Wenderholm to Redvale (just north of Auckland)

28.5 km - 6.8 hours

A later start than usual to ensure the tide was OK - so left Wenderholm at the canoe landing place at 9.40 heading up a much improved track around the Wenderholm peninsula, with great views down to the river mouth, out to sea, and in the distance, what was probably the Dome summit.

The track then continued on down and around, taking me to the bridge at Waiwera, and from there it was out to the beach for the low tide section. This was a mixture of beach (cliff picture) and rock walking and rock scrambling all the way around to Hatfields Beach. Then various paths up the next hill, with a great view down Orewa Beach. Along that beach (mostly not on sand), to the western end of the Whangaparoa Peninsula and after not too long down to the northern edge of the Weiti River.

An obliging boatie rowed me across to a non muddy landing spot, so then I was off again on the Okura walk - the first part taking advantage of the lowish tide to skip a few hills. The official Te Araroa route involves a muddy Okura River crossing, so I skipped that and continued on the bush track to its end, walking up to East Coast Bays road for my pickup for the day.