Otaika Valley Walkway

The Otaika Valley Walkway runs through Tiakiriri Kūkupa Scenic Reserve. It wanders through a variety of landscapes, including dense and regenerating forest, farmland, and suburban streets. It is recommended that you start this walk from the signposted car park on Otaika Valley Road. The track rises up steeply from the Otaika Valley stream. Once on the ridge, there are good viewing areas offering expansive views of Maungatapere and northwest Northland. There is also a seat along the ridgeline (264 m above sea level) that gives fantastic rural views of Otaika Valley. The track drops off the ridgeline and crosses over several small streams. Vegetation in this area is mostly regenerating kauri, tanekaha, and totara. The reserve finishes at the kissing gate. Here you can return via the same track. Alternatively you can continue on across open pasture, following the orange posts, until you reach Raumanga Heights Drive. You could arrange to have two cars, one at either end of the track.