May 16th, 2010 | by WalkNZ | published in Walks
Thursday 11th March From Matakana township up the valley and then up the hill soon joining the track through the Waiwhiu valley and up again to the Dome summit, then down to the Dome tearooms on SH1 just north of Warkworth – 21.6 km – 5.5 hours One day the Matakana dogleg of busy roads [...]
May 15th, 2010 | by WalkNZ | published in Walks
Wednesday 10th March Te Arai beach – Pakiri – up and over Mt Tamahunga – roads to Matakana – 31.4 km – 7.6 hours Onto the top end of Te Arai beach, then down the beach, with Te Arai Point to climb over part way along. Then on for another couple of hours to Pakiri [...]
March 9th, 2010 | by City Walker | published in Walks
The great weather just continues! What amazing weather for getting out and about, and what better way to take advantage of these great summer days than enjoying some of this city’s great walks. What is the best walk in Auckland? As a dedicated city walker, and a strong Shore man, my vote would be the [...]
March 7th, 2010 | by Country Boy | published in Walks
Can anyone tell me what the protocol is for time on walks? When does 1hr 20min mean just that? Was on a walk just out of Matakana today – and the time stamped on the sign did not match the 50min it took to complete the walk. I appreciate we all walk at different speeds [...]