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NZ Walking Routes > Auckland > Hauraki Gulf > Rangitoto Scenic Reserve
Rangitoto Scenic Reserve
- Location
- Situated right next to the Southern Motorway, on Hill Road, Manurewa.
- Description
- Rangitoto Island is the largest, youngest and one of the least modified of about 50 volcanic cones and craters in the Auckland volcanic field. It erupted from the sea in a series of dramatic explosions around 600 years ago, and is now extinct.Rangitoto Island features 200 species of native plants, including 40 fern species. The island’s pohutkawa forest is the largest in the country.
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Historical
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Swimming
- Toilets
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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