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Te Henga Walkway - from Bethells Beach, Waitakere
Hillary Trail
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4 – 6 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 852m away
A spectacular coastal walk in the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland.
ALOT OF THIS TRAIL IS CLOSED FOR KAURI DIE BACK ...
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Goldies Bush - Mokoroa Stream Circuit
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Easy/medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.9km away
An excellent loop route through Goldies Bush Scenic Reserve, exploring both damp and dry forest, and visiting a waterfall.
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Goldie Bush Walkway
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 2.9km away
A brief trail through dry kauri forest.
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Morepork
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Distance: 3.4km away
This morepork was roosting in an old puriri on the Goldies Bush Walkway. We disturbed it as we passed.
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Mokoroa Stream Track
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Distance: 3.9km away
Edging around rocky ledges at the edge of the stream.
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Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
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Place. 170.00km2.
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Distance: 4.6km away
The largest regional park managed by Auckland Council, this park covers 17000 hectares of rich and diverse forests, as well ...
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Mokoroa Stream track
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Distance: 5.0km away
Lots of tree ferns and nikau palms. Lush and very seldom out of view of the stream. We enjoyed a ...
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Mokoroa Stream track
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Distance: 5.0km away
Lovely stream walk. Rocks were very slippery.
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Mokoroa Falls Track
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 5.0km away
Good views of the 11m Mokoroa Falls.
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Mokoroa Stream Track
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Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 5.0km away
A lush forest trail criss-crossing the Mokoroa Stream and leading to the foot of the Mokoroa Falls.
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Houheria Stream Falls
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Distance: 5.0km away
Mokoroa and Houheria Stream Falls goth tumble into the same dusty amphitheatre.
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Mokoroa Falls
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Distance: 5.0km away
11m falls at the head of the Mokoroa Stream Track.
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Pae o te Rangi Campground
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Basic Campsite (Private). 30 spaces.
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Distance: 6.1km away
Pae o te Rangi is a campsite in the Kauri Cascades area of Auckland's Waitakere Ranges.
Managed by Auckland Council. Bookings ...
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Montana Heritage Trail
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Distance: 6.7km away
Circuit track touring the Ark in the Park in the Waitakere Ranges.
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North Piha
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Distance: 6.7km away
Four tracks form a circuit at North Piha, and visit secluded Whites Beach.
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Waitakere Dam, tunnels and Anawhata Stream Loop
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0 – 1 day. Easy. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 6.9km away
Waitakere Dam, tunnels and Anawhata Stream Loop
This 4.5 hour walk takes you through kauri forest, ferny-edged streams, up and along ...
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Craw Campground
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Backcountry Campsite (Private). 40 spaces.
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Distance: 7.2km away
A new campsite built for the Hillary Trail. Located on the old Craw Homestead site on Anawhata Road.
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Hillary Trail marker
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Distance: 7.3km away
A marker nailed into a kauri tree on the Upper Kauri Track.
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Kauri stand, Waitākere Ranges.
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Distance: 7.4km away
The Upper Kauri Track at Cascade Kauri Park winds through this beautiful kauri stand.
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Auckland City Walk
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Distance: 7.8km away
Short walk in the heart of the Waitakere Ranges.
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Marawhara Walk
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Easy. One way.
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Distance: 8.1km away
Short walk to a North Piha picnic area.
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Montana Heritage Trail- Waitakere Ranges
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Easy. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.2km away
A beaut walk in kauri forest, from the Cascades carpark. A good introductory tramp in a half day. Take your ...
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Ōngāruanuku Hut
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Club hut (Auckland University Tramping Club). Capacity: 12.Bookings required.
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Distance: 8.4km away
Ōngāruanuku or "O'nuku" as it's known is maintained by the Auckland University Tramping Club. It was once an abandoned timber ...
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Waitakere Dam
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Distance: 8.7km away
One of the water supply dams of the Waitakere Ranges.
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Waitakere Dam loop
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Distance: 8.9km away
A circuit taking in the Waitakere Dam and Tramline.
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Waitakere Dam and Falls
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Distance: 9.0km away
The Waitakere Dam was completed 1910 over the top of the Waitakere Falls (95m). This view is from the Waitakere ...
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Rock lily
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Distance: 9.0km away
Rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum) is common on rock faces in the North Island and Marlborough. It is also a popular garden ...
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Kelly's Stream
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Distance: 9.1km away
This stream is diverted over the top of the Waitakere Tramline.
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Waitakere Waterfall
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Distance: 9.4km away
Waitakere Waterfall used to be a big attraction in this part of the ranges, but rarely flows like this since ...
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Waitakere Reservoir from Tramline Track
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Distance: 9.4km away
The Waitakere Reservoir from Tramline Track, this is a good option when doing the Montana Trail to skip the last ...
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Turepo
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Distance: 9.5km away
Rhabdothamnus solandri, an odd shrub of the North Island. This one was on the West Tunnel Mouth Track, Waitakere Ranges.
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Glenesk Road Loop - 9.7km
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Distance: 9.5km away
Maungaroa Lookout - Maungaroa Ridge - Quarry - Forbes - Centennial - Home
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Lion Rock, Piha
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Distance: 9.6km away
Short climb onto the famous Lion Rock (Te Piha) at Piha.
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Piha - Karekare
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Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 9.8km away
The Piha - Karekare section of the Hillary Trail. Half beautiful walk through forest with a waterfall. Half cliff-top walk ...
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Piha Domain Camp
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Serviced Campsite (Private).
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Distance: 9.8km away
This large camping ground at Piha makes for an excellent base to explore the Waitakere Ranges or an overnight stop ...
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Anawhata Road Loop - 9.2km
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Distance: 9.9km away
Centennial - Home - Piha Valley - McKenzie - Quarry - McElwain Lookout
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