Party: Anna, Lesley
Map: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/get-outdoors/find-a-walk/Documents/puhinui-stream-forest-trail-brochure.pdf; https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parkmaps/map-totara-park.pdf
Distance: 13,100 steps, very approximately, via Anna’s phone
Time:
Elevation:
Notes: It was looking like rain, so we scrapped a tentative plan to go to the Hunuas, and headed instead to the Botanical Gardens in Manukau. Not the best time in terms of flowers, but there is still a huge amount to see. We wandered through the gardens, particularly enjoying the native plants and flax sections, because who knew they were so diverse, and ... tangly?
We headed down one side of the garden, up Esplanade Road, and from there conquered the 'peak' (with a fantastic 360 degree view).
We particularly liked the Gondwana Arboretum,
and the Magnolia and Camellia Gardens
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