Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Auckland > North Auckland > North Shore > Whangaparoa Peninsula - The Lookout track
Whangaparoa Peninsula - The Lookout track
- Location
- Follow State Highway 1 north and take the Silverdale off ramp. Go through Silverdale, turn right on to Whangaparaoa Rd and follow the signs to the end of the peninsula
- Description
One of the park's highlights is the 360-degree view of Auckland's City skyline, the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and Wenderholm and Mahurangi regional parks from the lookout. This walk includes one steep area.
Birds from nearby Tiritiri Matangi Island sanctuary have migrated across to the regenerating native forest on Shakespear. You can hear bellbirds and see the occasional kakariki. In the spring you are able to enjoy the newborn lambs amongst the expansive rural pastural setting.
At Te Haruhi Bay the resident peacocks display. White-faced herons, stilts and dotterels frequent the tidal flats of Okoromai Bay, and tui and native pigeons flourish in the regenerating forest of Waterfall Gully.
Opens: 6am
Closes: 7pm (winter) and 9pm (summer)- Distance
- 2.5 km
- Duration
- 1.0 hours
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Boat Ramp
- Camping
- Carpark
- Fishing
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Swimming
- Source
- Auckland Regional Council
- Discussion
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