Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Auckland > Central Auckland > Mt Eden
Mt Eden
- Location
- 250 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden. Vehicle entry is off Mt Eden Road. There are also walkways off Clive Road, Glenfell Place, Batger Place, Hillside Crescent, Rautangi Road and Owens Road. Entry to Eden Gardens is from Omana Rd, off Mountain Road.
- Description
- Maungawhau/Mount Eden is the highest of the volcanoes in Auckland City, 196 metres high. Being centrally located, it is both a prominent feature of the Auckland scene and a suitable vantage point from which to view the city and the other cones. Maungawhau has been grazed for at least 120 years and a council lease currently allows a herd of 15-20 young cattle to graze on the mountain. At the base of the mountain, on the northeast side, there is a substantial area of native bush. A remnant of this bush still exists on the lava flow in the Almorah Road, Epsom area. Today this bush is composed of karaka corynocarpus), kohekohe (dysoxylum), mahoe (melicytus), ngaio (myoporum), pigeonwood (hedycarya), puriri (vitex), titoki (alectryon), mangaeo (litsea), karamu (coprosma), rangiora (brachyglottis) and whau (entelea). It is likely that some of these species may have been planted by the Maori inhabitants of Maungawhau. Both karaka and puriri trees are often found in association with village sites. Conifers are not found on this lava flow, but may have been present on the adjoining soils of Newmarket, if its Maori name "Okoare" (place where the young kauri grows) is a reflection of the vegetation present.
- Amenities
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- Carpark
- Dogs Allowed
- Historical
- Playground
- Source
- www.aucklandcity.govt.nz
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