Auckland Outdoors

Starting from the Hunua Falls carpark we will walk the Cossey/Massey loop in a clockwise direction stopping for a break at Cossey Dam, then finish with a walk to the famous Hunua Falls.

Medium level of difficulty, won’t bother regular hikers. The first part of the hike has some steep uphill sections including a lot of steps.

Walking Time: approx 4hrs including breaks.
Distance: approx. 9km

Graded 3 on 1-5 group difficulty rating
Led by Helen KF. (mob 021 0282 3600)

Two important things for this trip:

• No jeans - if you turn up wearing jeans you won't be allowed to join the group
• Please make sure all your clothes and gear are clean. We will use the spray stations before and after entering the tracks in accordance with the CAN (Controlled Area Notice for Kauri Dieback)

Here’s the plan:
9.15am – Meet Hunua Falls carpark. There are toilets here for us to use.
9.30am – Start hiking
10.30am - Morning tea break at dam
10.50am - Continue hike
12.50pm - Return to starting area & walk to Hunua Falls
1pm - Stop for lunch
1.30pm (ish) - Return to main carpark

Bring - Normal hiking gear - and have warm base layers like merino or thermal clothes on or in your pack in case of bad weather, a raincoat, strong footwear with great grip. A hiking pole is also useful for some of the steeper sections.

Food - Bring lunch and snacks plus plenty of water for yourself (min 2l)

Suggest carpooling. Please comment when you rsvp whether you need a lift / can offer lifts, which part of Auckland and your mobile number. It’s up to you to arrange this among yourselves. Please bring $15 cash for your driver if getting a lift or make arrangements to pay them via bank transfer.

No guests. If you have friends or family who want to join get them to sign-up to Meetup and RSVP.

Be sure to read all the details before you RSVP. If you can no longer attend please update your RSVP immediately to allow others to join. If you pull out at the last minute or don't show up this will be counted as a 'no show'. 3 no shows will trigger a 6 month ban from the group.

I look forward to sharing this walk with you all!
Helen

We will be walking a loop in central Auckland to include 3 volcano summits: Maungawhau / Mount Eden, Te Kōpuke / Mount St John, and Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson. Amazing views over the harbour and city.

Graded 2 on our 1-5 difficulty rating - some steep sections climbing up to the top of each volcano. Otherwise mostly easy on gravel paths or pavement.

Approx: 2 - 2.5hrs of walking (depends on the group)
Distance: 9.5km

Here's the plan:

Before 10am - Meet at the Tahaki Reserve carpark, 250 Mount Eden Road. If that carpark is full you can find street parking in the surrounding streets.

*Please note, there are no toilets along our walking route. You can use either the toilet around the corner at the Tahaki Reserve Playground, or the public toilets on Puhi Huia Road inside Mt Eden domain. -36.874886, 174.764401

10am - Start walking up and around Mt Eden, then over to Mt St John and Mt Hobson, returning to our starting point via Newmarket.

*Please note, we will be crossing a couple of busy roads. For safety purposes, where possible, we will cross as a group at traffic lights.

1.00pm - Anticipated finish time

Bring - Normal hiking gear - the tracks are fairly well-maintained so you can wear running shoes with good grip instead of hiking boots. Hat, rain jacket and warm layers to wear or keep in your pack, plus drink bottle.

Food - Bring your own snacks and water.

Carpooling - Please comment when you rsvp whether you need a lift / can offer lifts, which part of Auckland and your mobile number. It’s up to you to arrange this among yourselves. Please bring $10 cash for your drivers or make arrangements to pay your driver by bank transfer. You could also catch public transport (bus) to our starting point.

No guests. If you have friends who would like to come get them to join Auckland Outdoors and RSVP.

If your situation changes and you can no longer attend please update your RSVP immediately. If you drop out after 5pm the night before the event or don't turn up this will be treated as a 'no show'. 3 'no shows' will mean that you cannot join an event for 6 months. This rule is in place to be fair to others in the group.

We look forward to seeing you all :)

Helen and Mike