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Shelly Park Beach and Mangemangeroa Reserve Walkway

The Mangemangeroa Reserve offers a magnificent landscape of farmland, coastal native bush and stunning estuary views on the edge of the city. The reserve is in the Mangemangeroa Valley, an area of significant scenic, environmental and cultural value.

Walk from Cockle Bay (at low or mid tide) or from Sandpit roadend (no tide problem) to access the walkway

Looking out to sea from Cockle Bay, with Motokaraka Island and Beachlandsin the view.

The name of Cockle Bay comes from the shore spreading calm shells...

Heading towards Shelly Park beach. Distinctive pohutukawa tree.

It could be crossed over at low or mid tide.

impressive scenes

interesting rock formation

Lookout at end of Sandspit Road. One of the several access points (if at high tide) to the walkway

long stairs to access the sandpit

long stairs to access the sandpit

sandspit - fantastic view at high tide

Shelly Park beach

fantastic views from the beach

children playing on the beach

viewing the sandspit on the way to Mangemangeroa Reserve

The Mangemangeroa Reserve is in the Mangemangeroa Valley, an area of significant scenic, environmental and cultural value.

The walkway is well maintained and most of time in the bush

track scenes

沿路一直聽到鳥聲 偶爾看到一些鳥 但很難拍攝到

walking through several boardwalks

小孩就是頑皮 正路不走 卻要爬樓梯的邊邊

stunning boardwalk over mangroves and mudflats

long boardwark

good place to take a rest

viewing from the bench

Hold the pose, Jamie.

Walking up the long staircase, then up to the Lookout.

Lookout - the highest point in the walkway.

The lookout could be accessed directly from Someville Road thru farmland

beautiful scenes (lower Mangemangeroa Creek) viewing from the lookout

The boardwalk we passed over visible on left

Viewing the upper Mangemangeroa Creek from the lookout

spreading mangrove along the creek

the only picnic table on the way

children busying themselves with collecting pine cones

fruitful results

passing over giant pine tree

Walking under through a bridge (on Whitford Road), it is a new walkway finished March 2012

a stream instead of an estuary

end of walkway - Heyley Ln roadend

Bee Gees - Too much heaven