This well developed walkway features trails, paved pathways, raised wooden walkways and bridges, and a few stairways. It is great for walking and running, and is popular with locals for dog walking and exercise. It takes a total of about 40 to 45 minutes to walk completely around the basin, and there are plenty of benches to sit and relax on along the way. There are also several boat ramps with parking, and one free parking area. The Basin walkway can be accessed from many points, and is never closed. There is a shopping center on the northwest side, on Orekai Road, with an organic grocery store, restaurants, and cafes, including a few that serve drinks or beers. A great place to spend a few hours for a relaxing walk!

Nice walking track around the basin.. Prepare for smell of dogs

I've driven past the basin so many time and finally managed to actually walk around it. There are many ways onto the basin walkway and most are well signposted. The only ones which are harder to find are the ones on Lucerne Road. It is also connected to the Meadowbank and Orakei train stations so quite easy to reach it from there. The walk itself was fairly easy. I really enjoyed walking on the bridge along the water parallel to the train tracks. There was also another bridge which is close to a tree with birds on them. The area has on-leash and off-leash areas along the track so there were quite a few people walking their dogs there. There were quite a few benches around the track so lots of places to just sit and absorb the views. It looks like it is mainly used for watersports like water skiing. There is a mixture of trails from tracks to gravel paths which made it interesting to walk. There were a few points which required walking on the road. There is also a small uphill area between Upland road and Orakei Road which has building remnants on it as well as a really beautiful view of the basin. It is quite a nice short walk and you go past the Orakei Bay Village which has lots of food and drink options.

Wonderful local park and basin. Has a 3k walking track. Dog friendly.

Great dog walking loop track.

Perfect place for walk and relax

Beautiful surroundings around Orakei Basin with a walk not to tough to get through. A lovely spot!!!!

Hubby and I have been here a couple of times for a walk around the basin. So lovely on a sunny day. Lots to see, and good mix of tracks through the bush, through the park or across the bridge. Definitely not boring.

Muddy, needs work. Probably a result of labour

It's a great walk around this saltwater basin. Mostly full of water as there is a Weir to retain seawater during low tide. Walkway consists of a boardwalk, about 750m and gravel tracks on the remainder. About 2.5 km in total length.watery views, seabirds, railway, lots of dog walkers.

An awesome year after relocated to NZ, Maya, my loved ones and I celebrated with a brunch at Ampersand Eatery. A walk around the basin afterwards, was a climax which we loved. Beautiful Auckland.