Marine parade explorer

Distance: 30km return
Trail Status: Open
Surface: Concrete and lime sand sections
Traffic: Light to Heavy
Grade: 1

From FishBike head south, passing gardens and numerous fun attractions for the children. This popular urban section of trail is shared with many users.

Activities to stop and indulge on the way include: the iconic Napier ‘cloud’ viewing platform, mini-golf, the sunken garden, ice-cream shops, skate park, playgrounds, coffee houses, junior bike park, pump park and the National Aquarium. The i-SITE Visitor centre is located near the Sound Shell, just off the trail.

As you leave the city limits the trail stretches out beside the ocean. It is an easy, flat ride to Waitangi Regional Park, with a short crushed limestone detour to see the stunning Star Compass, Ātea A Rangi. Stop here for a photo, learn about early European settlers and how Maori ancestors used the sun, moon and stars to navigate across the Pacific Ocean in their waka’s.

Leaving the bridges and concrete section of trail, turn left, go through the gate onto a crushed limestone section and beside Clive River to Clive, where there are some great places to stop for refreshments.

Clive township is the end of this section.