A new boardwalk 60 metres long and 18 metres off the ground has recently opened to the public in Kauri Glen Reserve, Northcote.
The boardwalk and three glulam (laminated timber) bridges span a steep gully in the reserve allowing access to the forest canopy for the first time.
![The boardwalk is 18 metres above the valley floor. Photo / Alex Burton](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SK6TK23S6NHS5HWR4FYS42OXIA.jpg?auth=df5d5cd725d7b513a9661940b923b27bbea835d8b4f5d666c5431b3b0a5ffe41&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Once the domain of birds and a handful of daredevil climbers, the new aerial walkway gives a glimpse of life in the treetops and a new appreciation of these unique and fragile environments.
Kauri Glen Reserve is highly populated with kauri including one of the highest concentrations of the species.