Walks from Devonport

Our 2000 explorations

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All Waitakere track numbers are those given on the 2002 map; when I got round to adding the numbers to the file, the 1996 map was long dead. Almost all of them will be correct anyway, as the numbers are fairly stable.

Auckland North Shore Onepoto Domain Round the outside 2000 January 15 Harbourside Bush Walk Trail booklet, maps in domain SLIGHTLY better. Soso. Passes the time.
Auckland North Shore Tuff Crater Reserve Round, except for the motorway side. 2000 January 15 Harbourside Bush Walk Trail booklet - inadequate. Entrance almost immediately opposite Onepoto Basin entrance; leads to footbridge over motorway. Interesting, though thoroughly overlooked by houses. Clockwise - round to motorway. Anticlockwise - round to motorway ( no connection ), can return straight up Exmouth Road.
North Muriwai Takapu refuge walk 2000 February 26 Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #2; Family Walks ( called Maori Bay track ) N41:953623 Easy; blowhole, gannets, Maori Bay. Good.
North Muriwai Maori Bay track 2000 February 26 Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #37; Family Walks Easy; short walk through bush.
North Muriwai Lookout track 2000 February 26 Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #31; Family Walks ( labelled Michelson Track ) Uphill; good view from lookout.
North Muriwai Edwin Mitchelson track Lookout track - Oaia Road - Edwin Mitchelson Road - Lookout track 2000 February 26 Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #3; Family Walks ( unlabelled ) Steady grade north of Lookout Track; pleasant. Not quite like the map south of Lookout track; excellent view by climbing up a rocky outcrop.
North Muriwai Quarry Track 2000 February 26 Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #32 Bush, streams, lots of nikau. Very pretty.
North Omeru Reserve 2000 March 11 North Island Walkways ( p 86 ); Family Walks. N37:996957 Not much, but very pretty indeed.
North Shelly Beach reserve 2000 March 11 Rodney Walkways N37:902940 Pleasant, not much. Note steps to little bay south of the main reserve.
Waitakere Karekare Coman's track 2000 March 25 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #91; Waitakere walks N41:005438 Good; quite steep in parts. Coast views. Sandals in dry weather.
Waitakere Karekare Mercer Bay loop track Ahu Ahu track - Te Ahua point 2000 March 25 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #92; Waitakere walks Pleasant enough. Sandals in dry weather. Note ( unlisted ) branch to Mercer Bay. Te Ahua lookout non-impressive.
Waitakere Karekare Ahu Ahu track Mercer Bay loop track - Karekare 2000 March 25 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #90; Waitakere walks Gentle downhill walk. All bush - no scenery at all.
North Tawharanui Regional Park Ecology trail Anchor Bay - North coast track 2000 April 1 ARC Northern Parks N34:346190 Very good. All easy walking. Sandals adequate in dry weather - perhaps always ? Rocky coast, then slightly bushy, then grass with views. Lots of people at Anchor Bay, but very few elsewhere.
North Tawharanui Regional Park North coast track Ecology trail - Trig station 2000 April 1 ARC Northern Parks Easy. Track or grass, views.
North Tawharanui Regional Park South coast track Trig station - ? ( track after Fisherman's track ) 2000 April 1 ARC Northern Parks booklet Track through grass then bush. Quite hilly.
North Tawharanui Regional Park ? South coast track - Fisherman's track 2000 April 1 ARC Northern Parks Grass track, short but hilly.
North Tawharanui Regional Park Fisherman's track ? - Anchor Bay 2000 April 1 ARC Northern Parks Gravel track by stream with fish ladder, then to car park
North Mahurangi West Regional Park Car park ( central to estuary, and across to Te Muri ) 2000 April 8 Mahurangi Regional Park West leaflet; ARC Northern Parks N34:237013 No indication of safe time to cross the estuary; two hours from low tide was easy.
North Mahurangi West Regional Park Te Muri Loop walking track 2000 April 8 ARC Northern Parks Excellent views; easy in dryish weather. Track through bush at Te Muri point is not well marked, but the bush is clear and easy to walk through.
