Wellington to Martinborough over the Remutaka Hill with a caravan or motorhome
Wellington to Martinborough over the Remutaka Hill runs 83 km from Wellington to Martinborough. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 1 h 30 min behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Wellington · Upper Hutt · Featherston · Martinborough
Is Wellington to Martinborough over the Remutaka Hill OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 4 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 9% uphill on State Highway 2, at km 43.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 83 km | 83 km |
| Driving time | 1 h 30 min | 1 h 25 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 4 km | 4 km |
| Total climb | 794 m | 794 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 29 km | 29 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 0 | 1 |
| Planned at | 3 m high, 11.4 m long and 5.2 t | 3.4 m high, 7.6 m long and 6 t |
Towns on the way
- Wellington · km 0
- Lower Hutt · km 15
- Upper Hutt · km 34
- Featherston · km 65
- Martinborough · km 83
Caravan parks on the way
- Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park · km 14
- Wellington's Kiwi Holiday Park · km 38
- Martinborough Top 10 Holiday Park · km 82
Free camps on the way
- Evans Bay Marina car park Freedom Camping · km 0
- Remutaka Summit Camping Area · km 53
- Ladle Bend Camping Area · km 53
- Fell Museum Carpark Freedom Camping · km 65
National park and other campgrounds
- Barnett Street Car Park · km 0 · fees apply
- Capital Lodge Motor Inn · km 8
- Matiu/somes Island Campsite · km 10 · fees apply
- Dry Creek Campground · km 23 · fees apply
- Wellington Naturist Club · km 41
- Kaitoke Regional Park Campground · km 47 · fees apply
Rest areas
- Remutaka Pass · km 54
- Muldoon's Corner · km 54
Dump points
- Dump Station · km 0
- at Capital Lodge Motor Inn · km 8
- at Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park · km 14
- at Wellington's Kiwi Holiday Park · km 38
Fuel stops
- BP · km 0
- BP Newlands · km 8
- Waitomo Petone · km 12
- BP Taita · km 21
- Caltex Stokes Valley · km 24
- Z Moonshine Road · km 30
- Caltex · km 34
- Waitomo · km 36
- Adamson's Service Station · km 65
- Allied Petroleum · km 82
- and 5 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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