Meet at the Ostend (Belgium Street carpark) at 1pm to carpool to the old pioneer cemetry along Orapiu Road. We will take a 2 hour walk through this remote 35 ha Forest & Bird reserve. There are no formed tracks in this reserve, just routes, so good footwear and a reasonable level of fitness are required. We will see the site of the first school on Waiheke, a mostly weed-free regenerating forest with stunning mosses and fungi on the forest floor, some lovely groves of kauri, nikau and other more rare trees, and a kauri slide close to Orapiu Road.
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Onetangi Walk, Sunday 2 Nov 2008
Meet at Onetangi Hall at 3.30pm (note slightly later time). We will take a leisurely climb up the valley through the mature bush of the Forest and Bird Reserve to Pohutukawa Ridge. Then it’s all downhill as we return via Bella Terrace with its magnificent gulf views and descend to the beach from Garrett Road. Finally, just to get the heart-rate up again, we will climb the steps to Waiheke Reserve and then return to the hall.
Meet at the Onetangi Hall at 3.30pm. Note that while every care is taken, these walks are at your own risk. All welcome.
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Meet and park at the hall, walk up the road to the Roy Nelson gate, go along formed track to Pohutukawa Ridge, out at La Franchie gate, back to Belle Terrace and loop down, then along Waiheke Rd to Garrett, along Garrett and down the track to the beach, up First Ave, climb the stairs to the reserve above the hall and back across the reserve to the cars. Bit of a workout with all that climbing and no particular message but a variety of landscapes and terrain.
Meet at the Onetangi Hall at 3.30pm. Note that while every care is taken, these walks are at your own risk. All welcome.
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Meet and park at the hall, walk up the road to the Roy Nelson gate, go along formed track to Pohutukawa Ridge, out at La Franchie gate, back to Belle Terrace and loop down, then along Waiheke Rd to Garrett, along Garrett and down the track to the beach, up First Ave, climb the stairs to the reserve above the hall and back across the reserve to the cars. Bit of a workout with all that climbing and no particular message but a variety of landscapes and terrain.
winter break
The weather is very wet at the moment and the tracks are muddy, so we have decided to hold off on the weekly walk for a few weeks. Look out for our announcements here or in the local Waiheke papers. We are planning to get back into it sometime in August.
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