Hike Te Henga Walkway, New Zealand

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The Te Henga Walkway takes trampers through the Waitakere Ranges, past the Arataki Visitor Centre, Huia, Whatipu, Karekare, Piha, Anawhata, and either winding north to Muriwai via the Te Henga Walkway, or through Cascade Kauri Park and onto Swanson. From Bethells Rd to Constable Rd is 8 km or 3-4 hr one way. From Bethells Rd to O’Neill’s Bay is 2 km or 45 min one way. This track is now part of the Hillary Trail which connects a network of existing tracks and basic backpacker campgrounds in the Waitakere Ranges. Trampers can also choose a public transport option, beginning their journey at Titirangi and connecting with the train at Swanson. The track follows coastal cliffs and is rutted and steep in sections. It becomes slippery after periods of rain. Please take care around old slip sites. From Bethells Rd the Te Henga Walkway crosses the Waitakere River by footbridge, rising along a graded section, to superb views of lagoons, dunes and the west coast surf down to O’Neill's Bay, where you can return along Bethells Beach. To continue along Te Henga Walkway, the track climbs steeply then follows along the cliff-top where you may see gannets diving for fish. The track exits through a farm valley and another steep climb to Constable Rd. Care is needed on this track, which traverses coastal cliffs and is uneven and muddy in places. From Bethells Beach (Te Henga), the track is sign-posted near a bridge 1 km before the end of Bethells Rd opposite Lake Wainamu carpark. The northern entrance is from Constable Rd, off Oaia Rd, 10 km down the Muriwai Beach turnoff from Waimauku, SH 16.

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