Omanawanui Track carpark - Huia
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Contact Omanawanui Track carpark
| Address : | Omanawanui Track carpark Whatipu Road, Huia, Auckland 0604, New Zealand |
| Phone : | ๐ +9 |
| Postal code : | 0604 |
| Website : | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/Pages/park-details.aspx%3FLocation%3D3482 |
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Michael Li on Google
โ โ โ โ โ Absolutely amazing! Might be the best track in Auckland. Recently reopened with steps all along, super easy to walk, family friendly.
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Jason Lingard on Google
โ โ โ โ โ A great walk, newly-opened. Follows a ridge along the harbour. Multiple peaks with stunning 360ยฐ views. The track is in excellent condition, but be warned there are A LOT of steps, up and down. It's not a loop, and is about 50min each way. However you can make it a loop and walk back via the road (which we decided to do instead of facing those steps again), this takes only about 30min as opposed to 50min. At the beach end, you also have the option of walking out to the lighthouse via the Signal House Track, which adds about 30min.
You can start Omanawanui from either the Whatipu Beach end, or there is an entry to the track from Whatipu Road, about 5min (driving) prior to reaching the beach. It is sign posted and you should see it.
We walked from the Whatipu Road entry to the beach, and getting that view down to the beach at the end is amazing. But if you do decide to create a loop using the road you could start at the beach as your walk back along the road would be downhill. There are only a handful of parks at the Whatipu Road entry, so you might end up having no choice but to start from the beach end.
Also, if it's sunny take a hat, sunscreen and water, as there are many parts of the track that are exposed.
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Roger Wang on Google
โ โ โ โ โ Awesome walking tracks. One of the best in Auckland. Make sure you bring lots of water and enough food though. Reasonable level of fitness required but the scenery is well worth the effort
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Lucia Tian on Google
โ โ โ โ โ Amazing walk with new pathway. Highly recommend!
At least 15km unsealed narrow road leading to the Carpark, drive with caution, do not wash your car before coming, bad idea.
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rubina bankapur on Google
โ โ โ โ โ The road to the carpark is closed till 31st January but we didn't want to really turn around and decided to walk from the end of Huia road to the track and then returned via Whatipu road and it was well worth it. Lots of steps! But amazing views!
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Olga Papysheva on Google
โ โ โ โ โ Driving there could be quite challenging: 15 km of an extremely narrow unsealed road, where you can't see anything around because of the dust.
Literally it's a luck that we didn't meet a bad driver on our trip.
The Omanawanui track is well made, everything is brand new. But bear in mind that the track is actually a 5 km long narrow staircase (return trip). Good fitness is required. Otherwise be prepared to have sore muscles for the following week. I wouldn't recommend to walk down to Whatipu Road, as, if you are tired to climb up back to the trail, you will compete with two-way traffic on a narrow road in clouds of dust if the weather is sunny.
And be prepared to wash your car after the trip.
The views are gorgeous out there. Worth of inconveniences.
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Regina Ieti on Google
โ โ โ โ โ A spectacular hike to the top and to the caves...Great for sunset and sunrise lovers like myself.
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#Hashtag Lads on Google
โ โ โ โ โ One of the best tracks around Auckland! Has really great views - In terms of difficulty - would place this around a medium fit with plenty of stairs!
Was quite busy track so you can't get lost! - takes maybe an hour to make it to the first look out and another hour for the summit from the main carpark. Total of 3-4 hours at a medium/slow speed :)
Only tip I have is that the DOC map shows a loop - THERE IS NO LOOP so after you finish the first point - decide if you will like to do another hour to the next.
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