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Waiheke Island walkways
Introduction
| Matiatia, Church Bay, Oneroa loop
| Matiatia/Owhanake/Oneroa
| Oneroa, Blackpool
| Hekerua Bay, Palm Beach
| Rocky Bay's Te Whau loop
| Rocky Bay (featuring Whakanewha)
| Onetangi
| Orapiu, Pearl Bay
| Park Point coastal walkway
| Other walks
| Additional information
| Waiheke Island map
Other walks
Cross Island walkway
Start at the eastern end of Onetangi Beach. Walk up First Avenue and take stairs through Pohutukawa Reserve. Cross the road
into the Onetangi Forest and Bird Reserve and follow the signs to the Trig Hill exit. Turn left onto Trig Hill Road past
Pukeatua Reserve to the end of the road. Walk the track to Whakanewha Regional Park and beach. This walk takes approximately
three hours.
Waikopou Bay
Park your car at the entrance to the walkway on Cowes Bay Road. The walkway is steep but shaded. Turn left at the beach to
reach the reserve. This walk takes approximately an hour and a half return. There is no public transport to this location.
Waikopou Bay walkway is a site of ecological significance that leads to
stands of mature kauri and giant rimu up to 1000 years old. A kauri skid remains
from kauri harvesting last century and runs beside part of the track. To the
northern end of the bay, look for remnant Maori stone fish traps.
Stony Batter
Stony Batter Historic Reserve is at the eastern end Waiheke. Its main features are rock outcrops, gun sites and extensive
tunnels. Go to www.doc,govt.nz for more information on Auckland's Second World War history.
There is no public transport to this location.
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| Left to right - Images from the Park Point and Cross
Island walkways. |
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| Left to right - Images from the Waikopou Bay and Stony
Batter walkways. |
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