Roy Clements Treeway is a leafy park and walkway at 17 Lyon Avenue in Mount Albert, Auckland, where a gentle path meanders beside a stream through the heart of the suburb. It holds a 4.4 rating from 49 reviews, with visitors singling out the birdlife, the quietness and the surprise of finding a hidden gem in a busy central suburb.
Creek-side suburban reserves have become some of Auckland's most loved short walks. The good ones pair a raised boardwalk or well-formed path with native plantings that draw tui, fantails and grey warblers back to the city, plus information stations that tell you what you are hearing. Regulars tend to go early, when the birdsong is clearest and few others are about, and they keep dogs on leads around regenerating natives. Boardwalks stay damp after rain, so shoes with good grip are worth having.
For a gentle half hour without leaving Mount Albert, this treeway is a lovely find.