North Mahurangi West Regional Park Farm Track, Te Muri and a bit further at the end, to Spaniard Creek. 2000 April 8 Mahurangi Regional Park West leaflet; ARC Northern Parks Easy going; good views of Wenderholm. We stopped at a wire fence which looked like a boundary, but it should be possible to go on across the creek to the headland opposite.
Waitakere Henderson Swanson pipeline track Christian Road to Peripatus track 2000 May 6 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #24 N41:082554 Good; quite steep down in parts; usually steps. Probably difficult in wet weather.
Waitakere Henderson Peripatus track 2000 May 6 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #27 Some very steep bits, mostly up. The hard bit comes early ( despite the map ). Took us far less than the 1hour25minutes of the map, but would be much more strenuous and slower if wet.
Waitakere Henderson East tunnel mouth track 2000 May 6 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #29 Reasonably easy; quite steep down in parts. Probably difficult in wet weather. After it meets the railway end, it's a metalled track.
Auckland Tahuna Torea Small selection West Tamaki Road via low-tide route to sandspit end, back on north coast to path running east of brackish pond, south to south shore, back. 2000 May 20 Family Walks; Forest and Bird N42:397578 Flat. Low tide route slightly muddy, but no significant water to cross at low tide. The references are misleading; there's no inland path on the north coast, but there are other paths; and the sandspit is much longer than indicated.
Non- exciting, but quite pleasant. Worth looking at the rest.
North Okura bush Stillwater to cottage 2000 May 27 Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104 N38:238861 Pleasant. There by marked track, back by seashore ( notice says not within an hour of full tide ). Bits near Stillwater and inland a bit sticky in places - could be worse if wet. Some steep bits inland.
Auckland East Coast Bays 2 Foot Tour Brown's Bay - Winstone's Cove 2000 August 5 2 Foot Tour leaflet N38:267766 Roads not much fun - sea coast much better, and worth it. All passable, but not within a couple of hours of high tide.
North Shakespear Regional Park Okoromai Bay carpark west end to north-south road 2000 August 19 N38:325901 Through regenerating "wetlands". Might be all right when they've regenerated a lot more.
North Shakespear Regional Park Waterfall Gully track ( alias Heritage Trail ) North-west corner up gully to hilltop 2000 August 19 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet Good. Easy going despite recent rain ( almost all metalled ).
North Shakespear Regional Park Lookout track Waterfall Gully track to Tiritiri track viewpoint 2000 August 19 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet Hardly noticeable ! - clockwise is easier than anticlockwise.
North Shakespear Regional Park Tiritiri track Viewpoint to sea 2000 August 19 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet Good track, steeply down.
North Shakespear Regional Park Coast south to first headland and back a bit, then up the "cliff" 2000 August 19 Good. Easy to the headland, but too much water to get round comfortably. Try again at low tide or in summer.
North Shakespear Regional Park Tiritiri track "Cliff" to Te Haruhi Bay 2000 August 19 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet First bit at the wrong side of the electric fence; no easy way across until after the path goes inland.
North Shakespear Regional Park Lookout track Te Haruhi Bay to road 2000 August 19 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet Path starts behind barn. Lambing time - so had to go on the road.
North Shakespear Regional Park Waterfall Gully track ( alias Heritage Trail ) Road back to Okoromai Bay 2000 August 19 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet Lambing again. Not much path. Muddy at carpark end.
North Shakespear Regional Park Coast Army Bay to Te Haruhi Bay 2000 September 16 N38:329907 Good. Easy going at low tide; might not be passable at high tide. ( Still had to paddle a bit at the headland - almost low tide. )
North Shakespear Regional Park Road Army Bay to Heritage trail 2000 September 16 A road.
North Shakespear Regional Park Heritage trail Road to Army Bay 2000 September 16 Shakespear Regional Park leaflet Unremarkable.
South Duder regional park Duder farm loop 2000 September 23 Duder regional park leaflet, ARC N43:585530 Pleasant walk; slighly hilly, no difficulties. Grass, no mud.
