This weekend we embarked on an alternative Auckland coast to coast walk - from Waitemata Harbour to Manukau Harbour. Auckland City Council do have their own documented walk here. However our alternate walk has less road, more parks, more bush, more direct, more variety, more views and more fun. It takes about 4 to 4 1/2 hours if there are no stops.
And we get you back to the start by bus or by train. The walk can be done in stages or you may wish to set a day aside to do the complete walk. It takes about four hours non-stop, but do allow yourself time to explore the side-trips (e.g. walk around Parnell, one of Auckland’s most interesting and historic suburbs) and have refreshments.
For a limited time, you can download the alternative Coast to Coast walk for free by entering your email and name in the box on the right.
Watch the short video – Things to do in Auckland – Coast to Coast Walk
Auckland residents may even be surprised to find places they were not aware of!
Vistors will discover Auckland’s back yard secrets and many cafes and shops – the ones that the bus tours miss.
You really don’t get to know a place until you have explored it by foot!
For instance we discovered a new labyrinth in Parnell – something that I would not have recognized if I had not recently read “Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice”.
If you are looking for things to do in Auckland this is a great day outing. This alternative coast to coast walk starts off at the Ferry Building and ends at Onehunga. We have created it in stages, so that at convenient points, if you need to return to the start we let you know where you can catch a bus or train. The walk is full of variety from kauri trees, to the Parnell shops and cafes, churches and cathedrals, views of the harbours, volcanoes and Waitekere Ranges and an art collection. It includes many playground areas for children which we hope is an incentive for them to do this walk. This walk in Auckland shows off the diversity of this wonderful city.
Suggested Cafes in Onehunga: The Library Cafe and Columbus
If you are keen on other coast to coast walks around the world – you may like to try the Walk from Cumbria to Yorkshire which spans 85 miles of quintessentially English landscape
Mt Eden is one of the most popular places to visit in Auckland. Today’s walk around Mt Eden in autumn sunshine and clear skies was wonderful. We enjoyed the fly past of the Spitfires and DC3′s at 10am to commemorate Anzac Day.
This very popular visitor’s site gives fine views of Eden Park (home of the All Black’s Rugby Team), the Waitakere Ranges, Rangitoto Island, Mt Victoria, North Head, Mt Hobson and more…
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