Activities

Anawhata

Walks (1 hour or more)

Numerous walks are acessible from Anawhata Road. For more information please refer to the tracks section.

Anawhata Beach Track - 1 hour (0.7 km)
Centennial Track - 1 ¼ hours (3 km)
Chateau Mosquito Track - 1 hour (2.3 km)
Cutty Grass Track - 1 ¼ hours (3.6 km)
Kuataika Track - 2 ¼ hours (5.2 km)
RGB Track - 1 hour (2 km)
Ridge Road Track - 1 ½ hours (3 km)
Rose Track - 1 hour (1.2 km)
Simla Track - 1 hour (1.7 km)

Atiu Creek

Walks (1 hour or more)

A network of walking trails stretches across the farm, through the valleys and along the ridge tops, offering magnificent vistas of the Kaipara and surrounding areas.

Awhitu

Walks (1 hour or more)

Settlers Valley Walk - 1 ½ hours (3 km)

Cascades

Walks (1 hour or more)

Numerous tracks link to those at the Cascades enabling you with almost unlimited options if a long tramp is what you are looking for. Try the Waitakere Dam Circuit or the iconic Montana Heritage trail.

Auckland City Walk - 1 hour (1.5 km)
Fence Line Track - 1 hour (4.4 km)
Montana Heritage Trail - 4 hours (8 km)
Robinson Ridge Track - 1 ¼ hours (2 km)
Upper Kauri Track - 1 ½ hours (3.1 km)
Whatitiri Track - 1 hour (2.9 km)

Cornwallis

Walks (1 hour or more)

Nihotupu Ridge Track - 2 ¼ hours (4.2 km)

Duder

Walks (1 hour or more)

The Farm Loop will take you through the farmland for some of the best coastal views of Auckland.

Duder Sustainable Trail - 1 hour (4 km)
Farm Loop - 2 hours (4.3 km)
Whakakaiwhara Pa Walk - 1 hour (2.4 km)

Huia

Walks (1 hour or more)

For the more adventurous try the Farley Track/Kakamutua Ridge/Parau Track circuit.

Christies Track - 1 ¼ hours (1.8 km)
Farley Track - 1 ¾ hours (3.2 km)
Huia Dam Road - 1 ¼ hours (6 km)
Karamatura Loop Walk - 1 hour (2.4 km)
Nugget Track - 1 hour (2 km)
Panto Track - 1 ¼ hours (3.1 km)
Parau Track - 3 ¾ hours (6.2 km)
Twin Peaks Track - 2 ½ hours (3 km)
Upper Huia Dam Track - 1 ½ hours (4 km)

Hunua Ranges

Walks (1 hour or more)

There are many longer walks available in the Hunua Ranges, a favourite amongst trampers. See below for more track details.

Cossey/Massey Loop - 3 ¼ hours (5 km)
Suspension Bridge Loop - 1 ½ hours (3.5 km)
Wairoa Loop Track - 3 hours (6.5 km)

Karekare

Walks (1 hour or more)

For the more adventurous take one of the tracks that venture up the hill and be rewarded with views over the beach. See track details below.

Comans Track - 1 hour (1.4 km)
La Trobe Track - 1 ½ hours (3 km)
Zion Hill Track - 1.3 hours (3.6 km)

Long Bay

Walks (1 hour or more)

Take a longer walk towards the Okura River taking in Granny's Bay and Pohutukawa Bay.

Coastal Walk - 3 hours (6 km)

Mahurangi

Walks (1 hour or more)

Take a longer walk and explore the beaches of Mahurangi, see details below.

Cudlip Point Loop Track - 2 hours (3 km)
Mita Bay Loop Track - 2 hours (2 km)
Te Muri Loop - 3 hours (3 km)

Piha

Walks (1 hour or more)

Home Track - 1 ½ hours (3.8 km)
Huia Ridge Track - 2 ¾ hours (6 km)
Ian Wells Track - 1 hour (2.4 km)
Kauri Grove Track - 1 ¼ hours (3 km)
Marguerite Track - 1 ½ hours (2.3 km)
Maungaroa Lookout Track - 1 hour (2.5 km)
Mercer Bay Loop Walk - 1 hour (1.4 km)
Piha Valley Track - 1 ½ hours (2.2 km)
Whites Track - 1 hour (1.9 km)
Winstone Track - 1 hour (2 km)

Shakespear

Walks (1 hour or more)

Heritage Trail - 2 hours (4 km)
Lookout Track - 1 hour (3 km)
Tiri Tiri Track - 2 hours (5 km)

Tapapakanga

Walks (1 hour or more)

Coastal Walk - 2 hours (7.4 km)
Farm Walk - 2 hours (5.9 km)

Tawharanui

Walks (1 hour or more)

Explore the peninsula that is Tawharanui with one of the longer walks, see details below.

Ecology Trail - 1 hour (3 km)
Maori Bay Coast Walk - 1 ½ hours (4 km)
North/South Coast Track - 3 hours (8 km)
West End Track - 1 ½ hours (6 km)

Te Henga - Bethells

Walks (1 hour or more)

Take a walk over to O'Neills Bay or Lake Wainamu, see details below.

Houghton Track - 1 hour (2.1 km)
Lake Wainamu Track - 1 ¼ hours (4 km)
Te Henga Walkway - 4 hours (8 km)

Waharau

Walks (1 hour or more)

For the more adventurous choose one of the tracks below to explore the regenerating forest at Waharau.

Lower Link Track Loop - 1 hour (4 km)
Upper Link Track Loop - 1 ½ hours (5.8 km)
Waharau Ridge Loop - 3 ½ hours (14 km)

Waitakere Ranges

Walks (1 hour or more)

Please visit individual locations for details of walks and tramps in the Waitakere Ranges.

Hamilton Track - 1 ½ hours (2.8 km)
Odlin Timber Track - 2 hours (2.8 km)
Summit Track - 1 ¾ hours (2.6 km)

Wenderholm

Walks (1 hour or more)

For a longer walk talk the Perimeter Track right around the park, or the Maungatauhoro Te Hikoi.

Maungatauhoro Te Hikoi - 1 ½ hours (2 km)
Perimeter Track - 2 ½ hours (4 km)

Whakanewha

Walks (1 hour or more)

Take a longer walk up to cascading waterfalls on the Nikau Track. For more options to explore check the list of tracks below.

Nikau Track - 2 ½ hours (4 km)
Park Walk - 2 ½ hours (5 km)

Whakatiwai

Walks (1 hour or more)

Take the Whakatiwai Ridge Rd for spectacular views of the Coromandel.

Whakatiwai Ridge Rd - 3 hours (18 km)

Whatipu

Walks (1 hour or more)

Take the Kura Track which follows the Whatipu Stream past the Gibbons timber mill.

Kura Track - 1 ¾ hours (3.6 km)
Omanawanui Track - 2 ¼ hours (3 km)
Whatipu Coast Walk - < ¼ hour ( km)