Gerald Crapp Historic Reserve & Omokoroa Peninsula
| Walking Times: | | | Domain to Bramley Dr via the Historic Reserve | 40 minutes one way | | Omokoroa Peninsula | Up to 2.5 hours |
Omokoroa is 22 km from Tauranga, off SH2, on Omokoroa Road.
The shores of Tauranga Harbour were largely treeless in the days of early European settlement and the Gerald Crapp Historic Reserve represents the legacy of one pioneering family. Magnificent views of the harbour and Matakana Island can be obtained from the 2ha reserve, which contains splendid mature trees including a Moreton Bay fig. The reserve is the site of the Wai Huri Pa, of historic importance to the Waharoa Maori people.
This reserve is part of a walk which may begin at the Omokoroa Beach Domain, at the end of The Esplanade. Walk along the beach and follow the track up into the historic reserve on the headland. The track continues around the point and along the clifftop esplanade reserve, in front of the residential area, to Bramley Drive.
From here you may return the same way, or via the residential streets.
Omokoroa Peninsula offers a range of options for walking circuits around the residential streets, through small reserves and along the beaches. Other popular options include accesses off Waterview Terrace and from the southern end of Hamurana Road, which both drop down to the western harbour foreshore. From here follow the beach past the golf course and onto Kaylene Place. Cooneys Reserve, on Margaret Place, leads down to the harbour on the eastern side of the peninsula. Following the foreshore northwards, along the tracks provided, eventually brings you to the southern end of The Esplanade.
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