Discovering Tryphena
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To Medlands Station To Medlands 1 Station Rock K Rock Road ō w Walkway h a i V a d l Discovering l a e o y R T r Maungatawhiri d a n c a Road k l d Schooner Bay Road e Tryphena Schooner M Bay Road Blackwell Drive Pū ri ri Bay Ro Trouble with Tryphena: if you linger here, a d 3 ad 2 Stonewall Village Bay Ro Rosalie it might make your ordinary life seem Pūriri Bay Pah Te Rangitāwhiri Beach Gooseberry Flat less than perfect. Road Omanawa Lane Miller’s Hill Walk Mountain bike trail grades All you need to know to enjoy exploring this area for a day. Grade 4. Advanced Schooner Bay Shoal Bay Road Te Rangitāwhiri Reserve Mulberry Grove A mixture of long, Road steep climbs, narrow track, 4 poor traction and difficult obstacles to avoid or jump Turi over. Generally exposed at Key (turn over for description of each walk) Motutara Pohutukawa Mulberry Grove the track’s outside edge. Place Most riders will find some Station Rock Road Walkway sections easier to walk. (Access from Medlands Road) Ross Bay Track Waste on Aotea/ Tryphena Harbour Garden Road Great Barrier Te Rangitāwhiri Whanga Mulberry Grove Miller’s Hill walk Dolphin Bay Track Rubbish collection on Aotea School Dog Information Great Barrier has changed Shoal Bay No dogs on DOC reserves, Shoal Bay Shoal Bay Road Island Bay Track in 2019. Residential waste Tryphena Point Wharf campgrounds and tracks, or Ruahine Lookout Track is collected weekly using on Motu Kaikoura. Dogs on supplied bins and bags. Take leash allowed on all beaches, Auckland Council reserves Whaler’s Lookout Track Kōwhai Valley Track casual rubbish and recycling Taylors Bay 6 and tracks and public places. home or drop it off at the 5 Shoal Bay Dogs off-leash only in ‘under Aotea Community Recycling control off leash areas’ Te Rangitāwhiri Reserve Sealed road Centre and Claris Landfill at marked on the map. Please pick up after your pet. 70 Gray Road, Claris. Shoal Bay Road Please support us in our Other track Gravel road goal to go Zero Waste. Ruahine 402m Safe beach Dog off leash Aotea/Great Barrier Island Ross Bay Ross Bay Track C a Ruahine p 8 Information Shop/store Restaurant/bar e B Lookout 7 arr ie Dolphin Bay Track r R o Public toilets Art, craft gallery Boat ramp a d Cecilia Sudden Bay Scenic site Cafe Ferry Island Bay Ruahine Track Lookout Fishing Safe swimming Kayaking Track Dolphin Bay Mountain bike route Barbecue Parking (also tramping track) Strong currents run in the channel between Great Barrier Island and Coromandel Peninsula. Island Bay Sports field Campervan site Please take great care venturing out by kayak south of Tryphena Harbour. Johnson’s Bay Whalers Lookout School Child friendly walk Motu Tohorā Track 1km (Rabbit Island) Playground 4WD only 9 Cape Barrier (Tai-Tū-Matā) Places of interest Notes Show sandy beaches Walk safe: for walks longer than 30 1 Station Rock Lookout 4 Mulberry Grove 7 Ross 4WDBay symbol schooner Bay road minutes, wear good shoes, a sun hat move numbers and sunblock. Carry water. BBQ symbols 2 Coastal road with great views 5 Shoal Bay 8 Ruahine Lookout Most tracks are clearly marked. Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 3 Stonewall village 6 Shoal Bay Wharf 9 Cape Barrier (Tai-tu-mata) or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Maps produced with support from the Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board. What’s in a name? Haerenga: Longer The big Rangitāwhiri, as Tryphena is known to Māori, walking tracks SNAGBDM12/11/15 means ‘a day of welcome.’ Fitting, since this stunning bay has been welcoming settlers and Dolphin Bay Track visitors since before legendary explorer Kupe easy arrived in the1400s. About 1km along Cape Barrier Road from Shoal Bay, follow the track through the bush to a Europeans first called it Tofino, after an 18th sheltered rocky bay. Good for fishing, getting century Spanish navigator Vincente Tofiño de away from it all or perhaps even some dolphin Tryphena - it’s easy San Miguel, who was famous for drawing good spotting. Its steep in places, but you’ll have a maps. stunning wee bay all to yourself. being great when But the prevalent myth is that Tryphena was 3 hours return. named after a ship that was supposedly built Pah Beach, Tryphena. Photo: Neal Coe. you just are. here. The brig was real, but built in NSW, Toi: On the art trail Nature spotting right where you need them - including a modern Australia in the 1840s, and named after the Pick up