Kauri Point Centennial Park Access to Kendalls Bay is a walking track in Chatswood on Auckland's North Shore, rated 4.6. A good bush walk to a harbour bay rewards patience rather than speed: native trees close in overhead for most of the route, the ground is often uneven with roots and clay that turn slick after rain, and the payoff is usually a quiet stretch of shoreline rather than a dramatic lookout. Tides matter more than people expect, since a bay that's all sand at low tide can disappear at high tide, so it pays to check before setting out if you want to walk the beach itself. Regulars tend to go early or on weekdays, when the bush is quieter and the birdlife is easier to hear over foot traffic. In Chatswood, this track is the kind of local route that turns a short walk into a proper stretch of bush and coastline.