Tahuanui Track
WalkWaikato
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 6 hr
- Distance
- 7.2 km
- 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.nzThis track is accessed via the Nikau Walk, which starts from the Kaniwhaniwha carpark on Limeworks Loop Road.
From Hamilton take SH23 to Whatawhata. Turn left onto Te Pahu Road after the bridge over the Waipa River. Limeworks Loop Road is about 10.6 km on the right.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 37.96628° S, 175.08301° E
About this place
Combine this track with Bell Track for an overnight circuit to Pāhautea Hut and Mount Pirongia. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail.
The route
This track is part of Te Araroa Trail . From the Kaniwhaniwha carpark, follow the Nikau Walk to the Kaniwhaniwha Campsite. Tahuanui Track leaves the campsite beside the stream and climbs steadily up a ridge to join the Tirohanga Track before the summit.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Pāhautea Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Waikato • 3.1 km
Pāhautea Hut is a standard 20-bunk hut located on Mt Pirongia in the Waikato region. It includes a campers' shelter for outdoor use.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Pahautea Hut Campsite
Backcountry • Waikato • 3.2 km
Pahautea Hut Campsite is located in the Waikato region and features camping pads next to Pāhautea Hut. A shelter at the site provides water, a sink, a bench,…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush
Central Clearing Campsite
Basic • Waikato • 4.1 km
Central Clearing Campsite is a backcountry campsite situated on the Bell Track within Pirongia Forest Park in the Waikato region.
Toilets
Camp Tuhikaramea
Waikato • 18.2 km
Walks nearby
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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).
- OpenStreetMap Trails · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.