Auckland · Hiking

Kawau Bay Track

Kawau Bay TrackPhoto: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.4 mi
round trip
408 ft
climb
112 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Kawau Bay Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Auckland, New Zealand, inside Scandrett Regional Park. It runs between about 0 ft and 110 ft above sea level, with roughly 190 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Algies Bay, about 2.2 miles east of the trailhead. For camping, Martins Bay Holiday Park and Sunburst Reserve Self Contained camping are within about 6 miles. There are 4 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Kawau Bay Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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