Bach 78

Bach 78 is a wilderness hut in New Zealand. Bach 78 is situated nearby to the ruins Bach 77, as well as near Bach 79.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rangitoto Island.

Rangitoto Island

Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf, just off the North Island of New Zealand. It is 40 minutes by ferry from Auckland and is a popular destination for a halfday hike with a great view and tunnel-like caves formed by lava.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Heliers and Glendowie.

St Heliers

Suburb

Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.

St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010. St Heliers is situated 9 km south of Bach 78.

Glendowie

Suburb

Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010. Glendowie is situated 9 km south of Bach 78.

Narrow Neck

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Narrow Neck is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. Narrow Neck is situated 9 km southwest of Bach 78.

Bach 78

Type: Wilderness hut
Categories: building, tourism, cabin, and accommodation
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

-36.77867° or 36° 46′ 43″ south

Longitude

174.8943° or 174° 53′ 40″ east

Operator

Department of Conservation

Open location code

4VMP6VCV+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 861194543

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cabin

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=wilderness_hut

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Satellite Map

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Highlights include Bach 77 and Bach 79.

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