Te Ara Ki Uta Ki Tai — the Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive Shared Path — is a park and walking and cycling route at 333 Kohimarama Rd, Glen Innes, Auckland, rated 4.8 on Google. Its name means the path by bike or by foot, and it carries locals from Glen Innes down to the Tamaki Drive waterfront, crossing Orakei Basin on a boardwalk.
Shared paths live or die on how well bikes and walkers mix: keep left, call out when passing, and slow down near children and dogs. The good ones are flat and well-surfaced, with harbour-side stretches that change character with the tide, and early mornings bring calm water before the weekend crowds of prams and families. Regulars finish at the waterfront cafés and bus back up the hill.
From its Glen Innes entrance on Kohimarama Rd, this 4.8-rated path is an easy ride from the suburb's streets to the sea.