Polhill Reserve loop shared way

Starts near the Aro Street bus terminus (50 m asl) the path wends south and west up to Polhill (250 m asl). The descent, skirting the Zealandia fence line, is to George Denton Park (top of Highbury) then to Holloway Road and back to Aro Street.

At 7.2 km, this is a comfortable half-day walk for most hikers. At an average walking pace, plan for roughly 1 hour and 36 minutes.

The route forms a complete loop, returning you to where you started. This makes logistics simple and the outing entirely self-contained. The trail is officially waymarked as POL, 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.