Trail running – Waikōwhai Walkway (Manukau Coastal Edge Walks) in Auckland 1


Trails: The Waikōwhai Walkway ie Manukau Coastal Edge Walks. Taylors Bay Playground car park – Grannys Bay – Hillsborough Reserve – Wesley Bay – Captains Bush – Waikōwhai Park – Cape Horn – Wattle Bay Reserve – Manukau Domain – Lynfield Cove Reserve walks – Lynfield Cove Beach – return back.

Car Park: Yes.

Public Toilet: Yes.

Weather: Check weather before you go!

Total distance: 16.67 km
Max elevation: 85 m
Min elevation: 8 m
Total climbing: 917 m
Total descent: -917 m
Average speed: 6.88 km/h
Total time: 02:59:06

Total flat distance: 16.5 km, Climbing distance: 5.3 km, Descent distance: 5.4 km, Flat distance: 6 km, Maximum difference: 90 m, Final balance: 0 m. Tracks were recorded by iphone 7 but seems not accurate due to bad weather.

Difficulty Rating: Easy Trail running.

The “Total Time” is my time on Sat. 4th Nov. 2017 which includes breaks. That day was rainy. Tracks were wet and muddy.

Another run in 6th Nov. 2019

Total distance: 17.27 km
Max elevation: 92 m
Min elevation: 10 m
Total climbing: 1033 m
Total descent: -1030 m
Average speed: 7.41 km/h
Total time: 02:48:00


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  • derek Post author

    New update! Just ran it this morning in the rain. Tracks recorded by iphone 7 were very inaccurate due to bad weather.