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Donald Mclean Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Steady and steep walk to the summit. The view is exquisite. Worth the 2 hours up and down. Not much info in the middle of the walk,.... but keep going!
4.90 (95 reviews)
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Te Waha Point Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Stunning. Can do a hike from along the beach, up through the rainforest, to this point. There are a few seats along get east. Or else there is another hike down. You get a stunning view across two beaches and then the ocean straight out in front of you. There is also a seat at the lookout where you...
4.90 (60 reviews)
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Te Henga (Bethells Beach)
Beach
👍👍 This beach has so much to offer. Go for a nice long walk on the beach to the cave or sit and get mesmerized by the waves. they will be upgrading the carpark soon. or walk to your left and up the dune over to O’neill’s beach for a surf. You will come back refresh. only 20 min away from Massey. Beauti...
4.80 (147 reviews)
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Whatipu Beach
Beach
Rugged, remote beach accessed by a gravel road, with dense, dark sand for walking & nearby caves.
4.80 (140 reviews)
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Hinerangi Pou
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Stunning views. The vast ocean and mountains just left me in awe. Quick walk that can be done in under an hour. Quite steep going back up, but doable.
4.80 (98 reviews)
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Comans Track
Hiking area
👍 It was my first time to try a track in West Auckland and it was really breathtaking — literally and figuratively, as the first hour was filled with stairs and a slightly steep walk. Quite manageable but best to start early when the sun is not shining hot and bright yet. Amazing views of the beach wo...
4.80 (54 reviews)
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Whites Beach
Beach
👍👍 Pretty much the most private beach on the west coast of Auckland. There are a few different access points to this beach and where to park. The most direct way is to park off Anawhata Rd just a few klicks past the Craw campground. There will be a small semicircle parking area with a gate and sign for...
4.80 (28 reviews)
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Taitomo Rock
Scenic spot
👍👍 An easy walk here from the southern part of Piha Beach. This area of the southern beach is best known for two local sites: The Keyhole (a natural tunnel), and the Gap and Blue Pools.
You can easily reach both at low tide by walking along south along the water from Piha Beach. If the tide is high, us...
4.80 (17 reviews)
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Laird Thomson Track
Hiking area
👍 Nice short walk to Te Waha Point with wonderful view. Roughly 20 mins up, 10 mins back. But it’s truly difficult to find the entrance of the track even if you have a map. The entrance is behind a rock among the cliffs, no sign out there, hardly to see. Go further north along the cliffs, pass those c...
4.80 (8 reviews)
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Lake Wainamu
Lake
👍👍 The carpark to the lake is quite small but you can park closer to Bethells beach as there are more spaces there.
To get to the lake you need to go through the gain dunes first. We opted to climb the dunes at the start so that we could walk around it at the end of the walk. After walking up the dunes...
4.70 (135 reviews)
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Karamatura Falls
Scenic spot
👍👍 Karamatura Falls is located on the southern border of the Waitakere Ranges. The fall is a narrow but reasonably rich water column for its parameter, with a height of about 15- 20 metres. This waterfall is part of Karamatura Stream which has a series of smaller cascading waterfalls downstream as we...
4.70 (132 reviews)
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Lion Rock
Ecological park
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📍 Piha Beach
Recommended adventure rating 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Convenient parking rating 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Willingness to revisit rating 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
With recent rainy weather in Auckland, we took advantage of a rare sunny day to visit Piha...
4.70 (123 reviews)
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Anawhata Beach
Beach
Quiet, tucked-away beach with good surfing waves, accessed via a trail down a steep hillside.
4.70 (121 reviews)
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Omanawanui Track
Hiking area
👍👍 It’s not a long track but lots of steps and steep ascend to keep you challenged throughout, very rewarding with absolutely stunning views! You can do there and back or make it a loop if you come back via Whatipu Rd.
4.70 (116 reviews)
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Upper Nihotupu Walk 40min
Hiking area
👍👍 There's a bit of forest bathing, a waterfall and of course the dam. Easy walk, 40 minutes (each side) at leisurely pace, what's not to like. Tip: Parking is about 700m closer (when coming from West coast to Piha) to what maps show. Look out for the parking at 200m sign.
4.70 (115 reviews)