Dome Forest Walkway 05-2021
Another once-a-week-Saturday-hiking. Don’t have many choices in Auckland at this moment. So, we come again Dome Forest! Great news! The Dome Café is back open again!
Another once-a-week-Saturday-hiking. Don’t have many choices in Auckland at this moment. So, we come again Dome Forest! Great news! The Dome Café is back open again!
Part of Hapuakohe Walkway north section in Hapuakohe Range. Keep eyes on marks! If you don’t see marks, you probably will get lost!
Upper Mangatawhiri Dam car park – Lilburn Road Track – Pukapuka Track – Mangatangi Trig – Lower Mangatawhiri Camp Ground – Moumoukai Valley Road – River Track – car park.
2021 New updated Spragg Bush Track & Cutty Grass Track & McElwain Lookout, Auckland. Didn’t see any update on McElwain Lookout and Track. Spragg Bush Track is easy, short and really beautiful! Cutty Grass Track is much boring than before. Good for fat tyre biking. See a sign of “no dog” on […]
From end of Te Puru Creek road car park: Te Puru Track climbs about 700m after three streams crossing. The first junction you meet lead to Crosbies Hut via Crosbies Main Range Track. Turn Left from the first junction about 50m meet the second junction which goes down to Waiomu Valley […]
If you park and start at end of Puketui Road, You will have to cross the stream. Can be dangerous in wet weather or flood situation.
Te Araroa Trail Puhoi to Moir Hill via Dunn’s Bush. A new beautiful track was just finished in Dunn’s Bush which make a new smaller loop with an old track. I also found a new track is under construction in Moir Hill forest which I believe will join the exist […]
New updated luxury Puriri Ridge Track & Omanawanui Track were just opened on 21 Feb. 2021. All wild and thrilling track sections gone, but more people can walk and enjoy the beautiful view! Trails: Karamatura Track to Donald McLean Track to Puriri Ridge Track to Omanawanui Track to Whatipu and […]
Te Aroha Summit tracks become much easier than in winter. It’s always one of my favourite day-tracks around Auckland. We walked a loop, started and finished at Te Aroha Domain. Te Aroha Summit track up straight forward to summit in 1:25 hrs, had a break then down to Tui Mine – Te […]
It’s been many years not walking to Kohukohunui summit via Mangatangi Ridge Track since it’s closed. Almost forgot all about it, except the beginning stream crossing. Down back via Upper Mangatawhiri Track, then Ernies Track and Lilburne Road track.