Te Araroa - 02 Auckland - a Mangawhai Heads to Pakiri Beach

Te Araroa - 02 Auckland - a Mangawhai Heads to Pakiri Beach is a 29.6 km Local Hiking hiking route.

Covering 29.6 km, this demanding trail is best tackled by experienced walkers in good condition. Budget roughly 6 hours and 35 minutes or consider splitting it across two days.

This linear trail moves from one end to the other without looping back. A return journey by transport — or retracing the path — is needed to get back to the start. The trail is officially waymarked as TA02a, so look out for the trail markers along the way.

This is a Local Walking Network (LWN) trail — a community-level route perfect for exploring the immediate surroundings, popular with locals and visitors alike.