Waitaia Track
WalkWaikatoOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 3 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 2 km
- Route
- Loop
- 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.nzOff Waitaia Road, 1 km south of Kūaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 36.74372° S, 175.73436° E
About this place
Once extensively logged and mined, a regenerating coastal forest now greets visitors as they walk along the Waitaia Track.
The route
The track crosses private land before branching into a loop track of easy gradient. It passes through regenerating coastal forest, with kanuka, treeferns, nikau, tanekaha, kauri, puriri and hard beech. Picnic tables and seats provide convenient stopping places. There are a number of old mining tunnels and several small stream crossings (some are bridged).
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Kuaotunu Motor Camp
Waikato • 3.1 km
Chaeppi's Shebang
Waikato • 3.4 km
Whitianga Campground
Waikato • 8.3 km
Whitianga Campground is a campsite located in the Waikato region. The provided data does not include specific details about its facilities or amenities.
Flaxmill Accommodation & Venue
Waikato • 10 km
Cooks Beach Resort
Waikato • 10.7 km
Walks nearby
Rings Beach Loop Track
Intermediate • 2.5–3 hours • 4.7 km • 4.24 km away
Matarangi Bluff Track
Easiest • 20 min – 45 min • 4.91 km away
Opito Point Pā Walk
Easiest • 1 hr return • 1 km • 8.05 km away
Whitianga Rock Walk and Maramaratotara Track
Easiest • Under 1 hour • 600 m - 1.8 km • 10.12 km away
Opera Point Walk
Easiest • 15 min beach access | 40 min for the loop walk • 500 m beach access | 1.5 km for the • 10.34 km away
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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).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.