The walking tracks in our local reserves are a lovely feature of Torbay. They are a great way to enjoy our lovely environment while walking the dog, getting the exercise we need and investigating local fauna and flora in its …
The Albany Totara Walkway is a tranquil walk that follows the Oteha Stream through wonderful native bush. Many of the trees are very large native Totara’s and truly magnificent. The native birdlife is wonderful with their constant songs ringing high …
This is one of my favourite spots out East – a treasure of native bush and birds along with wonderful views of Auckland City and both harbours! Pt. View Reserve has a lot of steep terrain but can be enjoyed …
The Coastal Pakuranga Rotary Walkway is a scenic and high quality walk and cycleway. The entire distance is about 10.5km from Panmure Bridge to Halfmoon Bay but can be accessed from many varying points along the route – as per …
We have just added Murphy’s Bush to our GPS Map Collection so you can go and explore. This is a majestic block of tall native trees including large Kahikatea, a giant Totara and wonderful Nikau groves. Interspersed through this wonderful …
Murphy’s Bush – tall native trees and great picnic spots Read more »
It’s great to see the ongoing development of walking and cycling options around Auckland. The Auckland City Council press release details the new pathway: “The Waterview Shared Path offers more than three kilometres of walking and cycling paths, including three …
Great News – final stage of Waterview Shared Walkway Open Read more »
The Awaruku Bush Reserve is probably the best known of the Torbay Tracks and is a remarkable piece of native bush containing features such as a waterfall, a 650+ year old kahikatea tree, 500+ year old puriri tree and glow …
Awaruku Bush Reserve: Waterfall and Glow Worms in Auckland! Read more »
The Stedwick Track is a beautiful and varied walk. Wheelchair and buggie friendly, it is a great outing for people of all ages and abilities. This walk contains wonderful native NZ bush and two good-sized ponds with plenty of birdlife. This is a …
The Kate Shepherd Track is a relatively easy walk through more beautiful NZ Native bush left behind from development in Torbay. It joins onto the wonderful Rata Track and when completed together makes an interesting decent length walk. This track …