Long Bay Nature Trail
My guide to the Long Bay Nature Trail: 800 m loop near the Vaughan Homestead, 30 minutes, easy, yellow markers. Check it’s open before you go, no dogs, no prams.
My guide to the Long Bay Nature Trail: 800 m loop near the Vaughan Homestead, 30 minutes, easy, yellow markers. Check it’s open before you go, no dogs, no prams.
You’ll find a beautiful waterfall hiding in Lucas Creek that’s perfect for a quick nature escape. This easy forest walk takes about 45 minutes return and feels worlds away from the city.
A tranquil bush walk in Auckland’s Birkenhead with ancient kauri, palms, and lush forest. Short, peaceful, and packed with native plant life.
This gorgeous 4km coastal walk through mangroves feels like stepping into a nature documentary. Easy family track with amazing birds, plus you can catch the ferry there!
Ready to explore Smith’s Bush Walk in Northcote? Get all the deets you need for a fab outing in our fun and handy guide.
8 km • 2 hours • Easy. According to my GPS, the Devonport to Takapuna Green Route walk is 8km and will take you around 2 hours, allowing for photo taking. © Freewalks.nz
One of my favorite walks in Auckland is North Head and Devonport. There are many things to do and see in Devonport Village and the views from North Head are magnificent.
7.50 kms • 1.25 Hours • Easy • Excellent short walk in Auckland on the North Shore. Great views from North Head.
2.5 km loop • 35 mins • Easy • A short native bush loop in Auckland’s North Shore with tree canopy views, kōtare sightings, and boardwalks. Ideal for families and dog walkers.
Winter is perhaps not the best time to do this bush walk starting at the Chelsea Estate Heritage Park – the track was very muddy and slippery – but we survived, and it was fun!
Planning a walk at Long Bay Regional Park? My guide covers the coastal track to Okura River, the nature trail, dog rules, swimming safety, and what’s changed
My guide to the Long Bay coastal walk — the route to Okura River, the two beaches along the way, when to check the tide, and what to do if you want to return along the beach
“Explore the Shore” is a series of three books each containing 10 main walks and compiled by Margaret Scrymgeour. The walks cover a large area of Auckland’s North Shore.
5 km • 1.5 hours • Easy. This walk takes you along the rim of the Tuff Crater, a great short walk in Auckland.
8 km • 1.5 hours • Easy • Ōrewa Estuary Path is a great loop walk on an excellent wide concrete track made for walkers and bikers. When the tide is in you’ll enjoy lovely views around the whole track.
7.5 km • 1 hour 30 minutes • Medium with steps • Today was our first walking exploration in the Albany area of Auckland.
If you fancy a bush walk without travelling out of Auckland, then Eskdale Reserve and Birkenhead Domain are it.
Today was clear and sunny, which called for a walk and climb to look over Auckland from up high from Mount Victoria in Devonport
I felt like a tourist in my home city this morning! The morning was stunning and I was really looking forward to exploring Northcote Point.
Today’s walk around Lake Pupuke in Takapuna was a discovery one.
Easy 4km walk around Belmont and Bayswater on Auckland’s North Shore. Shoal Bay estuary birdlife, the recycled totara Bayswater Bridge, Harbour Bridge views, and Daily Bread café on route.
Complete guide to the Takapuna Explorer, 8km loop from Takapuna Beach through Northboro Reserve and the Patuone estuary walkway. Map download, dog rules, parking.
Many walkers on Auckland’s North Shore will be familiar with this route.
Saying that you are going for a walk in the bush in urban Auckland, may sound like an oxymoron, however, that is one of the many wonderful aspects of walking in Auckland – you never have to go far to find native bush.
Today we set out to explore the Bayview area near Glenfield on Auckland’s North Shore. What a wonderful surprise to find a beautiful bush walk, alongside the Upper Harbour reaches, all part of the Glenfield Coastal Walkway.
We returned to Bayview on the North Shore to complete a circular walk in a different direction to our previous Bayview Coast and Bush Walk.
Beautiful view of Auckland city and harbour from the waterfront path to the left of the ferry wharf in Devonport.
The dark grey sky and strong winds did not bode well for our walk from Narrow Neck Beach (north of Devonport) to Ngaratinga Bay – a mini coast to coast loop.
The Totaravale Reserves loop walk loosely follows a route documented by Margaret Scrymgeour from her booklet “Explore the Shore”.
This loop bush walk from Birkenhead War Memorial Park, through the reserves of Ridgewood, Eskdale and Birkenhead Domain was slightly challenging as the map that we had obtained did not fit the directions.
The clifftop and beach loop walks starting at Campbells Bay and taking in Mairangi Bay, and Murrays Bay and part of Rothesay Bay on Auckland’s North Shore provide stunning views over the Hauraki Gulf and Islands.
The Meadowood Reserves loop walk follows a route documented by Margaret Scrymgeour from her booklet “Explore the Shore”.
Today we finally got to walk and discover just what a diverse and interesting place Greenhithe is
Centennial Park (inland from Campbells Bay on Auckland’s North Shore) is a very large reserve that contains a regenerating native forest.
The Unsworth Heights to Rosedale Park walkway is a spectacular ‘there & back’ walk with many activities and options for variety to make it a loop.
3.9km loop, yellow markers from Waterfall Gully car park, waterfall, WWII gun emplacement, 360° lookout. No dogs, kauri dieback info included.
2.5km loop from Te Haruhi Bay car park, blue markers, one steep section, 360° views over Hauraki Gulf. No dogs. Swimming at Te Haruhi Bay after.