges from the park, you get an excellent view over the Ngaio Gorge. It also happens to present a great opportunity for trainspotting.

Khandallah in New Zealand ?? Yes it’s here and am not kidding !!

Khandallah – When you hear this word, can you think of what comes to your mind? If you are a Bollywood fan then it would be Immediately Amir Khan’s hit song “Aati Kya Khandala?” from the movie Ghulam correct? And probably, with a reference to the hill station in the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra. And then your thoughts and imagination would take you right into the green hills, covered…