Auckland Sights

  1. Coast to Coast Walkway

    This 16km trail links Viaduct Harbour and Manukau Harbour, cutting a path through a bunch of sights and attractions such as Auckland Museum and Cornwall Park. Walk one way, then bus back. Pick up a printed copy from visitors centres or download it from the government's website.

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  2. Mt Eden

    The grassy slopes of Auckland's highest volcanic cone are a popular vantage from which to watch the city and look into the gaping mouth of its crater. Come at dawn when it's just you and the lowing cattle watching the sun and the city rise.

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  3. One Tree Hill & Cornwall Park

    Now dual parks, this huge area was once the largest volcanic-cone fortress in the southern hemisphere, said to have supported up to 5000 Maori; terracing and food-store pits are still visible. The city's European 'father', John Logan Campbell, is buried beneath the big, bald hill alongside the commemorative obelisk. His original house, Acacia Cottage, is in the adjacent Cornwall Park. The area's historical significance is explained in the Huia Lodge info centre.

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  4. Parnell Rose Gardens

    Watch boats skate across the harbour from this pretty pozzie where you'll be in a bed of blooming roses between November and March. Big old trees, including the oldest manuka in Auckland, watch over the quaint cottagey gardens, which sweep down to the superb saltwater Parnell Baths.

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