Walking time 25 mins
Walking steps 1690 steps
Distance 1.3 km
Maukatia Gannet Track - Great kid’s playground adjacent to the car park.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Start of the track – follow the signs to Māori / Maukatia Bay.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Track leading to short section of bush.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Great short walk in bush.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Follow track at Maukatia Bay alongside car park.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Track leading to the gannet colony.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Track is good condition for easy walking.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Great views over Maukatia / Māori Bay.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Steps down to first lookout.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Gannet colony (seasonal).
Maukatia Gannet Track - Get up close to the gannets but do not feed or disturb.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Steps to second lookout.
Maukatia Gannet Track - Views over Muriwai.
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Starts at 1 Waitea Road, Waitakere, Muriwai
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A popular walking track along the rugged headland between Maukatia/Māori Bay and Muriwai Beach.
Start at the car park, where you will also find public toilets and a children's playground. The track combines easy walking with some climbs to make the most of the great views.
Follow the signs towards Maukatia/Māori Bay. The track leads through a short section of bush and two spectacular lookout points. Enjoy panoramic views over Maukatia/Māori Bay, Muriwai Beach and Woodhill Forest. Look out for the unique pillow lava and 'sea geyser' formations.
Ōtakamiro Point is the site of one of our few mainland gannet (takapu) breeding colonies. Gannets nest throughout summer. The viewing platform offers great views of the gannet colony - but please don't feed or disturb the gannets. Ōtakamiro's sea caves and blowhole were formed by waves eroding along vertical fractures in the rocks.
The iconic black sand of Muriwai is a magnetic iron mineral (titanomagnetite). It was eroded from volcanoes in the centre of the North Island and carried down the Waikato River to the Tasman Sea, then washed up by sea currents.
Walking 25 mins
Cycling 5 mins
Distance 1.2 km
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Distance 1000 m
Muriwai
Connect with nature and enjoy open space in one of over 4000 parks in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
Some areas closed to prevent the spread of Kauri dieback. Rugged coastline showcasing Muriwai's spectacular black sand surf beaches.
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