Red-Rocks, Hawkins Hill, Tip-Track Loop

You can do the loop in either direction.

Directions for Clockwise: Start at Red Rocks car park: the gates at the start of Red Rocks coastal walk. Proceed along Red Rocks coastal walkway to Hell's Gate, approx 3.7km, to the turnaround point - check out the view through the rocks here. Run back approx. 500m to the bridge and take the left track following Waipapa Stream. There will be two small river crossings before a climb up to the ridgeline. Follow this until you reach a fork left down to Radome Track. Another small river crossing and then a long almost 3km steep ascent all the way to Hawkins Hill past the radar station. Then take a sharp right onto the Tip Track. Follow the Tip Track down, steep in places, to Happy Valley Road. Take a right and run on the tarmac down happy valley road and right onto Owhiro bay road back to your starting point.