4/5 Stephen F. 1 year ago on Google β’ 74 reviews
The
park
is
a
leisurely
75
minutes
drive
from
Auckland
CBD.
We
took
the
Old
North
Road
to
avoid
traffic
down
SH16.
The
entrance
to
the
park
is
off
South
Head
Road
and
has
plenty
of
parking.
There's
a
park
bench,
a
drop
toilet,
and
an
information
board
showing
the
track/walk
to
the
beach.
The
walk
is
a
3
hour
round
trip
at
an
easy
pace.
If
you
can,
carry
some
water
with
you
-
you
won't
regret
it.
We
took
the
main
path
(straight
ahead
of
the
carpark)
to
the
beach
which
winded
its
way
through
farm
paddocks
of
sheep
and
cows.
The
path
was
grassy
and
easy
but
not
flat.
Its
mostly
down
hill.
Once
we
got
to
the
beach,
the
tide
was
quite
far
out.
There
were
lots
of
black
swans
at
the
waters
edge
but
we
didn't
venture
that
far
as
the
sand
wasn't
that
firm
and
we
didn't
want
to
get
our
shoes
wet.
We
walked
back
via
the
northern
horse/walking
track.
This
was
nicer
than
the
farm
track
as
it
was
mostly
level,
and
there
were
large
interesting
trees
which
provided
shade
and
a
place
to
have
a
short
rest,
and
a
pond
with
some
frogs
happily
croaking
away.
The
track
itself
was
open
and
easy
going.
The
last
few
hundred
meters
got
steeper
as
you
made
your
way
back
up
to
the
carpark.
Overall,
we
thoroughly
enjoyed
the
walk
and
plan
to
go
back
sometime
when
the
tides
in.
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