The Park and the Wetlands has a community of ducks and pukekos.
According to the TimeSpanner: “The Manawa Wetland Reserve has been redeveloped from a dump for Crown Lynn rejects, before the clay was scoured out for bricks and pots and other thing, and it was the site of the poudrette factory, and before that, it was New Lynn’s Waterfalls Estate in the 1860s.”
Quick facts about this walk
| Walk time: | approx. 60 minutes |
| With Speed: | about 5.25 kms |
| Start: | Olympic Park (off Wolverton Street) |
| Buses/Trains: | New Lynn Train Station |
| Difficulty: | Mix of flat and undulating paths. Suitable for users of average fitness and mobility. |
| Highlights: | Olympic Park, Manawa Reserve Wetlands, Gardner Reserve, Ambrico Kiln, Whau River |
| Facilities: | Children’s Playgrounds: Olympic Park |
The Hobbiton Movie Set Day Tour - From Auckland
Taking the train to New Lynn could be the start of a day’s outing. Do this walk along this side of the Whau River in the morning, have lunch in New Lynn, visit the Mall and then do the Avondale Whau River walk on the other side of New Lynn.
Map location and how to find New Lynn Pottery and Parks
Comments on New Lynn Pottery and Parks walk
Birdlover
IT IS A NEED FOR A BIG SIGN FOR DOG OWNERS, WHO DOESN’T RESPECT BIRDS IN “Manawa Reserve Wetlands”. THEY DOESNT REED TEXT WITH SMALL LETTERS, AND IF SOMEONE SAY THEM A WORD, JUST “GET LOST”. THIS IS MY TODAYS (Nov 13. 2020) EXPERIENCE.
KIND REGARDS “BIRDLOVER”
Richard Wagener
Thanks for the comment and reminder that in sensitive areas, we all need to take care as per the signage.KIND REGARDS “BIRDLOVER”
