Maratoto: Wires Track
WalkWaikato
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 3 hr
- Dogs
- No dogs
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.nzJust south of Hikutaia, turn off SH26 onto Maratoto Road. After 6 km, turn off into Wires Road. The track is signposted off Wires Road 500 m before the gate and carpark.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 37.26725° S, 175.75260° E
About this place
This well marked track gives lovely views across Maratoto and you can see remnants of the old telephone line.
The route
The Wires Track is named after the telephone line which used to run through the Maratoto. Remnants of these old telephone poles can be seen along the track, as can the fence from an old cattle holding pen. The track is well marked and gives lovely views across Maratoto. It's steep in places. The track finishes where it meets the Maratoto Track. To return to the carpark, go back the same way or loop back via the Maratoto Track . The Maratoto Track takes less than two hours. Experienced trampers can continue on to cross the main range (Maratoto - Wentworth Crossing ).
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- 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).