Runfree is a footbridge on the Te Araroa Trail — the walking route that runs the length of New Zealand — at Onehunga, Auckland, and it holds a 4.6 Google rating. A good footbridge is the quiet workhorse of a walking route. It turns a tidal inlet or busy road into a safe, all-tides link, staying open when a low causeway would flood and saving a long detour around the shore. On shared spans, regulars keep left and step aside for cyclists, and on open water it pays to expect the wind — gusts funnel hard across a harbour even on calm days. Early morning and evening bring the flattest light and fewest people, which is when a crossing is at its best. For anyone tracing the Te Araroa Trail through Onehunga, Runfree is the kind of crossing that earns a pause before the path carries on along the Manukau's edge.