Features
There are a number of major 'features' shown on maps of Trelissick Park in addition to the tracks, entrances, bridges, and memorials. Going downstream through the park, from the Waikowhai Street entrance to the lower Ngaio Gorge Road entrance, you can see the following features. (Either scroll down or click one of the features for photos):
- Historic railway revetment
- Silverstream exits into Korimako Stream
- Wightwick's Field
- Upper Ngaio Gorge (Korimako Stream)
- Korimako and Kaiwharawhara Streams meet
- The fish ladder
- Lower Ngaio Gorge (video)
- Lower Ngaio Gorge, Kaiwharawhara Stream
- The lookout
- The crossroads junction
- Transpower pylon
- Sewer access tunnel
- Holiday rimu
- Debris trap doing its job
- Debris trap without debris
- Debris trap after heavy rain
- Historic magazine buildings (remains)
- Historic stone wall
- Historic stone wall
Photos of features in Trelissick Park
Historic railway revetment
Dry stone wall alongside the 'Silverstream' exit into the Korimako Stream.
Silverstream exits into Korimako Stream
Confluence near bridge 1.
Wightwick's Field
A great place for visiting dogs and their humans.
Upper Ngaio Gorge (Korimako Stream)
Taking the fast way down the Korimako Stream in 2013.
Korimako and Kaiwharawhara Streams meet
Confluence of the 2 streams in the park.
The fish ladder
Enables fish and eels to go upstream in the Kaiwharawhara Stream.
Lower Ngaio Gorge (video)
Shows a walk through the lower Ngaio Gorge.
Lower Ngaio Gorge, Kaiwharawhara Stream
The lookout
Looking upstream from the lookout at the Kaiwharawhara Stream.
The crossroads junction
Where five tracks meet.
Transpower pylon
Between entrance 4 and the crossroads junction.
Sewer access tunnel
One of 3 access tunnels to the underground sewer lines in the park. Keep out!
Holiday rimu
In December, holiday elves return to the park for a month, near the Hanover track bridge
Debris trap doing its job
Debris trap without debris
Debris trap after heavy rain
Historic magazine buildings (remains)
On a frosty morning in 2007.
Historic stone wall
Historic stone wall
Trelissick Park Group
Page last updated: 24 February 2025