the brochure and go exploring. Ross Bay Track 7 From ducks to dolphins, plenty to see - owner’s daughter. Yes the ship did visit the playground and skate ramp. This is the bay with the Best done by car, especially as you’re Take the right fork 25 minutes walk along Barrier often, and her name stuck - perhaps if you just slow down enough. Shoal Bay 5 , the site of the main passenger likely to pick up something nice along the Dolphin Bay Track. At the end you’ll get biggest heart. This is Aotea because Tofino was harder to say. ferry wharf, has its own kind of charm. You could From the roadside, or from a kayak, you’ll often the way! a glorious view of Tryphena Harbour - and see dolphins in the bay. at its best. Whatever name you know it by, let Rangitāwhiri call this ‘interesting boats central.’ A bit more beyond. Bring snorkeling gear in February/ Aotea Great Barrier is home to many artists, be a ‘day of welcome’ to the treasures of Aotea. tidal, more laid back than the other bays. March; on calm days there’s a lovely underwater The Colville Channel south of Tai-tu-mata, and Tryphena has a lot of them. Make sure you garden to explore, after a final steep descent, Cape Barrier 9 is known for its concentration have a current brochure, available at one of the Hīkoi: Short walks and a scramble over the rocks. of whales. Local Māori say the route whales local stores and at the GB i-Site, Claris Airport. take has changed because of the hunting from It might pay to check with the galleries before 3 hours return. Whangaparapara - most tend to move up the Promenade the foreshore you head out, as not every place is open all year east coast of the island now. The most leisurely way of walking, well suited to round. Island Bay Track On land, native birds are recovering on Aotea. any holiday. You can’t walk the entire coastline It is home to the world’s biggest pāteke (brown from bay to bay, but you can hop onto any of Follow a ridge line with expansive views down teal duck) population. Kākā parrots will keep the beaches and saunter along. Take your pick, to stunning Island Bay, and get up close to Motu you amused too. everyone ends up with a favourite spot. Tohorā- the tail of the Southern Right Whale. Also known as Rabbit Island. 2 hours return. Miller’s Hill walk When you see one of these - use it! They will lead you to lovely hidden spots. Great shortcut between Tryphena and Mulberry Grove, away from the main road, and up a bit. Ruahine Lookout Track 8 Must-do activities Park at the end of Cape Barrier Road, follow the marked track alongside the road, down to Te Rangitāwhiri Reserve Don’t miss out on these Tryphena Johnson’s Bay. From there, the trail heads to the essentials: Tucked behind Mulberry Grove is a cute right, winding its way up the mountain. little DOC reserve with a babbling brook and Visit all the bays - compare the communities beautiful big trees. It’s picnic heaven. Ataahua: Scenic routes This trail stops at a great viewpoint, just a little of Stonewall Village 3 , Mulberry Grove 4 and short of the summit - it’s private land from Shoal Bay 5 . Sit down and have a kōrero (chat) It’s worth exploring just a little out of there on. Please respect the boundary. North Island kākā. Photo: Department of Conservation. with a local. They’ll fill you in on all the gossip, Station Rock Lookout 1 Tryphena. 3 - 4 hours return tell tall tales and will make you wonder why Take advantage of the highest point on There are both driving and walking destinations, you’re not living here too! Medlands Road: park up and climb one of the close by here. The exploding dunny island’s big peaks - great views are your reward Walk the foreshore and beaches any time of Wander along Pūriri Bay Road 2 out to Kaboom! It’s not always peace and for a relatively short climb (25 minutes). day. Get into the rhythm of Tryphena Harbour’s Schooner Bay. quiet around here. tides, listen to the songs of native birds, see the Some of the walks are also described on the Take the drive along Cape Barrier Road and visit Bob Whitmore bought a Pūriri Bay section from fish jump. Keep a lookout on where you’re at - AKL Paths website. Directional bollards will also the southernmost tip of the island. Be prepared gruff old Tom Alcock for £250 in the 1960s. the tides here have a maximum vertical rise and help you find your way. fall of 3.5m. to walk down to the Cape Barrier 9 , it’s well Bob’s mate Arnie Willis helped him build a long- worth the effort looking across to Coromandel drop toilet.