Crown Track to Dickey's Flat
WalkWaikatoOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr
- Distance
- 3 km
- Route
- One way
- Dogs
- On a lead
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzLocated on the southern side of the Ohinemuri River. The main access point is the Karangahake Reserve Carpark on SH2 at Karangahake.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 37.42832° S, 175.73111° E
About this place
Take this short walk through historic mining country through to the Dickey Flat Campsite.
The route
The start of the Crown Track to Dickeys Flat begins after you descend the staircase from Windows Walk tunnel. This track showcases beautiful scenery, good swimming holes and interesting mine relics. It passes the remains of the extensive Karangahake mines, with optional short side-trips to view tunnels. Further up, the Crown Track follows a pipeline and other relics from the gold mining days. It is suitable for most fitness levels. A torch is recommended for a 200 m tunnel on this track. Dickey Flat Campsite can be accessed from this track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Occasional closures
The lower part of the Crown Track along the Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway will regularly be closed when heavy rainfall is forecast. This is to ensure public safety, which could be affected by weather-induced slips and rock fall - regular occurrences on this track. Dickey Flat Campsite would still be accessible via the Windows Walk when the lower Crown Track is closed. Check with the Tauranga Office for the current status, or call the DOC hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) at weekends and public holidays.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Dickey Flat Campsite
Standard • Waikato • 1.8 km
Dickey Flat Campsite is located beside the Waitawheta River, which is known for its trout and swimming holes downstream. There is a year-round liquor ban at…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream • Toilets - non-flush
Dickey Flat Adventure Camp
Waikato • 1.9 km
Daly's Clearing Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Waikato • 6.9 km
Daly's Clearing Hut is a standard 16-bunk hut located in the Tauranga area.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Waihi Motor Camp
Waikato • 9.4 km
Hardys Hut
Waikato • 12.3 km
Walks nearby
Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway
Easy • 45 min or 4 hr return • 2.5 km or 7 km • 0.93 km away
Owharoa Falls Track
Easy • 5 min one way • 200 m • 3.11 km away
Daly's Clearing Loop Track
Advanced • 4 hr • 7.5 km • 7.15 km away
Tui Mine Track (from Te Aroha Summit to town)
Advanced • 3 hr 30 min from summit one way • 8.4 km from summit • 10.4 km away
Waitawheta Tramway
Intermediate • 8 hr (return), 3-4 hrs one way • 19 km • 10.95 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).