Go to the foot of Raglan’s main street (Bow St) and follow the path left around the harbour.  Cross the footbridge then turn right along the beach and continue about 5km to the changing rooms at the foot of the cliff.

Take the tar sealed track up the hill until almost at the surf club. Go up the steps to the right then cross a road, climb more steps to the sculptures and follow the edge of the cliff to a car park.

Cross the stile and continue ahead, parallel with the coast. Follow the signs and stiles to the trig point then cross another stile into a pine forest and down the hill to a sign to the left. Continue down the hill then cross a valley and keep to the top edge of the pine forest.

A gate on the left leads to a headland, take the path to the right down the hill to a stile, don’t cross the stile, but continue down the hill to reach the beach again.

Turn right and retrace the beach route back to Raglan. For a map of Wainui Reserve tracks click here. 

  • Location: Raglan, North Island, New Zealand
  • Time needed: 3 hours
  • Distance: 12 km return
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Bikes allowed: Yes
  • Route: Loop
  • Elevation: 81m
  • Wet Feet: Not at high tide
  • Toilets: Yes, at Rangipu and Ngarunui Beach
  • Dogs: Yes
  • Mobile Coverage: Yes
  • Last Updated: Jan 2022 by Raglan Ramblers 

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Link to bus 23 from Hamilton to Bow St.

Raglan Wainui Tracks