Waitangi, Paihia and Opua out to east of Russell

Tuesday March 2nd

South end Waitangi Forest - Waitangi - Paihia - Opua - out east to Ngaiotonga Scenic Reserve and the start of the Ngaiotonga Route / Russell Forest walk

33km, 7 hours

Super views out to the islands walking down towards Waitangi. Then around the Paihia waterfront to the start of the Haumai Bay to Opua walkway that keeps to the coast,
in and out of the bays, along a boardwalk (picture), and then ending up as a narrow path hacked out of the cliff. The ferry from Opua then took me on to three interesting up and down sections of the Opua to Russell Walkwaqy.

And then I headed off east past many mangroves before climbing via a minor forest road into the Ngaiotonga Scenic Reserve, winding its way through the bush, to arrive at the start of the Ngaiotonga Route (Russell Forest Walkway)