Arataki Nature Trail
Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
- 45 min loop track
- Easy
- The Parker Track starts on the Identification loop and leads easily down to Parker Road.
This short loop offers a good introduction to the flora of the Waitakere Ranges.
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Walking time
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45 min |
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Distance
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1.6km |
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Type
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Loop track
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Grade
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Easy |
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Accessibility
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Wheelchair-access
Wheelchair-access
Most of the trail is suitable for strollers, while the Identification Loop is also suitable for wheelchairs.
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Arataki Visitor Centre, 300 Scenic Dr, Oratia, Waitakere 0604 |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BB31
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Altitude
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127m
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215m
Altitude change 88m
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This short loop offers a good introduction to the flora of the Waitakere Ranges. From the Arataki Visitor Centre, follow the signs through an underpass decorated with murals and into regenerating forest. The smooth track passes a shelter and junction. A plant identification loop leads off here. Upper and lower loops lead down the hillside for a variety of options. From the bottom junction, a steeper track leads up to a kauri knoll: a boardwalk leading into a ring of trees.
Connecting tracks
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ID 15969
About this track
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