The first Wairarapa Walking Festival starts Friday 26 until Sunday 28 March 2021 and includes nine different walks in the Carterton District – all free.

These walks include an Urban Art Walk, Walk with Wheels (for wheelchairs and buggies), a Rural Dog Walk on private land and a Streambed Walk.

Stretch your legs up Mt Dick early Sunday morning or explore nature at dusk in the Fensham Reserve with Forest and Bird. Listen to kōrero about local Māori history with a Ngāti Kahungunu kaumatua or see Carterton’s Built Heritage on a walk with a representative from Carterton District Historical Society.

Also, find out what you need to take and know with an enjoy an Introduction to Tramping in the Tararua Forest Park with Masterton Tramping Club.