North Okura bush Haigh Access Road to sandspit, and back 2000 October 7 Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104 N38:222818 Longer than it looks. Some quite steep bits, lots of zigzags. Easy walking - much metal, mostly dry.
North Okura bush Sandspit to Karepiro bay, inland 2000 October 7 Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104 Dry, steepish, good walking. There's a sort of path out to the end of Dacre point at the top; pleasant views.
North Okura bush Karepiro Bay to sandspit, shore 2000 October 7 Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104 Easy if possible. We managed, just before high tide, but the tide wasn't extreme. Walk right round the sandspit too.
( Do NOT follow the shore back to Haigh Access Road; exceedingly muddy and cluttered. )
Auckland Ambury Regional Park Foreshore walk Visitor centre clockwise to Kimi Esplanade 2000 October 14 Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative ) N42:281492 Easy. Interesting. Don't stick to yellow poles - go nearer the shore. A bit smelly ( probably depends on wind direction ).
Auckland Kiwi Esplanade Ambury Park to Mangere Mountain 2000 October 14 Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative ) Easy, but long and not much exciting after the first bit.
( There must be quicker ways to the mountain. )
Auckland Mangere Mountain Official track to two summits, down to SW corner ( Pikitea Road - note gate to path, not road ) 2000 October 14 Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative ) Hilly, but easy walking. Interesting. Good views - but not too exciting in most directions.
( Lots more to look at - third summit, crater, etc. )
Auckland Ambury Regional Park Lost gardens Path from Wallace Road entrance not marked; watch the map. We went too far south. 2000 October 14 Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative ) Easy. Pleasant enough. If we'd seen the information at the end of Kiekie Road it might have been more interesting.
Auckland North Shore Kauri Park Balmain Road to paths 2000 October 23 Northcote and Birkenhead harbourside booklet N42:220649 Mention in booklet ( page 15 ) is deceptive; take small path just past "Scenic Reserve" sign, turn somewhat left down steep hill to bridge ( NOT marked on the maps ).
Auckland North Shore Kauri Park Paths 2000 October 23 Northcote and Birkenhead harbourside booklet, Kauri Park leaflet Pleasant bushy walks, some quite steep bits.
Auckland North Shore Kauri Point Domain 2000 October 23 Northcote and Birkenhead harbourside booklet N42:220649 Short but very pretty.
South Mount William Puketutu Rd to Puketutu to Mount William ( and back ) 2000 November 11 North Island Walkways ( and some sheets, smaller but add nothing ). N47:525181 Shortish, but good; undulating, with some steep bits. Dry - probably reliably so. The north side of the triangle on the map seems to have gone.
Waitakere Titirangi Exhibition Drive 2000 December 2 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #50; Waitakere walks ( new ) N42:166499 Metalled road, party sealed, almost level. Unremarkable, but pleasant. Very easy.
Better ( more open ) parking at the west end.
North Mosquito Bay 2000 December 9 Rodney Walkways N33:773081 Down to the beach and up again. Steep, slightly sealed. Pleasant bay. No mosquitoes !
North Waionui inlet Circular track 2000 December 9 Rodney Walkways N33:726078 Through northern gate into wood, follow signs, return through southern gate. There's an unsigned viewpoint just off the track on the way up.
A bit muddy near the beginning only. Otherwise some steep spots, but easy.
No map.
Waitakere Henderson Old Coach Road track Mountain Road car park to Goodfellow Track 2000 December 16 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #39 N41:082533 Easy. Very overgrown ( roots, etc. ) but still used to be a road. Steady uphill grade, not hard.
Waitakere Henderson Goodfellow track 2000 December 16 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #38 Mostly straightforward, but a bit muddy. One slightly awkward stream crossing, and a notably steep descent.
Waitakere Henderson Fairy Falls track Goodfellow track to Mountain Road 2000 December 16 Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #36 Well maintained path, gravel, board walks, stairs on steep bits.

