Auckland Baptist Tramping Club
2003


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Base map: NZTopoOnline, extracted May 2003, Crown Copyright Reserved


Fifteen people turned out for a pleasant afternoons walk through a bush reserve and along the Opanuku Stream in Henderson. We met at the Opanuku Reserve carpark on Henderson Valley Rd at 2pm, then set out to walk the length of the Opanuku Walkway which goes through to Border Rd.

The track went through Opanuku Reserve, following the stream, to come out to the playing fields of Henderson Park.

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We continued around the tree-lined edge of Henderson Park, eventually coming to a footbridge after going under a fallen tree and scrambling up a small rough piece of track.
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We crossed the bridge and entered bush as we continued upstream. The track was mostly level, with one or two tiny uphills and downhills, and was boardwalk in places.
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The track finished at a small picnic spot on Border Rd. After an afternoon tea break we returned the way we came, but cut across Henderson Park, and arrived back at the starting point just after 4pm.
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