Te Arai Point + Mangawhai Lookout Walks
Saturday 14th July 2018 – Spur of the moment day trip to explore Te Arai Point and the walks surrounding Mangawhai Lookout (Behind Mangawhai Bowling club)
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Photos of Day walks done around Auckland, Including in the Waitakares and the Hunua Ranges.
Waipu Coastal Walk + Goldschmidt Panoramic Walk
27th May 2018 – Waipu Coastal Walk and Goldschmidt Panoramic Walk with the Auckland Hiking Group Meetup…
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20th May 2018 – Killing time visiting Eden Gardens + short a few laps up and down the loop of Clevedon Hill (as a fitness maintenance attempt)
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2nd Decemeber 2017 – Short little afternoon trip to explore Mahurangi Regional Park’s Orienteering course, then a stroll up Mount Eden after consuming Peaking Duck at Hee’s Garden Restaurant.
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22nd November 2017 – Short little training walk around Karamatura Valley up to Mount Donald Mclean, This is a pretty common Solo walk I do, primarily to maintain hiking fitness in between times… See associated Trail Notes at KAHA for this walk
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12 November 2017. Day Trip with the North Shore Tramping Club to Motuora Island. Special thanks to Imogen (Trip Lead / Organizer), and Karen (Bus Driver). Despite the MetService forecasts leading up to the weekend, we received “Good Weather as Ordered”.
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24th September 2017 – Day walk up to Kohukohunui and back. See Trip notes at KAHA
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16th September 2017 – Ordinary day walk with the Auckland Hiking Group revisiting some regular haunts in and around the Waitakere Dam. Mostly a mix of new faces and with some returning old faces. Was on Tail end Charlie Duty for part of the way.
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10th September 2017 – Spur of the moment decision to do two short walks around Te Ara Tahuna Estuary walkway and then Waiwera to Orewa Coastal walk. Weather was a bit BPD with a mix of Rain, Sun, and Hail (which did hit us a number of times). Stopped twice at the same Cafe, Faridas […]
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3rd September 2017 – Hike with the Auckland Hiking Group on one of their regular day hikes around the Mangatawhiri Loop. Approximately 15.4 km covered in a clock wise direction along with a muddy then very steep climb up Ernies track then returning back down the gravel road back to the Mangatawhiri car park.
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