Trails: Off State Highway 2 Karangahake Historic Walks car park – Footbridge – Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway – Waterfalls – Owharoa Falls – Victoria Battery – Retrace back to Railway Tunnel – Railway Tunnel Loop – Car park. Note: You may need a torch when walk through the tunnel. Alternatively an […]
Trails: A loop track starts from Taharoa Domain and Kai Iwi Lakes information office car park ( Pine Beach Camp Ground ). Optional extra two small loops around Lake Kai Iwi and Lake Waikare. Car Park: -35.809258, 173.662551 About 40 minutes drive from Dargaville. Public Toilet: Yes Weather: Check Weather […]
Trails: Nikau Loop Walk Limeworks Loop Road car park – Nikau Loop Walk – Kaniwhaniwha Caves – Bell Track – The New Zealand native tallest Kahikatea Tree 66.5m – Retrace Bell Track – Nikau Loop Walk – car park. Note: The Bell Track is a hiking track, not suitable for […]
Trails: Car park – short walk on Tiritiri Track – Coast walk to Pink Beach – Tiritiri Track – Lookout – Heritage Trail – Waterfall – Army Bay gate – Heritage Trail to Okoromai Bay – try go to Te Haruhi Bay via coast but fail – return back to […]
Trails: Waiti Bay Reserve car park – Waiti Bay – Tuturau Bay – Tawhitokino Beach – Orere Point – return back. NB: Only accessible in low tide Car Park: Yes. Just set “-36.93620,175.19650” in your GPS or end of Kawakawa Bay Coast Road. It’s about 55km and 50 minutes driving […]
Tongariro Northern Circuit – one of nine New Zealand Great Walks. Unfortunately we didn’t finish the whole 2.5 days loop we planned because really bad weather on the second day which was raining with an 80 – 100km/hour strong gale and nothing you can see beyond 50 meters! This long […]
Trails: Te Araroa Trail and Tracks in Clevedon Scenic Reserve, Clevedon, Auckland. Car Park: Yes. Set “30 Thorps Quarry Rd, Clevedon, Auckland” in your GPS. It’s almost end of Thorps Quarry Rd, Clevedon and about 34km and 31 minutes drive from Auckland city center. Public Toilet: Yes Weather: Check Weather […]
Trails: Mt Tamahunga Walkway (Tamahunga Trail) car park – Track on private farmland following white markers – Track in Omaha Scenic Reserve forest following Orange markers – Mt Tamahunga Summit – continue northwards to Rodney Road until lunch time – retrace back to car park. Car Parking: Yes. Set “-36.31395,174.72592” […]
This track was altered on 25th Oct. 2013. Track in the bush, farmland and around lake was removed as requested by the property owner. The owners, the Presbyterian Church, have stated that no trampers are allowed to go through. Trails: Muriwai Beach carpark – Takapu (Gannet) Refuge Walk – Waitea […]
Trails: Karekare Main car park – Karekare Road 100m – Watchmans Road 300m – Comans Track – Ahu Ahu Tack 100m – Mercer Bay Loop Walk – Te Ahua Point – Down hill to Mercer Bay beach – beach walk to Farley Point – Karekare beach – Karekare Main car […]