Kaipātiki Explorer

Le Roys Bush | Little Shoal Bay

The main entrances are now at 135 Hinemoa Street and off Glade Place at the top, or up from Little Shoal Bay Reserve at the bottom. 

There has been significant damage due to flooding at the top of the reserve and that portion may be closed for some time.

Taking any of the upper entrances quickly brings you down into the heart of an old growth forest either side of the creek and you can see plenty of large rimu, puriri, totara, kauri and others while enjoying the quiet ripple of the water and cool of the forest floor.

Coming down the Little Shoal Bay track you walk alongside the upper wetland and cross tracks between Valley Road and Glade Place. Following down the valley, the track runs above the north side of the lower wetlands to a junction. Continue straight ahead to Wilding Ave or cross the fields to Little Shoal Bay itself.

The viewing platform, Kaimataara õ Wai Manawa, is located up on Birkenhead Avenue and provides panoramic views of Le Roys Bush, Rangitoto and looking east and south across Auckland.

Little Shoal Bay is a destination on its own, having a picnic area with BBQ, a small beach for swimming at high tide, a playground and over the road, a tennis court and basketball court.