Sanders Reserve and Bike Park — Attraction in Upper Harbour

In folds of green, where Auckland sleeps, A hidden gem, Sanders Reserve keeps. No crashing waves, no ocean's roar, But peace descends, and quiet pours. Through grassy paths, the gentle breeze, Rustles soft songs through ancient trees. The tui sings a vibrant tune, Beneath the sky, a silver moon. The playground calls, with laughter bright, Where children play in fading light. Swings soar high, and slides descend, Joy echoes softly, without end. The shadows lengthen, day is done, A tranquil peace, the setting sun. The air is cool, the earth is still, Sanders Reserve, upon the hill. A place to breathe, a place to roam, A welcome respite, close to home. In nature's arms, we find our ease, Sanders Reserve, our...

Was really excited to come bike the tracks here, but they all ended up being completely overgrown and really loose gravel, so pretty unsafe to bike on, also really dangerous big rocks at most turns of the bike tracks making it a hazard more then a bike trail. Would only recommend coming here to walk around and let your kid under 5 ride the walking tracks. Its a shame because if they out some work into the tracks it could be a great xc bike park, but by the looks they spent all the money on the flash building there. Also the men's toilet was locked for some reason. Overall the place is really nice just hope they would a little focus more on maintaining...

The bike trails have good potential but are not in great shape. The maps are hard to read and when going down a trail the signposts are vague and misleading. I found myself starting on the red track but gave up about 5 mins in after getting lost. The conditions aren't great either with branches sticking out everywhere and slippery moss covering the non gravel sections.

Hopefully something can be done as I used to come here a lot when it first opened and had great times. The trails just need a small makeover and some more clear signage and it'll be...