Something for everyone to enjoy. Bring your camera for stupendous views. Swims and coffee are optional.
A distance party will travel anticlockwise from Matiatia to Church Bay, and onto Park Point and Te Wharau Bay. Then up the hill for a short road walk to the Pio Rehutai Reserve and a bush track to the trig point, with great views over the island. A short road walk to another reserve and descent to Blackpool. Then up Tui Road to Oneroa, stopping for a swim or a coffee if desired.
Depending on energy levels, there’s a choice of tracks back to the ferry. The longest will be along the beach and via the Auckland University vineyard to Island Bay, onto Owhanaki and Matiatia. The shortest will do the reverse of the longer route, omitting Park Point and dropping down to the coast at Church bay.
Tides: low 11:00 am, high 5:11 pm
Ferry departures to Waiheke:
• From Devonport 9.10 am
• From Downtown Auckland 9.00 am
Ferry departures from Waiheke:
• Waiheke to Devonport and Downtown 4.00 pm
• Waiheke to Downtown (no stop at Devonport) 4.30 pm and 5.00 pm
Maps:
Cost: Adult $38 return; free with Super Gold Card
Organiser: John Lamb 09 410 5211 / 021 227 3614
