Orpheus Bay Beach is a hiking area in Pollok, Franklin, holding a 5.0 rating from visitors.
A walk-in beach like this is a different kind of outing to a drive-up one: the track itself is part of the experience, often through native bush with some elevation change, so it's worth wearing proper footwear rather than jandals and allowing more time than a casual stroll would take. On tracks in rugged areas like the Waitakere Ranges, some routes to the coast are tide-dependent, meaning parts of the walk can be impassable at high tide, so checking tide times before setting out is genuinely important rather than just a nice-to-have. The reward for the effort is usually a much quieter stretch of coast than anything reachable by car, which is exactly why regulars keep coming back despite the walk.
For those willing to put in the effort from Pollok, Orpheus Bay Beach is well worth the walk.