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Access points are at Arahia Street, St. Peters Street and from a right of way off Exmouth Road. To take on the full walk make a start at the bottom end of Exmouth Road through Heath Reserve, where, to your left the shingle path begins, separating the mangrove filled salt marsh crater from the mingled native and exotic plants growing along the rim. A boardwalk takes over further along, leading to the viewing platform and seating at the cul-de-sac end of St Peters Street. The boardwalk soon comes to an abrupt end and it is only in the dry season that your walk can continue easily, meeting the imperious pukeko as you go and coming out on to a delightful grass ridge.
This wide grassy pathway will take you the rest of the way until the dull roar of motorway traffic signifies the merging of Tuff Crater with the modern world and you can either retrace your steps or climb the bank past the new office buildings and on to Akoranga Drive
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