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Hillary Trail

The Hillary connection

The Hillary family has links with the Waitakere Ranges going back to 1925, when Sir Edmund's father-in-law Jim Rose, built a bach at Anawhata.

Since then, five generations have come to the west coast to walk and explore, to dream and to refresh their spirits.  In 1981 Jim Rose wrote 'My family will look forward to the time when we will be able to walk from Huia to Muriwai on public walking tracks like the old time Maori could do'.

With the Hillary Trail it is possible to do just that.

The ARC thanks the Hillary family for the use of Sir Edmund Hillary's name.

Listen to some Hillary stories

Below is a list of mp3s of Peter and Sarah Hillary sharing stories of Ed Hillary and the Hillary Trail Territory.

 

Ed Hillary with a cuppa at the bach

 

Hillary children in the whare