Stairway to Heaven Clevedon — Local services in Franklin

A really good workout. As you cross the short suspension bridge there are two paths going up. Both routes are equal length and its a loop walk so you can take either route up or down. If you want a challenge and torment yourself then take the route in front of you. It's 45mins of stairs all the way up. If you take the left route then it has a mix of stairs and a slope incline. It's a little easier going up by taking this route. My partner and I took the difficult route down and it only took 20mins but if you take this route and you're not very fit it'll take you about an hour. The easier route going up took us 50mins. Also as you turn left after the bridge there are two routes. The left takes you to the top as mentioned earlier but if you take the one on the right it leads you to a small waterfall...

lots of stairs. but well built! steps are even and made of good wood. so solid. has hand rails too. but good idea to bring a hiking stick.. spent over and hour on top at the table eating and enjoying a rest before heading down. it's a loop too! nice shade from the trees along the way. definately easier to enter left and go clockwise. we came down the steps on the right path...

We walked the track to the summit and there were 999 stairs all the way up which took about one hour or so return. The walk was amazing through kauri forest on boardwalk with shades throughout the track except for the viewing platform on the summit. View from summit was amazing with endless...