Te Onepoto Loop Track

Te Onepoto Loop has a large public car park at the end of Whitireia Road, with a designated mobility park closest to the picnic bench and beach.

The loop is also accessible from a connecting track starting at Te Onepoto Rd with on-street parking.

Te Onepoto Loop has three motorcycle barriers. Two are chicane-style barriers, with 50cm wide clearance. The first of the chicanes is located 10 minutes from the car park, heading clockwise. 

The newer squeeze and crochet-style gate is a few minutes along the track heading counterclockwise.

Take care on the steep section — the new seal has loose gravel, which along with the steep gradient makes it slippery. The elevated section of the track includes multiple uncovered drains.

Cyclists and walkers share this trail, so be aware of others.

• Two-thirds of Te Onepoto Loop is flat, as it follows the coastline. 
• The inland connection climbs to an elevation of 60m. Starting the track in a counter-clockwise direction includes an extremely steep climb to reach this elevation. 
• Travelling clockwise, the climb is more steady as it winds its way up from the Whitireia Park Bridge. 

The trail is a mix of surfaces. Heading clockwise, there is a long section of grass before it transitions to compacted gravel. The compacted gravel sections are occasionally broken up by wide grass sections with track ruts. 

The southern coastal section, where the track has eroded, is mostly loose gravel. 

The elevated section is compacted gravel with some patches of exposed rocks, drainage ruts, and open boxed drains. 

• Three-quarters of the track is between 80 to 100cm wide, apart from the southernmost coastal section where erosion has removed large sections of the track.
• If heading clockwise, the beginning of the eroded section is marked with a chicane-style barrier.
• There’s a slip on the elevated section of the trail, narrowing the track to 80cm wide.

Facilities

• Toilets are available before you reach the main Whitireia Road car park. There’s a designated mobility car park outside the toilets. The toilets are not accessible. 
• There are no water-filling facilities.
• Toilets are also available at the start of the connecting track on Onepoto Road, opposite Titahi Bay Boating Club. These are open 24 hours.

Seats

The trail has a picnic table at the car park and a seat approximately 1km from the start when heading clockwise.

The main Whitireia Park sign has a map and important information on track times, distances, and other location-specific information. 

There is minimal wayfinding signage on the trail, but the loop is easy to follow with only one branch track via the bridge to Te Onepoto Road.