I-Waitakere Ranges ingenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokuhamba esifundeni sonke sase- Auckland . Amahektha angu-16 000 akha i-Waitakere Ranges Regional Park agcwele imigwaqo yazo zonke izinhlobo. Njengoba igxilile kakhulu futhi ihlathini kakhulu, indawo enkulu kakhulu, ihlanganisa ukuhamba noma ukuwela imifula futhi ingathatha amahora ambalwa kuya ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ukuqedela.
Noma kunjalo, uma ungazizwa unamandla kakhulu noma ungenaso isikhathi esiningi, kusengenzeka ukuzwa ubuhle bendawo.
Nazi ezinye zokuhamba okufutshane okubili okulula futhi kujabulise kakhulu.
I-Auckland City Walk (Ubude: ihora eli-1)
Lokhu kuhamba okuncane okukuthatha ezinye zezibonelo ezinhle kakhulu zezihlahla zasendlini (ikakhulukazi totara, kauri, ne-kahikitea) kuwo wonke ama-Waitakere Ranges. Ubukhulu obukhulu bezinye zezihlahla kunikeza ubufakazi obucacile bokuthi kumele ngabe ihlathi lilingakanani ngaphambi kokuba izingodo ezibhubhisayo zihlaselwe abahlali baseYurophu ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye.
Okunye okuvelele okuhambayo kufaka phakathi ukuhamba kweminye imifula (konke ngamabhuloho) kanye nemifula emnandi. Uzozwa u-tuis no-kereru emithini.
I-trail iningi lilingana ne-base-gravel. Ingathola udaka oluncane ezinxenyeni kuye ngezikhathi zonyaka, kodwa lokhu ngokuqinisekile kungenye yezindlela ezifinyeleleka kakhulu ePark. Uma ufisa igalofu, igumbi le-Waitakere Golf Club eliseduze kumele libe sesinye sezilungiselelo ezihle kunazo zonke e-Auckland, zizungezwe nxazonke ngamagquma asezintabeni.
Ukufika lapho : I-Auckland City Walk ekupheleni kwe-Falls Road. Kusuka kuDrayivu ye-Scenic ulandela izimpawu eBethell's Beach ngokuphendukela kwiTe Henga Road. I-Falls Road ibanga elifushane ngakwesokunxele. Paka imoto yakho egumbini ekugcineni komgwaqo.
I-Kitekite Track (Ubude: ihora eli-1; amahora angu-1 ½ uma kuhlanganisa amathrekhi we-Winstone nekhaya)
Lokhu ukuhamba okuhle uma ufisa ukubhukuda ngaphansi kwe-waterfall.
Ingxenye yokuqala yalolu hambo idlula emagqumeni athile amahle esihlahla samahlathi futhi ilandela umfula ukuya e-Kitekite Falls emamitha angamashumi amane-phezulu. Kukhona kancane ukukhuphuka phansi kwawa ngokwawo kodwa kungenjalo, i-gradient ilula kakhulu.
Ngaphansi kokuwa, leli chibi lincane futhi lingenalutho ngokwanele lokubhukuda okuphephile. Kuyindlela enhle yokupholisa ngosuku olushisayo.
Kusuka lapha unenketho yokuqhubeka ibanga elifushane bese uphinda uphinde uphinde ubuyekeze izinyathelo zakho. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ithrekhi iyaqhubeka futhi ijoyine i-Winstone ne-Home amathrekhi emgwaqeni omkhulu kunawo wonke.
Indawo lapha ihamba kakhulu futhi ingaba nodaka endaweni (izibhuthi eziqinile zinconywa). Nokho, kuwufanelekile umzamo.
Ngokushesha kule ngxenye yendlela, indlela iphakama kakhulu futhi iphuma phezulu e-Kitekite Falls. Amachibi lapha ayajabulisa. Cishe uzoba yedwa ngakho-ke kuyindawo enhle yokupaka. Ichibi elifinyelela emaphethelweni emifula linamanzi ahamba kancane kakhulu futhi linikeza umbono omuhle phansi kwesigodi. Lokhu kuzodingeka kube yinye yamachibi okubhukuda angaphansi kwamandla okubhukuda oyoke uhlangabezane nawo!
Ukufika lapho : Thatha indlela eya ePiha. Ngaphambi nje kwebhuloho phansi kwentaba, uzobona iGlen Esk Road ngakwesokudla.
Ukuhamba kuqala kusukela emagqumeni ekupheleni kwalo mgwaqo.
I-Arataki Nature Trail (Isikhathi: 45 imizuzu)
Lokhu kuqala kusuka kusikhungo sokuvakasha se-Arataki ku-Drive Scenic. Umhubhe omfushane ngaphansi komgwaqo uholela ochungechungeni lwezingoma zomculo, eziningana ezimbalwa ezingxenyeni ezithile. Kukhona i-Plant Identification Loop ethakazelisayo kakhulu equkethe izibonelo eziningi zezihlahla nezitshalo eziningi zaseNew Zealand , konke okubhalwe phansi nokuchazwa. Phezu kokuhamba, kukhona i-grove enhle kakhulu yezihlahla ezinkulu ze-kauri, okufanelekile ukuzibheka.