These are about 5 minutes drive from Auckland Airport, and possibly of more immediate interest to an archaeology student than they are to a casual walker looking for somewhere to spend an afternoon.
Without at least some prior awareness of the area’s history, geology and botany, you are walking through a largely neglected collection of rocks, kikuyu and cowshit.
However, once you start to get some of this information on board, you can visit and revisit and as with many of these sites, the more you see the more you see, and the more there is to see.
It links with the coastal walkway, and for birdwatchers and photographers the Mangere coastline is a treasure. A cyclist friend recommends the coastal walkway.
But it is unfortunately true that there is very little available on site to assist the casual visitor. My Otuataua webpage is a work in progress to bring together as much information as I can in one place about the Stonefields Reserve. If you can add to it, I’d love to hear from you
