This cache is part of a parks, playgrounds, reserves and walkways series that I’m doing around Hawkes Bay.
The entrance to Halliwells Walkway is off Church Road, between the south side of the Church Road Winery and No 104. This walk includes a climb to the summit of the Sugar Loaf, 127 metres above sea level.
Follow the path beside the winery boundary, turn left and follow the Taipo Stream to the access road off Pukekura Place. Turn right across the stream.
The walkway passes to the right of the end house. Climb the stile and follow the marked track up the hillside to the top of Cumberland Rise.
From here, the track follows the boundary fence on your left before striking off up Sugar Loaf to the summit trig station. The vantage point offers views of Taradale and Napier suburbs, Napier Hill and a sweep across the northern Heretaunga Plains from Bay View to Paki Paki. To the west are the Ruahine Ranges, which meet the Kaweka Ranges as they run northwest.
From the summit, follow the marked path down the western side to the Lance Leikis Reserve. Turn left and walk down Tironui Drive. On the bottom stretch, you overlook the concert grounds behind Church Road Winery, the venue for many popular musical events. Turn right at the end of Tironui Drive and return along Church Road to the starting point.