New Zealand Walks: Three scenic tracks reopened

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Three scenic tracks in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges reopened on Anzac weekend after being closed for four years to protect precious kauri trees from disease.

After an upgrade costing two million dollars, the Gibbons, Muir and Pararaha Valley tracks have opened for public, ahead of the long weekend.

Auckland Council’s Environmental and Services Manager, Rachel Kelleher said to Morning Report the tracks provide an overnight or long walk tramping opportunity that has been missing since 2018.

She said: “What’s particularly significant about this is that it’s going to be connecting with other tracks that we opened last year.”

The next stage of the track re-opening program will be the

Anawhata to Te Henga section which will open later in the year, Kelleher said. . Kelleher said the impact of the closure will be monitored overtime. The tracks provide an overnight or long walk tramping opportunity that has been missing since 2018.

Above top: A shelter on The Gibbons Track.

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