Alan Creak,
2003 November.

Auckland	North Shore	Onepoto Domain	Round the outside	2000	January	15	Harbourside Bush Walk Trail booklet, maps in domain SLIGHTLY better.		Soso. Passes the time.
Auckland	North Shore	Tuff Crater Reserve	Round, except for the motorway side.	2000	January	15	Harbourside Bush Walk Trail booklet - inadequate. Entrance almost immediately opposite Onepoto Basin entrance; leads to footbridge over motorway.		Interesting, though thoroughly overlooked by houses. Clockwise - round to motorway. Anticlockwise - round to motorway ( no connection ), can return straight up Exmouth Road.
North	Muriwai	Takapu refuge walk		2000	February	26	Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #2; Family Walks ( called Maori Bay track )	N41:953623	Easy; blowhole, gannets, Maori Bay. Good.
North	Muriwai	Maori Bay track		2000	February	26	Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #37; Family Walks		Easy; short walk through bush.
North	Muriwai	Lookout track		2000	February	26	Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #31; Family Walks ( labelled Michelson Track )		Uphill; good view from lookout.
North	Muriwai	Edwin Mitchelson track	Lookout track - Oaia Road - Edwin Mitchelson Road - Lookout track	2000	February	26	Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #3; Family Walks ( unlabelled )		Steady grade north of Lookout Track; pleasant. Not quite like the map south of Lookout track; excellent view by climbing up a rocky outcrop.
North	Muriwai	Quarry Track		2000	February	26	Muriwai leaflet; Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #32		Bush, streams, lots of nikau. Very pretty.
North	Omeru Reserve			2000	March	11	North Island Walkways ( p 86 ); Family Walks.	N37:996957	Not much, but very pretty indeed.
North	Shelly Beach reserve			2000	March	11	Rodney Walkways	N37:902940	Pleasant, not much. Note steps to little bay south of the main reserve.
Waitakere	Karekare	Coman's track		2000	March	25	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #91; Waitakere walks	N41:005438	Good; quite steep in parts. Coast views. Sandals in dry weather.
Waitakere	Karekare	Mercer Bay loop track	Ahu Ahu track - Te Ahua point	2000	March	25	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #92; Waitakere walks		Pleasant enough. Sandals in dry weather. Note ( unlisted ) branch to Mercer Bay. Te Ahua lookout non-impressive.
Waitakere	Karekare	Ahu Ahu track	Mercer Bay loop track - Karekare	2000	March	25	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #90; Waitakere walks		Gentle downhill walk. All bush - no scenery at all.
North	Tawharanui Regional Park	Ecology trail	Anchor Bay - North coast track	2000	April	1	ARC Northern Parks	N34:346190	Very good. All easy walking. Sandals adequate in dry weather - perhaps always ? Rocky coast, then slightly bushy, then grass with views. Lots of people at Anchor Bay, but very few elsewhere.
North	Tawharanui Regional Park	North coast track	Ecology trail - Trig station	2000	April	1	ARC Northern Parks		Easy. Track or grass, views.
North	Tawharanui Regional Park	South coast track	Trig station - ? ( track after Fisherman's track )	2000	April	1	ARC Northern Parks booklet		Track through grass then bush. Quite hilly.
North	Tawharanui Regional Park	?	South coast track - Fisherman's track	2000	April	1	ARC Northern Parks		Grass track, short but hilly.
North	Tawharanui Regional Park	Fisherman's track	? - Anchor Bay	2000	April	1	ARC Northern Parks		Gravel track by stream with fish ladder, then to car park
North	Mahurangi West Regional Park		Car park ( central to estuary, and across to Te Muri )	2000	April	8	Mahurangi Regional Park West leaflet; ARC Northern Parks	N34:237013	No indication of safe time to cross the estuary; two hours from low tide was easy.
North	Mahurangi West Regional Park	Te Muri Loop walking track		2000	April	8	ARC Northern Parks		Excellent views; easy in dryish weather. Track through bush at Te Muri point is not well marked, but the bush is clear and easy to walk through.
