Mangatawhiri Track to peak pt.445 return, Mangatawhiri Forest, Auckland, New Zealand

Mangatawhiri Track to peak pt.445 return, Mangatawhiri Forest, Auckland, New Zealand

Features: Tracks on ridges and farmland, Mangatawhiri Forest, Part of New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail.

Car Park: (37°11'23.1"S 175°08'50.3"E) (-37.189741, 175.147299)
Lyons Road Car Park

Route: Lyons Road Car Park -- Swing Bridge -- Mangatawhiri Track peak pt.445 -- Return the same trail

Total Distance: 14.1km

Total Uphill: 940m

Walking Time: Total 5hrs20min

(Lyons Road Car Park to Swing Bridge -- 40min,

Swing Bridge to Track peak pt.445 -- 2hr10min,

Track peak pt.445 to Swing Bridge -- 1hr50min,

Swing Bridge to Lyons Road Car Park -- 40min)

Season: Early December

Track Status: Dry with 15min farm track

Weather: Clear & Sunny

Relevant Information:

Auckland, Hunua Ranges Regional Park, Mangatawhiri Track, Mangatawhiri Forest, Mangatawhiri, Te Araroa Trail

Workman Track to peak pt.490 return, Hunua Ranges, Auckland, New Zealand

Workman Track to peak pt.490 return, Hunua Ranges, Auckland, New Zealand

Features: Tracks on ridges, Mangatangi Reservoir.

Car Park: (37°07'06.9"S 175°12'31.0"E) (-37.118574, 175.208609)

Mangatangi Dam Car Park

Route: Mangatangi Dam Car Park -- Mangatangi Dam -- Service Road -- Mt Workman pt.428 -- Workman Track -- Track peak pt.490 -- Return the same trail

Total Distance: 16.0km

Total Uphill: 820m

Walking Time: Total 4hrs50min

(Mangatangi Dam Car Park to Mt Workman--45min,

Mt Workman to Track peak pt.490--1hr45min,

Track peak pt.490 to Mt Workman --1hr40min,

Mt Workman to Mangatangi Dam Car Park --40min)

Season: Late December

Track Status: Dry, Grassy in the first hour

Weather: Clear & Sunny

Relevant Information:

Auckland, Hunua Ranges Regional Park, Mt Workman, Mangatangi Reservoir