Auckland walks: bush, coast and island guides
Find your next Auckland walk, from west-coast cliffs and forest tracks to gentle regional-park loops and island day trips.
Browse 20 detailed ReGear guides by area. Each guide covers the start, route, walking time, maps and practical planning. These are our published guides, not a complete list of Auckland tracks.
West Auckland
North Auckland
East and south Auckland
Hauraki Gulf islands
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Updated 22 October 2026: Added Mahurangi road and Motuihe wharf access warnings to the walk cards.
Sources and photograph credits
Route details are drawn from the linked ReGear guides, which include their official sources and current-notice links. Photographs show the named places; they do not establish today’s conditions. Images are cropped for these cards.
Kitekite Falls
Location photograph: russellstreet, 11 August 2013; CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ōmanawanui Track
Location photograph: Gadfium, 6 July 2022; CC0 1.0.
Mercer Bay Loop
Mercer Bay.jpg — Avenue. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shakespear Lookout Track
Location photograph: KazzaMiller, 29 August 2020; CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tāwharanui Ecology Trail
Tawharanui.jpg — Brendon Peat at en.wikipedia. Public domain.
Scandrett Mullet Point Loop
Scandrett Bay & Park 2013.JPG — E James Bowman. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Long Bay to Grannys Bay
Long Bay (13397010933).jpg — Sids1 from New Zealand. CC BY 2.0.
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Mahurangi Cudlip Point Loop
Mahurangi West Natural Masterpiece.jpg — russellstreet. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dome Lookout walk
2018-12-27 112313 Dome Forest Walkway anagoria.jpg — Anagoria. CC BY 3.0.
Tamahunga summit walk
Tamahunga.jpg — Traumnovelle. CC0.
Wenderholm Te Akeake
Wenderholm Regional Park (with Cliffs).jpg — Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany. CC BY 3.0.
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Hūnua Falls Track
Location photograph: Avenue, 14 March 2010; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duder Sustainable Trail
Duder Regional Park, New Zealand (2).JPG — Michal Klajban. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Rangitoto Summit Track
Location photograph: Avenue, 25 July 2009; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Motuihe Island walks
Photo: Department of Conservation, Motuihe Island tracks. Island map: Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0. Location imagery: LINZ and Imagery Basemap contributors, CC BY 4.0; cropped with location labels.
Rotoroa Island Southern Loop
Pakatoa Island from Rotoroa Island.jpg — Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia. Public domain.
Matiatia Headland walk
Matiatia.jpg — User:gadfium. Public domain.
Tiritiri Matangi Wattle loop
Tiritiri Matangi 01.jpg — Beate Schröder-Wettwer. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motuora Island walks
Motuora Island aerial photograph, 25 January 1973. Motuora Island, Hauraki Gulf.jpg — Whites Aviation Ltd. CC BY 4.0.
Whakanewha Forest walk
Whakanewha.jpg — brent simpson. CC BY-SA 2.0.
