Auckland Domain Lovers Path — Parnell

Elevation profile

How long it takes

Easy pace (7:00/km)

29 min

Steady pace (6:00/km)

26 min

Quick pace (5:00/km)

22 min

An estimate: the pace on flat ground, plus a little extra time for every metre you climb. Work out your own pace with the pace calculator.

The run

A 3.8 km route through the Auckland Domain, from Claybrook Road in Parnell to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It follows the Domain Walk gravel track, Lower Domain Drive and Lovers Walk through the bush, then passes the duck pond and climbs past the grandstand. Steps and hills add up to nearly 60 m of climbing. The finish is about 400 m from the start, so a short jog back closes the loop.

Good to know

Toilets are at the grandstand, the duck pond car park and Football Road (open 6am to 10pm), and there is a drinking fountain on Garden Road. The Domain is open to people on foot 24 hours a day. Dogs must be on a leash and are not allowed on the sports fields. Lovers Walk has steps, so it is not suited to prams.

• Toilets
• Water fountains
• Dogs: On-leash
• Best time: Anytime