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The Five Summits Trail was established in 2019 as a permanent gift to the community by the Pukekohe Tramping Club to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
It provides a 21km loop around Pukekohe that connects many parks and reserves and visits five of the main volcanic hilltops for views across the town and its surrounds.
Section 1: Pukekohe Train Station to Pukekohe Hill is a 4.4km walk starting at Manukau Road and heading west through Bledisloe Park and smaller reserves via paths and mainly quiet cul-de-sacs before ascending Pukekohe Hill.
Section 2: Pukekohe Hill to Belmont Rise, 5.4km. Enjoy semi-rural views towards Manukau Harbour as the trail heads downhill. Traverse Cloverlea Reserve, walking through new housing developments, alongside swales, and through a small reserve that links Factory Road and Adams Road South, before ascending to Belmont Rise.
Section 3: Belmont Rise to Cape Hill covers 6.5km via a network of tracks winding down to Rifle Range Road and past market gardens, then meeting Belmont Road. Then you follow a series of paths and tracks before a little road walking that leads under the rail over-bridge to Settlers Walk, which ascends through bush to Cape Hill, a remnant of the Rooseville Tuff Ring.
Section 4: Cape Hill to The Rock, 2.4km. After winding through the bush, the trail crosses suburbia, taking in wetland areas to reach The Rock, which offers views of the other summits and landmarks like Rangitoto Island and the Sky Tower.
Section 5: The Rock to Rooseville Park, returning to Pukekohe Train Station, just over 3km. The trail now heads southwest on quiet streets and through landscaped Anselmi Ridge Drainage Reserve. After a short stretch on Pukekohe East Road, walk up Ngahere Road and duck under greenery past the last house to find the track through peaceful Rooseville Park before heading back to the station.
