Trails: Anawhata Rd car park – Kuataika track – off track – Kuataika Stream – (planned to Wainamu Junction but failed) – Kuataika track back to car park. Note: Experienced tramper with good navigation skill only. Car Park: Yes. Anawhata Rd car park. It’s about 42 km and 75 minutes drive from Auckland city […]
Trails: Hunua Falls car park – Massey Track – YMCA track to R R Track – off track – Stream crossing – off track to YMCA track – off track to Hunua Falls. Caution: Hunua Ranges exploring trip. Bush bashing! Experienced trampers with very good navigation skill only! Car Park: Yes. Public Toilet: Yes. […]
Trails: Private farmland routes (MUST get permission from owner first) – Off the beaten tracks – Stream – Private land route – Forest Road – Off the beaten tracks – Kohukohunui Track – Adams Lookout – Off the beaten track – Farmland routes. Caution: North Hunua exploring trip. Experienced trampers with very good navigation […]
Trails: Te Araroa Trail Matakana Valley Road entrance – Te Araroa Trail – Junction to Tamahunga Track – Mt Tamahunga Summit – Tamahunga Ecological Area boundary – Junction to Rodney Rd – Return back the same way. Caution: Very muddy and rugged track! Experienced trampers only! Car Park: No car park around Matakana Valley Road […]
Trails: McNicol Rd car park – Te Araroa Trail – off track to Orum Rd – off track back to forest – off track to Orum Rd – Cossey Access Rd – Te Araroa Trail – McNicol Rd car park. Caution: Experienced trampers with good navigation skill only! Car Park: Yes. McNicol Rd car park. It’s […]
Trails: Little Huia car park – Project K Camp – Off the beaten track – Big Rock (The Drum ?) – Fletcher Track – Donald McLean Track – Mt Donald McLean Lookout – Donald McLean road – Whatipu road – Manukau Bar View Walk – Manukau Bar View Lookout – off track to coast […]
Trails: Falls Road car park – Whatitiri Track – Long Road Track – Off the beaten track (The Best Kept Secret Track) – Lake Wainamu Track – Houghton Track – Smyth Ridge Track – Smyth Corner – Upper Kauri Track – car park. Caution: Experienced tramper with very good navigation skill only! Car Park: […]
Trails: Mangatangi Dam car park – A R A Drive – Dam Access road – Workman Access Road – Workman Summit – Workman Track – Return back the same way. Note: Experienced tramper only. Car Park: Yes. Public Toilet: Yes. Weather: Check Weather before you go! For better map display, click the buttons […]
Trails: Brownlee Ave car park – Waterworks Walk – Hakarimata Summit – Off the beaten track – Hakarimata Walkway – Waterworks Walk – back to car park. (Derek Loop 2) Caution: This post is only for personal entertainment purpose, not for public! Experienced trampers with very good navigation skill only! Car Park: Yes. Hakarimata Scenic […]
U2U Track 有感而作 by Derek 28th July 2015 疾风吹雁孤飞远，漫漫长路入天边； 皑皑白雪锁风霜，脆雪映人独处寒。 — Nelson Blue Lake 第二天 有感而作 by Derek 28th July 2015 烟云细雨路绵绵，偶遇少年不等闲； 五十里路何所惧，老翁携偶意志坚。 — Nelson Blue Lake 第一天 有感而作 by Derek 28th July 2015 孤舟细水湖中闲，弎人重履路山涧； 忽闻山雨急飞下，木屋知己笑声谈。 — 与山友晨冬徒步”天路” by Perry Wu 25th July 2015 晨冬徒步登天路，雾露茫茫裹寒清； 野径崎岖重山驻，道阻而遥林海行； 忽如沐浴晨光好，翠墨寒林有洞天； […]