Lookouts in Auckland Central

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Lookouts in Auckland Central

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  • Tabatha1998
    Auckland, New Zealand573 contributions
    Good views across Auckland. Although you can walk to the top, it is safer by car. Good place to visit as part of a trip to Cornwall Park.
    Written July 3, 2023
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  • Trish R
    18 contributions
    Loved the walk up to Archilles Point lookout from St Heliers but you can also drive. You’re rewarded with panoramic views across the Hauraki Gulf that sweep from the Auckland City Skytower, Tamaki Drive, the bays beaches, Rangitoto and Waiheke Islands and Musick Point to the right.The lookout is superb and always clean. The lookout platform is safe and secure and always has visitors. Love that there is the history and information about Archilles Point too. Well worth the walk and a well preserved and maintained part of Aucklands history. So glad we came.
    Written January 4, 2022
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  • James M
    Auckland, New Zealand454 contributions
    My lovely wife and a friend of ours went to Totara Park for a picnic on the weekend. There are plenty of picnic tables next to the carpark in Wairere Avenue. The trails around the park and the adjacent Botanic Gardens are well maintained, and even after rain, are pretty dry. Some of the trails wind around the lovely creek and give the place an almost tropical rainforest feel. The paths higher up are over the fields and have views which are simply stunning. Well worth enjoying.
    Written July 5, 2020
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  • Kathy W
    Auckland, New Zealand360 contributions
    This peninsula extends into the Hauraki gulf with Bucklands Beach
    on one side and Eastern Beach on the other. An easy walk through the Howick Golf club is lovely on a sunny windless day. Beautiful views of the gulf islands and to the foreshore across the bay. The historic Radio Station at the point which was built in 1937 and only used until 1966, was very run down. It's a lovely Art Deco building and would make a great function centre or museum. It's presently used by an amateur radio station.
    A lovely place to take a picnic (although no bathroom facilities).

    Written August 16, 2020
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  • JimCinNZ
    North Shore, New Zealand57 contributions
    This is a great place to take the dog for a walk, or to show visitors the magnificent views out over the Gulf. The council promised to start repairs on the stairway down to the beach in February and have it finished by today. The reality is they have yet to even start! So much for the Auckland Super City...…...
    Written March 31, 2019
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  • Acineto
    Auckland Central, New Zealand20,073 contributions
    The Pararaha Valley is the midpoint between Karekare and Whatipu. It can be used for shorter loop walks from either end or become the midpoint if you go from one to the other. You go up the hill from either side and descend to the valley.
    Although there are boardwalks in some places, the other places were quite wet as it traversed through the wetland. We had to cross the stream to get across and it was about thigh high. There is a campground in the area on the Whatipu side of the stream.
    There is also an access point from the track to the beach but the walk might require going through patches of water (it was high tide when we got there). It was fairly difficult trying to find it from the beach as there is no signage.
    The walk here was fairly tiring as we had done the beach walk from Whatipu to Karekare and then gone up and down the Zion hill tracks to get here and then up the Muir track to get back to Whatipu.
    Really quiet and nice views from the top of the Muir track staircase.
    Written April 22, 2017
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