Olympic Park, New Lynn
I have driven past Olympic Park New Lynn many times thinking it was only a children’s playground.
Yesterday we decided to stop and explore.
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I have driven past Olympic Park New Lynn many times thinking it was only a children’s playground.
Yesterday we decided to stop and explore.
60 Minutes • Easy with steps • The Hillsborough Cemetery to the Bays walk is one of the few walks in Auckland that does not have a nearby cafe.
45 Minutes • Easy with steps • Have you ever wondered what a “Block House” is? Well, today I found out. Blockhouse Bay walk includes Flounder Bay in West Auckland.
4 km • 1 Hour • Easy • We have wanted to include Oakley Creek walkway in our walk guides for some time.
5 km • 1 hour • Easy • The Blockhouse Bay Tiriwa walk in Auckland follows the high cliff edge alongside Manukau Harbour to Green Bay Beach and then continues inland to Craigavon Park.
This walk begins near the village of Titirangi and follows the path down through Atkinson Park to Titirangi Beach and French Bay.
It has been a challenge to find an interesting walk from Westgate Shopping Centre that meets our criteria – this one is not one of the best
The Te Atatu Peninsula Walk provides wonderful views of Auckland harbour – the Chelsea sugar factory, the Sky Tower, Rangitoto Island and the Harbour Bridge. You could almost be on an island! And the water looks beautiful at both high and low tides, dotted with mangroves.
When I first came to live in New Zealand, I lived in Glen Eden. I had never visited Waikumete Cemetery until today. What an amazingly beautiful and fascinating place.
The Henderson Opanuku Stream walk comes under Project Twin Streams.
The Avondale Whau River walkway from New Lynn, was a new discovery yesterday.
We have done this Moire Park Bush Walk in Massey, West Auckland, twice previously and this time we returned to make use of the yellow walking/cycling bridge that now crosses the motorway.
This walk in New Lynn (West Auckland) explores either side of the town centre and takes in Olympic Park and it’s popular children’s playgrounds, and the wetlands of Manawa.
It turned out to be a wonderful warm spring day – perfect for exploring the pathways beside Henderson Creek in West Auckland
Glen Eden has undergone stream restoration and cycleways development as part of the Twin Streams Project, so we set out for an exploratory walk to see what we could uncover.
Starting by the West Harbour Marina, the West Harbour Loop walk is fully paved, winds through wonderful bush and provides stunning views over the water back to Auckland city.
Waikowhai Park is a large piece of bushland and attractive parkland off Hillsborough Road. There are several excellent walks in the park.
6.50 km • 2 Hours • Easy • Waitakere Ranges • Auckland
We decided to check out the Oratia Twin Streams walk and cycleway to see if we could include it as part of a fun circular walk. We did it!
5.5 km • 1.5 hours • Easy • Also known as The Coastal Walkway, this is a great loop walk around the point is suitable for the whole family. Catch the ferry from downtown Auckland or drive to Hobsonville Point.
2.7 km • 40 minutes • Easy • Herald Island Path is an easy loop walk in Hobsonville, Auckland.
14 kms • 3 Hours • Medium • The Gibbons Track is one of our favourite walks in the Waitakere Ranges in Auckland © Freewalks.nz
3.30 km • 2 hours return • Very easy • White’s Beach is a beautiful sandy beach 3.3 km to the north of Piha.
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