Point Dorset on Te Kotu Mairangi / Miramar Peninsula, Wellington, sits above Breaker Bay and can be accessed from a short track that starts just beyond the natural arch in the bay. The track climbs quickly to about 80 metres, with cliffs above the point at the top. The views are fabulous from here – up and down the harbour and the rock formations below the cliff, including Barrett Reef and Steeple Rock, where the Wahine capsized in 1968.
Walk a little further, and there is a waka sculpture marking the site of the former Ōruaiti Pā. The Waka sculpture also references the exploration of Wellington Harbour by Kupe, reputed to be the first Polynesian explorer of Aotearoa. Extensive native replanting and information panels complete the site. On the north side of the point, there are also views over Seatoun.
From there, you can do a longer loop walk around the point and connect with the track above the southeast cliffs back to Tarakena Bay or walk north along the coast down to Seatoun and the Wahine memorial.
