From Oneroa Village take one of the tracks down to Oneroa Beach.
At the end of the beach
At the end of the beach, you have a low tide option to hug the cliff face and walk over the beach and a little rock-hopping to make your way around to Little Oneroa. If in any doubt of tide, take the stairs at end of the beach, near the car park, and up onto Puriri Rd, and follow the road up to the top. Just before the main road, on the left hand side, take the Track to Little Oneroa.
Take track to Little Oneroa
This track follows up and along the cliff, and drops down to Little Oneroa Beach. Follow the path to cross the bridge by the playground, and at the end of the beach ahead of you, look for the steps to the left of the painted boat house.About 300m up the steps and along this single track there is a fork, keep left (and to the left of the Te Ara Hura marker) to remain on the track.
Leave Little 'O
At the far end of Little Oneroa Beach, look for the painted boatshed and take the steps to the left. This track climbs steeply along the cliffs. Keep left at the first junction.
Keep left
When you come to a fork in the path, keep left, don't take the steps, you'll pass a nice spot wih a large picnic table. Keep following the track down to a nice small rocky cove.
Follow the Sign
At the next track intersection, follow the Te Ara Hura sign to the right, and the sign Track to Queens Drive.
Turn right at the exit of the reserve
The track continues through Newton Reserve, you’ll spot the older council green and gold markers. The track emerges from the bush after a steep climb. Turn right, (you’ll expect to go left toward the sea and there is no obvious marker here, but trust us, turn right). At the top of Newton Rd (about 20m from the exit) you’ll see the marker to turn left onto Queens Drive.
past the letterboxes
Walk about 200m along Queens Drive, and at the intersection of Hekerua and Goodwin Roads, look for the Te Ara Hura marker on the left, and the row of 15 letterboxes of Watters Glen Reserve. Take this path down past the letterboxes towards the water.
Follow the sealed zig zig path 6
Follow the sealed zig zig path down to Hekerua Beach. Ignore the signs for Te Aroha Ave and Don’s Track before the beach. Instead, walk onto the beach and across the pebbles to find the Te Ara Hura marker (and the green and yellow marker) and take the steps up to continue.Check out the amazing earth stabilising engineering the council did to re-open this track after the slips of March 2017. Follow the track and markers to descend to lovely Sandy Bay. Turn your back to the sea and walk straight ahead along Great Barrier Road a further 200m to Enclosure Bay.
Enclosure Bay
Enjoy a stop and maybe a swim at Enclosure Bay, then turn right up Empire Ave on the gravel, headed away from the coast, and at the road end, enter Mackenzie Reserve. Scrub and spray your shoes and poles for Kauri Dieback here.
Follow the track up
Follow the track up through the amazing efforts of passionate locals and learn about the reserve, flora and fauna and pest management at the information area part way up. Be sure to follow the red Te Ara Hura posts, as there are several tracks. When you exit the reserve after a steady climb, just like Newton Reserve, turn right and then immediately left onto Coromandel Rd, then left again onto Hauraki Rd.
Cory Road
Hauraki Rd becomes Cory Rd, and continue until you get to the lookout area with green and blue council signs. You can descend to Little Palm Beach here (through the ‘clothing optional’ area of Little Palm Beach), or stay on the road a further 150m and look for the Te Ara Hura marker to drop down toward Palm Beach through Miro Bush.
Down to Palm Beach
The bush track here is quite steep and can be slippery so mind your footing as you descend to Miro Rd, which takes you directly onto Palm Beach. Walk along the golden sands to the far end and up to the reserve (toilets and BBQ area).Just behind the reserve car park area on Palm Beach Road, you’ll find a general store, restaurant and bus stop.If continuing on the Te Ara Hura trail, the track to continue to Onetangi is hidden here, unmarked, behind the BBQs, or take a well-earned rest and refreshments!
Finish at Palm beach
You've arrived at Palm Beach. Enjoy this local favourite bathing spot, or check out the cafe and shop just behind the beach at the far end. You can catch a bus to Onetangi, Rocky Bay or Matiatia from here.
