Description

Starting from the car park drop down the hill on a gravel path, cross the creek and turn left on Auckland City Walk. After around 1 km turn right on Anderson Track which before long crosses a shallow stream (usually possible to keep feet dry with some nimble rock hopping.) On the far side of this stream the trail starts to climb steeply, with several long flights of steps to negotiate.
Towards the top of the climb you enter a beautiful grove of young kauri trees and at about 2.5km reach a junction where you turn right, following the signpost to 'Waitakere Tramline Walk'. A short, gnarly downhill (watch out for slippery boulders) spits you out on the Tramline Walk. Turn right and follow one of the few genuinely flat bits of Waitakere trail, along the tramlines and through a short tunnel (headlight not necessary but maybe advisable for the more nervous!)

The tramline ends a short way further on and you leave it to your left and climb a series of concrete steps to reach the Watercare road. Turn right across the dam and at the far end turn left and almost immediately right to stay on Fenceline Track. This will take you back to the Auckland City Walk, where you started. When you join Auckland City Walk, turn left and follow the track all the way back to the carpark, back over the little bridge and the patch of grass you passed in the beginning.

Features of interest

This short run has a number of points of interest, including running along the Waitakere Tramline, the waterfall you see along the tramline (if it's been raining, it can be really pretty), and the forest of young kauri trees at the top of Andersons Track.

Make Up of Run

Untracked / Route only: 0%

Technical Single Track: 10%

Moderate Single Track: 35%

Easy Single Track: 50%

Farm Road / 4WD Track: 0%

Gravel Road: 5%

Sealed Road: 0%

Route Data