North	Mahurangi West Regional Park	Farm Track, Te Muri	and a bit further at the end, to Spaniard Creek.	2000	April	8	Mahurangi Regional Park West leaflet; ARC Northern Parks		Easy going; good views of Wenderholm. We stopped at a wire fence which looked like a boundary, but it should be possible to go on across the creek to the headland opposite.
Waitakere	Henderson	Swanson pipeline track	Christian Road to Peripatus track	2000	May	6	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #24	N41:082554	Good; quite steep down in parts; usually steps. Probably difficult in wet weather.
Waitakere	Henderson	Peripatus track		2000	May	6	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #27		Some very steep bits, mostly up. The hard bit comes early ( despite the map ). Took us far less than the 1hour25minutes of the map, but would be much more strenuous and slower if wet.
Waitakere	Henderson	East tunnel mouth track		2000	May	6	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #29		Reasonably easy; quite steep down in parts. Probably difficult in wet weather. After it meets the railway end, it's a metalled track.
Auckland	Tahuna Torea	Small selection	West Tamaki Road via low-tide route to sandspit end, back on north coast to path running east of brackish pond, south to south shore, back.	2000	May	20	Family Walks; Forest and Bird	N42:397578	Flat. Low tide route slightly muddy, but no significant water to cross at low tide. The references are misleading; there's no inland path on the north coast, but there are other paths; and the sandspit is much longer than indicated. Non- exciting, but quite pleasant. Worth looking at the rest.
North	Okura bush		Stillwater to cottage	2000	May	27	Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104	N38:238861	Pleasant. There by marked track, back by seashore ( notice says not within an hour of full tide ). Bits near Stillwater and inland a bit sticky in places - could be worse if wet. Some steep bits inland.
Auckland	East Coast Bays	2 Foot Tour	Brown's Bay - Winstone's Cove	2000	August	5	2 Foot Tour leaflet	N38:267766	Roads not much fun - sea coast much better, and worth it. All passable, but not within a couple of hours of high tide.
North	Shakespear Regional Park		Okoromai Bay carpark west end to north-south road	2000	August	19		N38:325901	Through regenerating "wetlands". Might be all right when they've regenerated a lot more.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Waterfall Gully track ( alias Heritage Trail )	North-west corner up gully to hilltop	2000	August	19	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		Good. Easy going despite recent rain ( almost all metalled ).
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Lookout track	Waterfall Gully track to Tiritiri track viewpoint	2000	August	19	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		Hardly noticeable ! - clockwise is easier than anticlockwise.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Tiritiri track	Viewpoint to sea	2000	August	19	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		Good track, steeply down.
North	Shakespear Regional Park		Coast south to first headland and back a bit, then up the "cliff"	2000	August	19			Good. Easy to the headland, but too much water to get round comfortably. Try again at low tide or in summer.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Tiritiri track	"Cliff" to Te Haruhi Bay	2000	August	19	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		First bit at the wrong side of the electric fence; no easy way across until after the path goes inland.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Lookout track	Te Haruhi Bay to road	2000	August	19	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		Path starts behind barn. Lambing time - so had to go on the road.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Waterfall Gully track ( alias Heritage Trail )	Road back to Okoromai Bay	2000	August	19	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		Lambing again. Not much path. Muddy at carpark end.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Coast	Army Bay to Te Haruhi Bay	2000	September	16		N38:329907	Good. Easy going at low tide; might not be passable at high tide. ( Still had to paddle a bit at the headland - almost low tide. )
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Road	Army Bay to Heritage trail	2000	September	16			A road.
North	Shakespear Regional Park	Heritage trail	Road to Army Bay	2000	September	16	Shakespear Regional Park leaflet		Unremarkable.
South	Duder regional park	Duder farm loop		2000	September	23	Duder regional park leaflet, ARC	N43:585530	Pleasant walk; slighly hilly, no difficulties. Grass, no mud.
North	Okura bush		Haigh Access Road to sandspit, and back	2000	October	7	Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104	N38:222818	Longer than it looks. Some quite steep bits, lots of zigzags. Easy walking - much metal, mostly dry.
