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List of Waitakere Ranges tracks considered safe
PRESS RELEASE – 21 June 2018
Te Kawerau a Maki would like to clarify and confirm the list of tracks within and surrounding the Waitakere Ranges forested area (the Waitakere Rahui) that are currently* considered safe to use and for which controlled public access has been authorised by Te Kawerau a Maki within the rahui area. We ask the public to please respect the rahui and stay out of all forested areas and forest tracks not included on the list below. This includes forested local parks and DOC land. We are actively seeking the Government and Council to work with us and the community as a matter of urgency on developing a Waitakere Plan and strategy to ensure the kauri forest is protected for future generations, while providing rationalised, kauri-safe, and long-term solutions for public access to enjoy this taonga.
We wish to sincerely thank the public for your continued support and patience in helping us help the Waitakere forest.
*All forested tracks are subject to monthly and storm-event auditing to ensure track standards do not deteriorate to unsafe levels which will result in immediate closure.
| Forest Tracks |
| Lookout Track (Arataki Visitor Centre) |
| Nature Trail (Upper Loop and Plant ID) |
| Beveridge Track |
| Orpheus Graves Track |
| Parker Track |
| Marawhara Walk |
| Service Roads |
| Huia Dam Road (to dam only) (Watercare) |
| Pipeline Road & part of Pipeline Track (Watercare) |
| Upper Nihotupu Dam Road (Watercare) and Upper Nihotupu Walk |
| Waitakere Dam Walk |
| Exhibition Drive Walk (Watercare) |
| Non-Forested Tracks |
| Anawhata Beach Track |
| Cave Rock Track |
| Laird Thompson Track |
| Lion Rock Track |
| Long Road Track (partial - from road end to where paddock meets forest) |
| McLachlan Monument Track |
| Rose Track |
| Signal House Track |
| Spraggs Monument Track |
| Tasman Lookout Track |
| Te Henga Walkway (DOC) |
| Kakamatua Beach Walk (requires a short section of track upgrade but otherwise a beach access walk) |
| Lake Wainamu Track (eastern side) |
| Mercer Bay Loop Track |
| Additional Non-Forested Tracks |
| Huia lookout track |
| Tracks at Hinge Bay beach |
| Track to Whatipu beach |
| Whatipu caves track |
| Track to bench seat at Pukehuhu only (do not continue along Omanawanui track) |
| Whatipu coastal walk |
| Pohutakawa glade walk |
| Track down stream to beach |
| Tunnel point track |
| Track to beach from carpark |
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