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The Mangawhai Walking Weekend is back on track.
A 12km walk around the entire Mangawhai estuary is one of the new events on the Mangawhai Walking Weekend programme on March 27 and 28.
The event was cancelled last year, but a new committee is at the helm and it has put together 15 walks.
Each walk is hosted by an experienced local guide who will share stories and history along the way.
The ‘Estuary Explorer – Heads to Domain’ walk includes a guided history of the estuary as a ship building and trading hub.
Another highlight on the programme is the ‘Impressions of the Mangawhai Distal Spit’ walk, guided by the Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society. It includes a telling of the famous ‘big dig’ yarn, explaining how in 1991 Mangawhai locals joined together to oppose Council and restore flow to the Mangawhai lagoon with 40 excavating machines.
Returning favourites include a guided walk along the iconic Mangawhai clifftop and the Tanekaha track in the Brynderwyns.
The Mangawhai Walking Weekend is the annual fundraiser for the Trackies Trust, which maintains and forms many tracks in the area.
Committee chair Trish Whyte says bookings open at mangawhaiwalking.co.nz on Friday, February 19 and are expected to sell out fast.
She says the walking weekend committee is keen to attract new volunteers to help organise the popular event.
The annual food and wine festival, usually organised by the committee, has been deferred to next year.
Info: mangawhaiwalking.co.nz
