Montana Heritage Trail- Waitakere Ranges
Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
- 3 hr – 4 hr loop track
- Easy
A beaut walk in kauri forest, from the Cascades carpark. A good introductory tramp in a half day. Take your niece or nephew. Hug a kauri tree, ogle a dam. There's some interpretation info along the way
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Walking time
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3 hr – 4 hr |
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Distance
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8.0km |
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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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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Cascades Kauri Park, off Falls Rd, off Te Henga Rd on the way to Bethells |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BA31
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Altitude
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60m
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320m
Altitude change 260m
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Either way is good; the loop takes you via the Cascade track, Fenceline Track, Long Road track and Upper Kauri Track.
Nice view of a dam along the way. You can make it longer by extending down to include the RGB, Chateau Mosquito and Sissam tracks (extra 6k all up) if you like.
http://www.arc.govt.nz/arc/auckland-regional-parks/western-parks/cascade.cfm
ID 2323
About this track
Added 14 October 2007 by CarenCaren.
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