📌Okahukura Peninsula - Atiu Regional Park

On the 29th of March, we will visit Atiu regional park, just north of Auckland. Okahukura peninsula is within the Kaipara harbour which is the largest in the southern hemisphere.

🚩 Summary of details:
📌 Duration: About 4 hours including breaks
📌Sunday distance: 10.3km
📌Map of Sunday hike: https://tinyurl.com/4b6jdyb9
📌 Difficulty: On our 1-5 scale, about 3.0-3.5 (overall)

Atiu Regional Park
We start at the top of the hill where there is an access road, and car park. Those in the group who stay at Courtyard house will walk just over a kilometre to this place, to meet the day hiking group. Those who stay at the Courtyard house finish at this place, the reminder continue to this car park.
The walk has rolling pastures, wetlands, native forest, plentiful birdlife, and beautiful views of the Kaipara Harbour. The car park, where we start has public toilets. The land was purchased by young British-born Pierre Chatelanat in 1951. An extensive program of land clearance, fencing, roading, tree planting and building was carried out by Pierre, and then by his staff. The property was gifted in 2006 to Auckland Council.

🚩 These are the 2 important stopping points to note.:
👉1) New World Victoria Park
(Where we meet initially - unless driving direct)
https://tinyurl.com/dwr5ze6e

👉 2) Main entrance, Atiu Regional park, Run road
(Start and finish of hike at Atiu Regional park)
https://tinyurl.com/2993sz93

Time line (guide only)
📌Sunday:
07:33 Sunrise
08:10 Good time to arrive at New World
08:25 Arrange car pooling
08:30 Leave New World Victoria Park
09:45 Everybody at Te Atiu access road car park at top of hill
09:55 Introductions and briefing
10:00 Start hike
13:30 Finish hike
13:45 Depart to Auckland
14:00 After hike drinks and snacks at Wellsford Inn (TBC)
15:00 Approx arrive back in Auckland
19:30 Sunset

🚩 Check list of items to bring: https://tinyurl.com/4tw5999p
🚩 Metvuw rain forecast : https://tinyurl.com/y7464z6c
🚩 Just some hiking group etiquette: https://tinyurl.com/4wz358fd

🚩 Costs:
$20 to your driver - if passenger (based on 10c/km with 2 passengers)

Remember if you can not attend, to avoid a "No Show" next to your name, then change your status. If you have 3 or more "No Shows" then you will be changed to "Not going". It is always courteous to change your RSVP status, if you no longer can attend. Thank you👍

🚩Those wishing to donate directly this is the bank account:
06-0145-0782760-00 - Many thanks

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🚩 RSVP question:
1. What is your transport situation for carpooling?
(A) Have transport, can offer rides
(B) Have no transport, need a ride
(C) Driving direct to Te Atiu Regional Park

Thanks 😊
Russell

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