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North Shore City Coastal walk

Location

Long Bay Regional Park is 20 km or 30 mins by car from downtown Auckland.This 23 km urban walk takes you from Long Bay in the north to Devonport in the south, where you can catch a Fullers Auckland ferry to link with Auckland’s coast to coast walk.

Description

Te Araroa logos, markers on posts, and small fingerboards on poles mark the all-tide route. This route follows cliff top tracks, pedestrian shortcuts, steps and footpaths.At low tide only, it is possible to walk almost all the way on the shoreline, but North Shore City Council does not recommend this route. Rocks may be very slippery and unstable underfoot, and there are high unstable cliffs above you.You will need to take careful note of the time of low tide, as there are several points where you can be cut off by the rising water. If you want to walk the whole way during one low tide, prepare to do some wading. Alternatively, break the walk part way, and complete it at low tide the following day.

All walkers must come inshore between Castor Bay Esplanade and Milford Beach to cross Wairau Creek on the Inga Road bridge. There is no foreshore route between these two beaches. Wairau Creek cannot be safely forded at any stage of the tide.

Route description (all-tide route)
Details and directions are available for the following segments of the walk

Long Bay to Torbay
Torbay to Browns Bay
Browns Bay to Rothesay Bay
Rothesay Bay to Murrays Bay
Murrays Bay to Mairangi Bay
Mairangi Bay to Campbells Bay
Campbells Bay to Castor Bay

Castor Bay to Milford
Milford to Takapuna
Takapuna to Devonport.

Distance

23.0 km

Duration

7.0 hours

Level

Hard

Amenities

• Food & Drink

Source

North Shore City Council

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