GRADE 1 – Max 25 This walk is created especially to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. Stroll through 5 outstanding venues, admire the very different art and sculpture with knowledgeable guides. Be amazed at the talent of our local enthusiasts and get a few ideas for your own garden. Enjoy … [Read more...]
New Walks in 2019 Mangawhai Walking Weekend
Walk 10: Dilmah Tea Party @ Penrose Farm NEW
GRADE 1 - Max 25 A MORNING NOT TO BE MISSED Revisit one of our inaugural walks up to Penrose Cottage and Farm, a little bit of country life close to the village. Wander through the garden and handcrafted cottage with the ambience of earlier times. Enjoy a Dilmah Tea Party in the cottage … [Read more...]
Walk 11: Flavours of the Hills – REFRESHED
GRADE 2 - Max 35 Come on a tour with us and enjoy exceptional rich and creamy avocados and the most divine honey you will have ever tasted. Keeping it healthy there’s gold medal extra virgin olive oil from 2 different groves, with very different tastes. Then there’s the wine! Brooke Lane … [Read more...]
Walk 23: Views from the Hinterland – NEW
GRADE 2/3 - Max 35 Visit an old woolshed and maybe see a sheep shorn. Walk across the road for morning tea and spectacular views over Mangawhai estuary and the islands. Stroll across the paddocks and take in views west and north towards Kaiwaka and Baldrock. Cruise Lawrence road with its great … [Read more...]
Walk 24: Waipu Caves Experience NEW
GRADE 4 - Max 24 Not really new, but back by popular demand.... Take this rare opportunity to explore the Waipu caves with a professional guide from a raft and by foot through a maze of passages from small to large. Check out the glow worms and cave formations. Great fun for all ages. Duration … [Read more...]
Walk 25: Moir Point/Parkview Waters – NEW
GRADE 2 - Max 30 Walk the brand new Parkview Waters track with its great views then connect via two further suburban tracks to the Lincoln Reserve. Stroll along the reserve to the Mangawhai Point subdivision and its spectacular coastal walkway, pa site, and giant pohutukawa returning along a … [Read more...]
Walk 26: Backbay/Gumdiggers – NEW
GRADE 1 - Max 35 Walk the Back Bay track to the jetty and return via the beautiful jointed rush wetland to link with the new Gumdiggers Track bordering the upper harbour and its spectacular pohutukawa groves. Enter a mature kanuka forest established on old gumlands before returning with fresh … [Read more...]
Historic Walk from the past
Lots of tales, both fact and fiction, to be told as you reimagine a Mangawhai confronting pakeha settlers. Stroll along Moir Street, which quickly became a busy centre of commerce involving kauri timber, gum, ship chandlery and supply stores. The wharf, tavern, billiard saloon, and more, brought … [Read more...]
Walk 29: Lookouts at Heads – NEW
GRADE 3/4 - Max 30 Visit the two outstanding Heads lookouts, the first a short climb for spectacular views of the inner harbour and harbour entrance. The second longer climb up the first section of the Goldschmidt Track with views to Pakiri in the south and north along the Mangawhai Cliff Top … [Read more...]
Walk 30: MAZ and the Park – New
GRADE 2 - Max 30 The Magic of The MAZ Park will be revealed. We will walk through both Wetlands and Kanuka covered areas so close to roads yet so far away in its entwining delightfulness of quiet bush tracks. We will climb the Lookout tower for views across the Park and golf course and visit … [Read more...]