Where: Loop Road, off State Highway 2 just north of Te Puna.
Walking Time:
Up to 45 minutes return
This reserve is on land that was gifted to the QE II National Trust in 1987 by Keith and Takiko I’Anson.
Over
the years it has been turned from pasture to native bush and a small
lake - Lake Taki - has been formed by damming the Waikaraka Stream.
There
are occasional clearings - ideal for a quiet picnic. From the car
park, tracks go around the lake and then you pass through groves of
native trees. Continue downstream to Armstrong Road, then make your way
back.
