Puhinui - not just for Horses

Starting from the carpark run past the toilet and take the path to the left of the small lake. This path winds around the outside of the horse area and heads through a gate into a short stretch of bush, then back through another gate and out near the horse area again, keep following the path around until eventually you go though a gate (or over the MTB ramp) and the trail stops.

Look ahead and slightly to the right and there is a pole with a white box next to it on the ridge, head for that, once there you will see a black water tank and just to the left of that is a gate, head down and through that. Again turn left and follow the farm track for about 500m and then take the left track again (rule of thumb turn left) follow this until you see the pipe bridge ahead, run up and onto the pipe bridge and to the end, check out the mangrove river and then head back off the bridge and turn left.

Follow the track around until you see a gate with "Planting Site" on it, turn left through this gate and follow the track for 100m and veer left. After a short while this track peters out, make your own way around the fenceline until you reach a small bridge and another gate/MTB ramp. Go through and turn right following an indistinct farm track until you reach a causeway over that same stream and follow the farm tracks back to the gate.

Turn left again and follow the farm track all the way to where it splits with a walking track going left. Take that track, along here you get some of the best harbour views. That track will take you to a viewpoint and then you head back inland past the tower which unfortunately you can't get up. Take a left at the intersection past the tower and follow the road all the way back to the carpark.