Mount Tutamoe Track
WalkNorthland
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 4 hr
- Distance
- 4 km
- Dogs
- DOC permit only
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.nzTrack starts off Tangowahine Valley Road. Get there from Dargaville, Whangārei, or Kaikohe.
From Dargaville or Whangārei, turning off SH14 at Tangowahine signposted as Pakotai 26 km and Kaikohe 66 km. Stay on this route until you see a yellow sign indicating Tangowahine Valley Road (no exit). Continue this road up the valley for almost 24 km.
From Kaikohe, head south on Mangakahia Road for 37 km. Turn right onto Opouteke Road, and follow the road for about 4 km. Turn left on to Murray Road, then right onto Tangowahine Valley Road. Follow this for about 6.4 km.
The track is clearly marked at the forestry road entrance. From the car park follow the forestry road for 2.2 km before leaving the road and entering pine forest. The track follows orange marker posts and triangles.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 35.75114° S, 173.81340° E
About this place
Climb through Kaihu Forest to the top of Mount Tutamoe and you will be rewarded by stunning, panoramic views.
The route
This track travels up through pine plantation and then enters Kaihu Forest climbing to Mount Tutamoe. The first hour is spent climbing up through the pine plantation along forestry roads – orange pole markers show the way and there are large orange triangles at road junctions. Along the way, you get pleasant views of the valley below. Once in the bush, the track follows up a ridge through dense lowland hardwood/podocarps forest of mainly tawa, towai, maire, miro and rimu. After a steady climb for about 40 minutes, the track gets very steep in the last 50 m before the summit and you will need to climb over rocks and roots.
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).