Northern Route - approx 2.5 hours

Starting at Princes Wharf, this tour heads west around the edge of the harbour before returning via Victoria Park and the western CBD.

Trail downloads

• Walk along Princes Wharf, located at the northernmost end of Quay Street, towards the Hilton Hotel.

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  Princes Wharf

  Access from Quay Street

• Turn and walk up Hobson Street. Stop at the Tepid Baths on your right hand side.

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  Tepid Baths - The 'Teps'

  100 Customs Street

• Cross over at the lights behind you and walk under the Hobson Street overpass. Once on the other side of the road, follow the ramp up to Fanshawe Street. Cross at the lights over the corner of Wolfe and Fanshawe Streets. Look up to view the old entrance to the AETC building.

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  Auckland Electric Tramways Company Ltd.

  Corner Wolfe & Fanshawe Streets

• Continue up Hobson Street. At the intersection of Victoria and Hobson Streets, to your left you will see the base of the Sky Tower

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  Sky Tower

  Corner of Victoria and Federal Streets

• Walk up to the intersection of Hobson and Victoria Streets. Cross at the lights and head west down Victoria Street. Continue toward the brick chimney you see at the bottom of the hill in front of you, the site of the old Auckland City Refuse Destructor.

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  Auckland City Refuse Destructor and Early Electricity Generation

  1 Drake Street

• Continue along Victoria Street West past Victoria Park and turn right at the intersection with Beaumont Street

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  Freemans Bay

  Access from Fanshawe Street or Ponsonby Road

• Continue down Beaumont Street to the old Auckland Gasworks at number 90 Beaumont Street

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  Auckland Gasworks

  90 Beaumont Street

• Continue along Beaumont Street, corss under the motorway viaduct and along Wynyard Wharf

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  Western Reclaimation

  Access via Halsey Street and Jellicoe Street to Brigham Street

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  Wynyard Wharf

  Access via Brigham Street or Hamer Street

• [10]
  Auckland Harbour Bridge

  View from the end of Hamer Street

• Continue to the end of Hamer Street, turn the corner and walk down Brigham Street in the direction of Victoria Park. Turn left at Jellicoe Street, right into Halsey Street and past the America’s Cup boat sheds. Turn left into Viaduct Harbour Avenue and continue walking through the Viaduct Harbour.

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  Viaduct Basin

  Access from Quay Street or Fanshawe Street

• Continue to follow the water line around the Viaduct Harbour. Once at Market Square, look across the water to view the Viaduct Life Bridge

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  Viaduct Lift Bridge

  Access from Viaduct Harbour

• Continue around the harbour to reach the hull of 'KZ1' yacht and the entrance to the New Zealand National Maritime Museum

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  New Zealand National Maritime Museum and Hobson Wharf

  West Quay Street