Piha Valley Track
An out-and-back trail, 1.3 miles each way (2.6 miles round trip) in Auckland, New Zealand.
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 1,091 ft
- climb
- 544 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Piha Valley Track is an out-and-back trail, 1.3 miles each way (2.6 miles round trip) in Auckland, New Zealand. It runs between about 40 ft and 540 ft above sea level, with roughly 770 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. The nearest town is Piha, about 0.8 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Maungaroa, Lion Rock and Nun Rock. Kitakita Falls and Karekare Falls are within about 3 miles. For camping, Piha Domain Motor Camp and Craw Campsite are within about 6 miles. There are 28 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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Also worth it near here
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Maungaroa
~1 min drive
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Piha Domain Motor Camp
~1 min drive
Photo: Carpenter0 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Kitakita Falls
~1 min drive
Photo: duncangalbraith, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)South Piha Beach
~2 min drive
Photo: dr_robert, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Waitakere Hut
~4 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Piha Valley Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
