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Stretching into Kawau Bay, the series of trails at Mullet Point offers panoramic views to rival any walk in the region.
The headland lies between the idyllic beaches at Scandretts Regional Park and Martins Bay. The Mullet Point Loop track can be accessed from the north end of the beach at Martins Bay, from the carpark at Scandretts Bay, or from the carpark atop the ridge on the road to the regional park.
The well-kept grass trail follows the ridgeline of the headland out into the bay towards Kawau Island. Meandering along cliff tops, it gives a 360-degree view to Mt Tamahunga in the north, to Little Barrier and Coromandel to the east and islands stretching out to Whangaparaoa and Rangitoto to the south.
The walk includes patches of regenerating forest, mature groves of pohutukawa and puriri and sections of farmland. The calls of tui and the whoops from the wings of kereru are common, thanks to a community-run pest control programme.
For a longer outing, a one-way track continues to the end of the point to an old pa site, or you can continue onto the Scandrett Bay Loop track to the north, or on to Martins Bay to the south.
