GDOW Adventure: Local Hills & Tunnel Hike

Hello adventure lovers in Wellington. This month we’re walking up and down hills AND inside a hill! * **Activity**: Tucked away into Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori) Hill is Thomas Tunnel and Quarry Site. Apparently you can actually go into the tunnel a little bit. I think this sounds like a fun thing to track down. So we’re going to do a walk from Wadestown to Thorndon and will try to find the tunnel and also walk up to the peak for good views. * **Date**: Saturday 29 November, 2025 * **Location Timeline**: Since this is a one-way walk, I’ve created a timeline so you can join at any of these points and timestops along our route. 1. 1:45pm: Lambton Quay Stop C (near Kiwibank Lambton Quay). We’ll be catching the first #14 bus after that (scheduled to be 1:52pm). So make sure you arrive on time/early. 2. 2:15pm: Wadestown Kitchen (104 Wadestown Road, Wadestown). This is cafe with nearby public toilets. We’ll wait here for 15 minutes for people to arrive, grab coffee & food, and then start walking at 2:30pm. If you’re late, please message on the Discord to let us know to wait. 3. 4-4:30pm approximately: Arrive at the Sprig + Fern Thorndon. For a post-walk drink, food, and hang out. 4. Later on in the afternoon people can take a bus back to Lambton Quay to the start point or back to Wadestown or to their homes directly. * **Minimum Cost**: $0. Extras you may want/need to pay for: bus tickets, coffee/food at start location, drink/food at the end location. * **Physical considerations**: We’ll be walking for about an hour and a half up and down hills. In the quarry tunnel you might need to walk hunched over. You can wait outside the tunnel entrance if you want. * **Duration:** Hiking will take about 1.5-2 hours time. Then hang out at the end will be about another 30 or so minutes. * **What to bring**: Torch/flashlight so you can see in the quarry. Comfortable walking/hiking shoes, appropriate clothing (including raincoat), your own water. You can buy food at the start and end of the hike. * **Who's welcome**: any person at least partly associated with the games industry and as many of their family/friends that would also like to join. Children who are keen to walk the distance welcome, dogs welcome (although it’s unclear whether dogs are allowed at the Sprig + Fern). * **Contingency plan**: If the weather is super bad, we’ll reschedule for a different day. I’ll post about that on the Discord channel and also in the Meetup event. * **Other Notes**: You don’t need to RSVP if you don’t want to. Just turn up and enjoy.