North	Okura bush		Sandspit to Karepiro bay, inland	2000	October	7	Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104		Dry, steepish, good walking. There's a sort of path out to the end of Dacre point at the top; pleasant views.
North	Okura bush		Karepiro Bay to sandspit, shore	2000	October	7	Auckland walkways; North Island Walkways, p104		Easy if possible. We managed, just before high tide, but the tide wasn't extreme. Walk right round the sandspit too. ( Do NOT follow the shore back to Haigh Access Road; exceedingly muddy and cluttered. )
Auckland	Ambury Regional Park	Foreshore walk	Visitor centre clockwise to Kimi Esplanade	2000	October	14	Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative )	N42:281492	Easy. Interesting. Don't stick to yellow poles - go nearer the shore. A bit smelly ( probably depends on wind direction ).
Auckland		Kiwi Esplanade	Ambury Park to Mangere Mountain	2000	October	14	Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative )		Easy, but long and not much exciting after the first bit. ( There must be quicker ways to the mountain. )
Auckland		Mangere Mountain	Official track to two summits, down to SW corner ( Pikitea Road - note gate to path, not road )	2000	October	14	Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative )		Hilly, but easy walking. Interesting. Good views - but not too exciting in most directions. ( Lots more to look at - third summit, crater, etc. )
Auckland	Ambury Regional Park	Lost gardens	Path from Wallace Road entrance not marked; watch the map. We went too far south.	2000	October	14	Ambury Regional Park leaflet ( subinformative )		Easy. Pleasant enough. If we'd seen the information at the end of Kiekie Road it might have been more interesting.
Auckland	North Shore	Kauri Park	Balmain Road to paths	2000	October	23	Northcote and Birkenhead harbourside booklet	N42:220649	Mention in booklet ( page 15 ) is deceptive; take small path just past "Scenic Reserve" sign, turn somewhat left down steep hill to bridge ( NOT marked on the maps ).
Auckland	North Shore	Kauri Park	Paths	2000	October	23	Northcote and Birkenhead harbourside booklet, Kauri Park leaflet		Pleasant bushy walks, some quite steep bits.
Auckland	North Shore	Kauri Point Domain		2000	October	23	Northcote and Birkenhead harbourside booklet	N42:220649	Short but very pretty.
South	Mount William	Puketutu Rd to Puketutu to Mount William ( and back )		2000	November	11	North Island Walkways ( and some sheets, smaller but add nothing ).	N47:525181	Shortish, but good; undulating, with some steep bits. Dry - probably reliably so. The north side of the triangle on the map seems to have gone.
Waitakere	Titirangi	Exhibition Drive		2000	December	2	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #50; Waitakere walks ( new )	N42:166499	Metalled road, party sealed, almost level. Unremarkable, but pleasant. Very easy. Better ( more open ) parking at the west end.
North	Mosquito Bay			2000	December	9	Rodney Walkways	N33:773081	Down to the beach and up again. Steep, slightly sealed. Pleasant bay. No mosquitoes !
North	Waionui inlet	Circular track		2000	December	9	Rodney Walkways	N33:726078	Through northern gate into wood, follow signs, return through southern gate. There's an unsigned viewpoint just off the track on the way up. A bit muddy near the beginning only. Otherwise some steep spots, but easy. No map.
Waitakere	Henderson	Old Coach Road track	Mountain Road car park to Goodfellow Track	2000	December	16	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #39	N41:082533	Easy. Very overgrown ( roots, etc. ) but still used to be a road. Steady uphill grade, not hard.
Waitakere	Henderson	Goodfellow track		2000	December	16	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #38		Mostly straightforward, but a bit muddy. One slightly awkward stream crossing, and a notably steep descent.
Waitakere	Henderson	Fairy Falls track	Goodfellow track to Mountain Road	2000	December	16	Waitakere map ( 1996 ) #36		Well maintained path, gravel, board walks, stairs on steep bits.